Travel Day: Time to Drive Back Home
[The long drive back happened on Thursday 23 July 2015. It’s being put online on 03 September 2015. In unrelated news: Happy Birthday Nökkvi!]
Our travels about Iceland came to a close on a fairly mild Thursday. We spent the morning packing up, and left our hosts close to noon. We stopped to buy cookies for the road, and then decided to eat lunch at a restaurant before heading off, in the hopes the kids would fall asleep.
Happily, all the kids nodded off for almost two hours, so we didn’t stop again until Staðarskáli for some ice cream. We kept driving south, clearing the Big Bank of Clouds at some point, to arrive in Borgarnes, where we visited the local swimming pool in gorgeous weather.
Our restaurant of choice in Borgarnes was fully booked, so we ended up driving to Akranes to eat dinner there, before driving the last 30 minutes home. All in all it was a successful trip, but we were also glad to be home. (13 images total)
Packing up the car.
Life being sweet.
Minecrafting like pros.
Feeding kids lunch before heading off was a great idea!
Ice cream stop at Staðarskáli.
A graceful eater, as always.
Mother and daughter.
The huge bank of clouds finally let up around Mount Baula.
The weather in Borgarnes was gorgeous. Don’t tell the northerners that!
The swimming pool thermometer posted a high of 20C!
Waiting for dinner to arrive at Galito in nearby Akranes.
They make good food! (TripAdvisor agrees!)
Departing the restaurant. Less than an hour later we were home, and all collapsed into bed!