Visiting Laugarvatn, Slakki Petting Zoo, and Thingvellir
[Photos from 24-26 July 2016, posted online 11 September 2016. Baby steps.]
It was “our week” at the summer house Finnur owns with his siblings, so to the summer house by Laugarvatn we went! With us were Adda and Halli, plus kids, and a lovely time was had by all (we hope). We visited a small petting zoo for the first time, there was more jogging, and on the way back, we stopped at various places to hunt Pokemons. (23 images total)
Anna and Finnur at the overlook point by Þingvellir, as they hunted for Pokemons on the way back to town.
Sunday 24 July 2016
Back to the beginning… Stocking up on drinks and cookies/crackers/biscuits for the drive to the summer house. Those are doled out every 15 minutes if the kids behave themselves.
Monday 25 July 2016
I went out for a jog, again, and explored the roads around the summer house. A river runs through the area.
Selfie by the main road. The town of Laugarvatn is in the background.
We visited the petting zoo at Slakki in the afternoon. We’d never been there, so it was nice to finally make it.
The animals mostly live in houses like that one.
Kids can enter one of the houses to pet the cats that live there.
Arnar feeling huggy.
Rodents on a wheel.
There are a few greenhouses close by where veggies are grown. We found a self-serve store inside this mini-greenhouse, and bought a few things.
Blue cars rule!
Tuesday 26 July 2016
The way back was littered with Pokemon stops. Here Anna and Finnur are outside the Junior College at Laugarvatn (which is a hotel in the summertime).
Emma needed to pee so we had an extra good excuse to stop by the lookout point over Þingvellir.
See that pink thing up on the far deck? That’s Emma running around!
The view from the top. It was a gorgeous day!
Emma keeps running.
Looking back towards the parking lot.
The Pokemoners. Adda and Halli had borrowed Bjarki, so he was not with us.
Two of my favorite people.
Time to keep going home.
Finnur trying to photgraph an uncooperative Emma.
Ms. Emma.
Back home, and yet another gorgeous sunset.
