The Tours - II

 The second day of the tour was that of the South Coast of Iceland. Now this was entirely an ode to SRK and Kajol and their famous Gerua song which brought Iceland to the tourism fore front for many Indians. The views were amazing from the word go. We saw many locations that the song was shot in. It is a very popular site for Hollywood films as well.

 There was a small waterfall our tour guide stopped by. This waterfall was entirely supplied by rain water, since in the area it rained 360 days of a year. The water fall was quite big in the morning but since it was a dry day, we noticed that when we passed it in the evening, it was much smaller. We went to numerous other falls which were simply breath taking. The most pleasant one was the Seljalandsfoss which had a natural walk way behind it on which we could walk. Walking behind a water fall was an other worldly experience, one that I have never experienced before and am not sure if I ever will. 

We visited the famous black sand and black pebble beaches in the village of Vik. Our guide was a teacher so a 'guide' in the literal sense of the word as well :). And I must say he was a very knowledgable person who made our trip a lot of fun and very informative. 

The most inspiring moment on day 2 was a visit to a glacier. I had thought we would just see a glacier and come back. But we actually went near the glacier, in fact on top of it. It was covered with ash since it was sitting in between two active volcanoes which spew ash, one of them being the famous Eyjafjallajökull volcano which brought air travel to its knees with the ash in 2010. Under the black blanket of ash was the pristine bluish white glacier. It was massive. Seeing and standing on top of it was the most magnificent and humbling experience for me. It made me realise the power and the supremacy of nature. How big yet how benevolent mother nature is! Watching the water drip, feeding nearby rivers and water falls and sustaining an entire eco system, an entire nation was something awe inspiring.