We arrived in Iceland at 11:40pm and made it to the guest house with everyone in bed by 1:30am. Best way to describe the night is like 8pm in Salem during the summer with clouds all night. Eye mask and melatonin made the night well. Our guest house was built by the current owners' grandfather who was a fisherman in Gardur. Up and at 'em at 8:30am (4:30am east coast time). After a delicious bit of chocolate cake, tea, coffee, crackers and toast with jam or Nusica, we headed for the next stopping place - Kirkjubaejarklausfur. We took the southern route to Grindavik. Beautiful serene landscapes mostly devoid of trees. Volcanic rock and old lava flows spilled down the mountains to the north of our drive and the Atlantic crashed into cliffs to our south. We
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