On my fourth day in Iceland, I had plans to drive around the whole of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. Unfortunately, I woke up in the middle of the night to incredibly high winds and rain. I checked the weather, and it told me there would be rain and 40-50 MPH wind gusts most of the day. Because of this, we chose instead to sleep in and head into Reykjavik again later in the day.
This time driving into town went much more smoothly, so I was able to avoid a heart attack. We walked around downtown and stopped in shops that looked interesting. We looked at the menus for all the restaurants to see what sounded best/affordable and settled on a cute restaurant in the middle of the city. One thing we have noticed about Iceland is that they know how to present their food.
Afterward, we continued on and found a cute bay with plenty ducks, geese, and pigeons to keep me entertained for awhile.
We walked around the bay to see the ships and the concert hall, and decided to head back afterward.
It was still early so we decided to try and find Krysuvik, a geothermal area. Unfortunately, our GPS led us to a muddy, gravel road that drove up through mountains, so after awhile, I chickened out and asked Anthony to turn back. But not before we got this view:
The weather cleared off though, and we decided to explore the land around our house for awhile and spend the rest of the evening in the hot tub.
Lesson learned- When visiting Iceland, it is always possible that the weather will get in the way of your plans, but it will not get in the way of having fun.