I woke today at 5am and couldn't fall back to sleep. So, I got up, checked some email, and hung with D when he woke up at 6.30. As the house slowly woke up, we made bacon, eggs, and other breakfast stuff.
The kids got a lie-in this morning after a long day yesterday. We all left shortly before noon to get to our stuff. CC and his fam went to a hot springs. We went to see a geothermal bread operation.
The geothermal bread operation was a total disappointment. The tour was expensive, was short, was disorganized, and was crowded. We were all three really frustrated with the poor quality of the experience. Definitely do not recommend.
After the lame geothermal bread tour, we zipped out and headed along the Golden Circle and towards the Strokkur Geyser. This was our first IRL geyser! A short walk from a very busy parking lot led us to a geyser that erupted every 5-10 minutes. It was a neat experience, but with the clouds and the rain, there wasn't enough definition for a good photo.
After that, we headed further in to the Gullfoss waterfall. This was a remarkable waterfall, huge and broad and so powerful. It was still rainy and cold, but S and I enjoyed the falls immensely. H decided to hang out in the gift shop, where she did some personal shopping for some other tourists.
After that, our trio met up with the CC fam at Friðheimar, a greenhouse and restaurant focused on tomatoes. The greenhouse supplies 40% of Iceland's tomatoes, and the restaurant had a nice menu of tomato-centric dishes: soup, caprese, pizza, ice cream, cocktails, cheesecake, coffee, etc. All tomato-based! It was pretty tasty, and the kids loved the tomato gelato. We ate in the greenhouse itself, while bumblebees buzzed around pollinating the plants.
After that, we sped home as quickly as possible. The kids had requested art supplies, so we tried about 4 different stores before we found a place that had colored pencils and crayons. Then, home for a quick bedtime with the kids. Horseback riding tomorrow (probably).
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