South Shore Day

6:30 rise this morning and a long drive down to the south coast. First stop a beautiful waterfall that we could walk behind.

Then a lesson in how to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull before a visit to see the earthquake site and visitor centre.

Lunch was taken at the tongue of a glacier. The scale of the glacier is difficult to convey in words but it was a humbling experience.

Mr. Nye tried to make sense of it by using the hydrophones to record the sound of a melting glacier!

During the afternoon we received an email with a truly not-to-be-missed opportunity of tickets to Don Giovanni at Harpa performed by the Icelandic Opera which meant altering our plans on the move...
A stop at the beach with the wild "sneaker" waves that come all the way from the South Pole and the basalt columns was refreshing to say the least.

A quick stop at the town of Vik to refuel and then a race against time to make it back to the hotel for a very quick meal, code word "Match Day" and on to Harpa. Big thanks to Icelandic Opera for the very kind gift to the pupils of tickets to the opera which was a first experience for many. 

The pupils were again an absolute credit all day and sat through the first act of Don Giovanni impeccably after which we walked back along the esplanade to pack and get ready for the last day with the Blue Lagoon planned as the first stop...