This morning we had to drive into Reykjavik first thing to get a COVID test. It seems most countries want people who've been vaccinated, but also want a negative COVID test. So into town we went.
We got there an hour earlier than our appointment, but the line for testing was around the block. The line moved quickly though and no one cared that we were early. So we got out Antigen Rapid Tests and we done.
My goal for the day was to visit Glymur waterfall, the second highest waterfall in Iceland. But after I gave Cathie the description of the trail, she decided to skip the hike and stay in Reykjavik. So I dropped her off at the hotel and headed back out of town.
The hike to the Glymur viewpoints was as bad as advertised. It's on private land, so no-one is doing anything like trail maintenance. So the trail is rough, slopes of just loose rock, or ones of wet slick rock on a big cross slope and covered with loose, wet sand.
Watching younger guys bound down the slope, sliding and jumping all the way was a little depressing, as I just can't do that any more. (Actually I guess I never really could.) In any case it's a lot more tiring on bad steep trails than on good ones.
There is also a river crossing on a single log. There is a cable at waist height, But it is really more psychological than physical support.
This reminds me how little faith I have in my balance. Which is really frustrating.
The waterfall, even from the viewing areas is still way back in the slot canyon.
It was really windy and I was not the most relaxed at the edges of the cliffs after the climb, so I just wasn't comfortable trying to fly the drone. It would be nice to flies through the canyon but my control is not the best in any circumstance.
The younger guys had a bigger drone, and they flew it but were not comfortable flying it into the canyon. If it went down. it would just be gone.
After some shots from the viewpoints I headed back down and into Reykjavik.
After a great dinner at the Fish Mark, we got our luggage reorganized from driving around to flying.
Our taxi comes tomorrow morning at 7:30 then it a flight to O'Hare and then Madison.
This has been a great trip, we saw a lot of scenery, and ate a lot of fish. Doing it again, I wouldn't add the extra day to the trip above the recommended, except for the first day. In addition to allowing Cathie to recover from the flight, we were isolated for most of the first day until we got our COVID test results.
