Back to Reykjavik

I thought we had seen the last of the waterfalls but there was one more. First we stopped at Grábrókargígum or in English Three Craters. Standing next to each other are three volcanic craters - small, medium, and large - which are long extint with the last eruption over 3000 years ago, but make for great viewing of the surrounding country side as well as looking into their centers.

Our next stop is at the largest boiling hot spring in the world. At 212° it heats the water for two near by towns and generates electricity for them. They have the spring blocked but we could see the steam running off a part of its stream to the river.

Last stop the Children's Waterfall called Barnafoss. The story behind the names is that a family went to Christmas mass but left two children at home. When the parents returned the children were gone, their footprints having led to the waterfall. It is a sad story but a beautiful waterfall. All along the river water flows out of the riverbank, seemingly from bedrock but actually from very porus lava fields that are between the here and the glacier.
Upon our arrival in Reykjavic, David talked our guide into stopping at a local golf club so he could get a logo shirt. It is near the end of golf season so the pickings were slim.
We had a fun end of tour dinner with our newfound friends. It was an early evening since half of the group had 6 am flights the next morning.