However what I didn't tell you in the day before's post was that not only did our breakfast consist of oats and coffee each morning, we also had a Koko Mjolk for the road. The Nordics really love their chocolate milks.
We were a few minutes down the track before I realised that I'd left the milks on a patch of ice that I'd found. We quickly checked out the craters with our newest pal before heading back to get the milks and moving on to Dimmuborgir.
Dimmuborgir is a valley filled with interesting lava formations. As I said on the first day, craters and lava formations don't really do it for us.
The next stop more than made up for the first couple. Namafjall - a collection of bubbling mud pools, steam vents, hot boiling springs and fumaroles. In some areas you could feel the heat of the ground coming up though the soles of your shoes.
We then headed up into the mountains, dealing with more snow and ice that was encroaching out onto our side of the road to hopefully walk up to Krafla - a cone-shaped volcano. Unfortunately the full blown snow that awaited us and shoes far from being suited to walking through snow and ice prevented us from getting to the volcano. We did get to view the spectacular, frozen Viti crater. OK, maybe some craters are interesting.
After that it was bath time again, this time at the Myvatn Nature Baths - naturally heated outdoor lagoons that hit the spot. Old balls and saggy boobs made for interesting changing room experiences but I think that's meant to be part of the fun.
We stopped in for an Icelandic lamb feed and the freshest of fresh milk at Cowshed Cafe where cows named Sigurros and Bjork chew away at their lunch whilst you chew away at yours.
After that we were back on the road to Husavik, the whale watching capital of Iceland. It did not disappoint.
We didn't get many photos and more just soaked it all in. We saw a humpback playing in the distance and then two more feeding near the boat which was pretty special. Note our uber cool waterproof warm suits. There were another six layers under those suits and we were still frozen solid.
The absolute bonus of the whale watching was our first puffin sightings. Seeing those clumsy little clowns using every ounce of effort they have to try and take off was a huge moment. At that point in time we were thinking 'f*ck the whales, let's chase the puffins'.
After a rewarding few hours at sea we were back on dry-ish land and searching for somewhere to spend the night. After turning down a random track we stumbled upon this little beauty of a spot. We slept well in the knowledge that the bay below us was filled with whales and rich with puffins.
