10. Kayaking thru Icebergs

Today we had the super fun experience of kayaking through the icebergs at Vatnajokull National Park in southeastern Iceland.

At 8500 sq km of surface area, Vatnajokull is the largest glacier in Europe, covering 8% of Iceland's landmass. We joined 4 other people, including our guide Gudaney, and others from Kansas, Colombia & Australia, in paddling our way in blow-up boats through the maze of icebergs that had broken off from the glacier and were floating through the fjord.

Gudaney (quite sure I've misspelled that) happily answered our questions about growing up in the remote parts of the country. Her school had 16 people, ages 6-16, and her age level boasted a class of 4. Her description of a happy childhood just reminded us how you don't miss what you've never had.Read more