Day 2 Hevaragerdi to Vik

This morning we rolled out of bed and donned our swimmers to prepare for the thermal river and hot springs that were a 10 minute drive from our campsite. We had a breakfast of granola and shreddies, whilst waiting out the morning drizzle before packing our towels and lacing up our boots ready for the day!

The hike up was only 3km but the path seemed to stretch on as we wound past the hills, up and down the rocky terrain. We went past many spots where you could even see steam being released to relieve the pressure from the boiling water! We reached the hot springs and lay in the warm water which was so blissful and peaceful, trying to guess who around us was Icelandic (there are a lot of Europeans on holiday here we’ve realised). Venturing up the river we even discovered spots of boiling water that scorched our feet.

We returned to the van and headed towards some waterfalls, starting with Seljalandsfoss, a mighty waterfall we could even walk behind to see a whole 360 view! It was so beautiful (and slightly damp with all the spray!) and incredibly immense it took
your breath away. A couple hundred metres away was another waterfall hidden in a cave, Gljufrabui. This one was my favourite as it was such a surprise, to find such a powerful and stunning waterfall enclosed behind rocks.

The final waterfall was Skógafoss, the biggest (and loudest!) one yet. We then returned to the van and drove to Vik, our last location of today. The campsite had an indoor communal eating / cooking area, where we commandeered a table by some miracle, sheltering from the rain and enjoyed some pasta (chorizo and veggie), accompanied by some bananagrams before bedtime.Read more