We started the day with the goal of walking the shoreline and studying some spectacular inter-bedded sedimentary and volcanic sequences that were supposed to along the western shoreline. We walked couple of kilometers all the way to the end where there was a Ferry launch area. We found an interesting outcrop and spent a couple of hours there. We then took a long walk back towards downtown Reykjavik and to our surprise, there were lots and lots of people along the main street – very much reminded us of Greenville main street in character. Lots of restaurants, lots of high-end garment shops and many touristy places. Walking is in the culture of Icelandic people, but lately American and Japanese cars are invading the lives of Icelanders and some one pointed out that there are nearly 2 cars for each household here.
We walked back all the way to the hostel. It was many miles worth of walk for the day but none of us minded it. Of course we were beat completely when we got to bed. Tomorrow we will be visiting some of the coolest places in Iceland – listed in top 10 places to visit in most books. We are all excited.
Look back tomorrow for more.