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Today we hiked to a hidden waterfall in Stakkholtsgja canyon. It wasn't quite as big as Gulfoss, but it was just as permanent in my memory. I didn't get any good pictures really because of the angle, but tucked away where lots of people would never think to look was one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen. Maybe because it was like a secret that we all share now.
Next we journeyed to see a valley that has been created over time as the the tongue of Gígjökull (glacier) has receded due to climate changes. It was sad to see how much impact we are having on such remote locations.
Then onto a Neðri-Dalur, a quaint residential hydro power plant that supplies a small community and farm with electricity and sells some back to the grid. We had a delicious Icelandic hotdog (all meat no filler) picnic and short nap time before getting back on the road to one last waterfall for the day.
Seljalandsfoss was the waterfall you could walk behind. The rock face was pitted and housed many seagull like birds. The wildlife was a rare bonus that added to the beauty of this particular stop. Some of our group decided to clean all the money out of the river and gather it together to donate to a good cause in Iceland.
Conner loved being dangled upside down so he didn't have to get his feet wet...
I think we collected something like 90 USD, and left the river looking a little more natural and less shiny. Maybe those coins will help make someone's wishes come true.
We finally headed for our new hostel in the Fljótslið area. Smáratún was picturesque and perfect. We spent a happy meal there and I showed the poor souls that had never seen Neature Walks with Lenny Pepperbottom all that they had been missing. Then it was time to put all of the capstone presentation material we had been working on sporadically throughout our adventuring together. The interwebs were not having it. But we muddled through and made some progress.
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