The end of civilization

That was the phrase used by our tour guide as we left the last stop before heading out to Langjökull today. I hear Bill again doing a lot of typing (and swearing at his Android tablet) about today. I wonder how much of the same ground we'll cover. And will our recollections of the last several hours match?

I was on the fence about doing two days of tours or doing the one super long day tour that hit most of the same points. Two days was the right decision. There's nothing I'd be willing to take out of either day, but today was about as long a tour as I ever want to do. Parts of today's drive were also a bit rollercoasteresque to the point where I actually put on a seatbelt.

The second stop was a waterfall that, while not as big as what we saw yesterday, was beautiful. Bill took some great pictures, including one where I had him "legitimately concerned" while trying to take my own cheater picture.

After a pretty good lunch, we drove through some strange terrain on our way to the foot of the glacier.

The highlight of the day, though, was the Ice Truck tour to the top of the ice cap. The weather was fantastic with great visibility in all directions. The terrain was also interesting. May's volcanic activity had dumped some ash onto the snow and anywhere it accumulated is melting faster than the surrounding snow.

When we got back, we finally made it to the Pakistani restaurant. The smell of that place has made us salivate every time we've passed it so far. And the food was just as good as it smelled. I don't think I've ever had a better korma sauce.

We're ending the evening with a bit of Brennivin in the room as we prepare for the next couple of days on the north side of the country. Today was a lot of fun and I am super excited about tomorrow's plans.