Road to the Eyrie – Thingvellir National Park – Sam and Charlotte take on the world!

Charlotte:

Today it was our last full day in Iceland. We went to the park for an hour and a half.

We drove to go hiking at a place where they made some of The Game of Thrones show. It is a very scary show. Mom isn’t even brave enough to watch it.

There were lots of mossy rocks. I played fox with my mom and looked at lots of caves.

There were also big, pretty formations of rocks. There were a few ponds and were a couple of pretty waterfalls. We hiked for about 5 hundred million hours (or 120 minutes).

Tomorrow we are going home.

Sam:

We went to Thingvellir National Park. We saw three waterfalls. There was also a church and a ton of rocks. It really rocked!

The park was a place where the government used to meet and talk with people. Two tectonic plates were pulling apart and we walked in the middle for a long time.

We saw the Prime Minister’s summer house. It was at Thingvellir. It was pretty cold out, so I had to wear my jacket most of the time. Also, many parts were very steep. Mostly it was easy to climb up and walk down.

Mom and Dad:

We can’t believe our time in Iceland is already coming to an end! It has been such an amazing vacation for our family!

Today we drove just northeast of Reykjavik to Thingvellir National Park. We wanted a laid-back sort of day and this was the perfect choice! We spent the afternoon hiking, imagining, and chatting, all while taking in the beautiful scenery.

Thingvellir had so much to offer. We barely scratched the surface of their copious hiking trails. We once again had the opportunity to walk between continents… This time in a much more picturesque environment.

It was quite surreal to imagine the leaders from the past meeting on the rocks and in the valley for sessions of parliament.

Dad had a great time finding areas where some scenes from Game of Thrones were filmed (Bloody Gates – Road to the Eyrie) and a waterfall scene that Aria is in.