On our third day, we drove around the Snaefellsnes Penninsula. While parts of it were worth the trek, the drive was long and there wasn't a lot.
B has been very into sharks and so we went to the shark museum (in the middle of nowhere). It was only one room with lots of artifacts, but not much about sharks. After 15 minutes of looking around, a young girl gave us a presentation. This museum and fermented shark has been in her family for generations. The only sharks near Iceland are Greenland sharks and if eaten fresh, they kill. Somehow, they figured out if the shark is dried for an extended period of time, it ferments the shark, therefore making it edible. The kids and (vegetarian) Brian all tried it, no one was impressed, but the presentation made the whole museum experience worth it!
Our next stop was the "most photographed mountain in Iceland", Kirkjufell. It was pretty spectacular and unlike anything I'd seen. We climbed up a ways, but none of us had worn our hiking shoes that day and it was incredibly steep.
Across the road were these beautiful cascading waterfalls (small in comparison to what we would see later in our trip, but nonetheless spectacular).
This bouncy thing was in a little park along our drive so naturally we stopped to laugh and play a bit.
And then we headed to a dormant volcano. It was really cold and windy so we didn't stay long.
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