Road Trip Around Iceland 向往已久的环冰岛之旅
Jun 17 - Jul 1, 2023
We planned to go to Iceland in 2020 but Covid hit. In 2021, the day before my visa interview, I was informed that they stopped issuing visa again due to rising covid cases. Now it is the 3rd time and it is HAPPENING!
However it wouldn’t happen without covid story. Three years, others were getting covid. I was in China during the time almost everyone had it. We both survived the whole time. Three weeks prior to our trip, I got covid and Erik got covid and we didn’t know where it came from🤔. Timing couldn’t be more perfect. Protection preparation before the trip! :)
三次计划去冰岛。第一次2020，然后疫情开始了。第二次2021，签证前一天被告知不再签发签证，因为疫情反复。2023，这是第三次了，终于可以去冰岛了！
三年大家都得新冠，我在中国第一波几乎人人新冠时回到天津，我和老艾都没事，就在这次旅游三星期前，我俩都莫名的阳了😷。时间真的是太好了，既不耽误我们的行程，又在旅途前增强了我俩的抵抗力，感恩至极！
Getting visa is a lot of work. Many documents were needed. Whenever I was applying for visa, I wanted US passport so badly! 办申根签证好麻烦，好多材料，还要面签。美国护照的诱惑力越来越大了😍
I bought new bags for our traveling after pandemic. Erik got a new toy to vacuum seal his socks and underwear.
为了再次出行，我买了两个新包包。老艾最近添置了期待已久的上千的真空塑封机，家里能塑封的都封了，连内衣袜子这次也都通通塑封！
D1 Jun 17-18: Reykjavik 首都雷克维克
Departed at 11:15pm and arrived at 9am. Tough flight when you couldn’t sleep well but so tired, especially for a big guy. Got our car around 11:30am.
We grabbed a quick lunch before our lagoon time. Sourdough beef sandwich and chicken spread. Very tasty. I saw the sink with water. I went over and washed my hands and got napkins next to it. Later on, Erik told me it wasn’t for washing hands but drinking water…eh…make sense I guess, especially the glasses were next to it. 🥴
第一站雷克维克，拿了车已经快中午了，很快买个牛肉三明治。看到小水池，我很快洗了个手，拿两张餐巾纸。过会儿老艾过来说，你知道那是饮用水吗？是听说冰岛水龙头的水就很好喝，是觉得那个开关很不一样，呵呵，但我从来没见过水池不用来洗手啊😲
We went to Sky lagoon for two hours. Nothing better than relaxing in hot spring in a 55 degree rainy day. We bought a package including a seven-step ritual. Well, Erik realized right away we started with the third step already when we were going into the hot sauna. I guess the first one was the lagoon and the second one was the cold water pool that not many went. Oh well. The 4th one is a cold water mist where we were for less than 10 seconds. Then we were told to put a little plate of salt on our body which was the 5th step. The 6th step was steam sauna. Erik opened the door and he said his eyes got all foggy and left right away. You couldn’t see anything there, but steam. I already felt like it was a ripoff, so I was going to stay for the value! And stay for Erik’s as well! Last step was a shower. For more than $20, Erik got salt all over his body and took two showers! 😂
雨天泡温泉，10几度的天，热热的水，好舒服！人很多。买了个7 step ritual, 不知咋翻译，简直是坑人。本来是7步，第一步就是温泉了，第二部冷水池，我们没去，后5步是桑拿、冷水雾浴、身上抹盐、蒸汽桑拿、洗澡。两个桑拿老艾一个进去一分钟，一个开了门就出来了，他整个就是身上抹盐洗两个澡😂。我一看太不值了，第二个桑拿多待了两分钟, 20多美金啊！
Special day for both of us: my birthday and Father’s Day. we treated ourselves for a good dinner.
生日快乐🎂 父亲节快乐👨
D2 Jun 19: Golden circle 黄金圈
Thingvellir National park, UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is between two tectonic plates, North American and Eurasia.
辛格韦德利国家公园，横跨北美和欧亚大陆
Geyser Geothermal Area. We liked it but after seeing Yellow Stone’s, this is smaller.
间歇泉，我认为比黄石的逊色些
Gulfoss. One of the most impressive waterfalls we have seen.
黄金瀑布，气势凶猛，非常壮观👍
Kerid crater. 火山湖
D3 Jun 20 Waterfalls, Beach 瀑布、黑沙滩
From far away, Erik pointed out those are the waterfalls we will stop by first. They look small and quiet.
Seljalandsfoss. We were so ready to get wet and we did! It has amazing view all around, from the moment you got closer to it, then go behind the falls until you came out. We enjoyed every moment of it. I love the power when the falls hits the water!
赛里亚兰瀑布。准备了雨裤，一定要进去走上一圈，刚入口就被淋，多亏充分准备。望着这气势磅礴的瀑布，听着这宏伟的声音，只有对大自然的惊叹!
How many falls can you enjoy on a trip? Two already in a row. Can there be another one you can enjoy? In Iceland, absolutely yes!
Skogafoss and Skoga Trail. Another waterfall that you don’t go around but can get really close and be blown wet😀. After got wet, we went to see the top of the falls. Skago trail wasn’t in our plan, but both of us enjoyed playing by ear and went with it, ie, hiked part of the trail. Well, one of us did keep wanting to go back while the other one kept wanting to explore! It was such a nice hike along the water and you see different waterfalls and canyons…sheep eating and relaxing on the green, birds flying around and singing…when you are soaked in the nature, happiness rises in you.
斯克加瀑布+徒步。 瀑布下面拍完照，就登楼梯道瀑布上面，发现后面是一条徒步的路线，就走了上去，啊，好漂亮的景色啊。因为不是计划当中，老艾不住地问啥时停；但，但越走越漂亮，一个接一个的瀑布，然后一转眼出现峡谷裂缝，一步一个风景，怎么能停的住？就这样说再一会再一会，到了一个坡顶，就妥协回去了，比预计多走了一个多小时吧，但真是值得，这样的徒步太享受了…
Dyrholaey peninsula and Reynisfjara Beach. The peninsula didn’t sound particularly interesting to me, but since we had time, we stopped by. Reynisfjara beach, the black sand beach, though, was very interesting. We were so lucky to be there during the low tides and not much wind that we were able to enjoy our walk and see so many different shapes of the rocks on the side of the mountains. I haven’t seen anything like this and it was so fascinating to me!
很幸运在退潮时来到黑色玄武岩沙滩，风也不很大，海边儿的石头形状迥异，从来没见过，沿着沙滩走来满满的好奇心，大自然太奇妙了！图5-6是在迪霍拉海角
D4 Jun 21 South - East Iceland 从南部到冰岛东部
What a day! We left at 10am and got to hotel around 9pm. From south to east, we drove through green mountains, moss covered lava land, black sand, golden mountains, purple mountains, mountains with glaciers, flat terrains…the country is a park by itself. Driving in Iceland will never be tired.
从南部开到东部，一路上地貌变化多样，长满苔藓的火山石群、黑砂石、各种颜色的山、绿地，冰川、峡谷，瀑布…短短几个小时，景色应接不暇。冰岛开车就是享受！
Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon trail, picture 4-6. Skaftafell National Park - Svartifoos trail, picture 1-2. Glacier view point by route 1, picture 3.
羽毛峡谷，图4-6。斯瓦提瀑布徒步，也叫黑瀑布，图1-2。路边看的冰川，图3。图3的冰川一路开来很多。
A preview of Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and Diamond beach. I got so excited on the first sight of the glacier lagoon. I have never seen anything like this. A lake floating with icebergs! And the Diamond beach, huge pieces of ice on the beach?! I had a lot of fun looking at them, taking pictures and videos. Too bad that I cannot share them all in my blog. It is just amazing. I am not sure how much times I will use this word in this blog but that is all I can say, amazing! The glaciers melted into the lagoon. Icebergs melted and some float into the sea. The waves push some onto the beach, which are those diamonds…how cool is that!
钻石沙滩，冰河湖。冰川融化，大大小小的冰山流入冰河湖，一些融化前流入挪威海，浪涛把它们推上岸，就是那些“钻石”。它们真是太美了！
D5, Jun 22 Zodiac boat and Snowmobile 冰河湖游船和雪上摩托车
We arrived at the iceberg lagoon again this morning to get on our boat tour. I went on the hill next to the lagoon which I didn’t go yesterday, and well, it is a lagoon that I can see the end of it. How far can a boat go? I was a little disappointed. But, I kept my mind open..hehe.. you know what? When you are open, things normally turn out to be really awesome, like this zodiac boat tour! We had so much fun. We got so close to the icebergs, even though the captain wouldn’t go through them as I hoped. He thinks they are dangerous as they tip over all the time. We also went closer to the glaciers. I hoped I could touch them, but that didn’t happen either. The stunning view did make it all up for me. Our captain was very knowledgeable about the glaciers and icebergs and shared lot of information about them. The speed of the boat excited me as well, especially on a lagoon full of icebergs. I am so glad we did it. It is just so different to be among them vs being far away and looking at them. Love the experience! I need a hat next time. 😛
冰河湖游船，和站湖边拍拍照的体验太不一样了😂。近距离冰川、冰山，听导游讲它们的历史和形成，全球气候变暖对这里造成的影响太大了。
Right after the boat tour, we rushed to our snowmobile tour. It turned out that we were the only two on the tour today, woohoo! Our guide Sven was an experienced guide with lots of stories. I felt like we were in the good hand. :) He told us we would be riding on the glaciers, which was different than snow☺️After we were suited, we hopped on the cool jeep and took the Froad up the mountains to our snowmobiles. The trip up was scary but Sven did a great job. He had been up soooo many times.
老艾期待已久的雪上摩托今天终于骑上了,而且是在冰川上。更幸运的是，就我们两个人！很快换好衣服后，导游Sven就开着这辆大吉普上了山，山路陡峭，路况很不好，但他很熟练，让我放心很多。半个多小时以后，我们到了一个山顶，有冰川的山顶😀。 Sven简单的教了我们加油和刹车，我们就上路啦！
He briefly told us how it worked and off we went! So grateful that we were the only ones. We drove up to more than 60km/hr for a bit but mostly maintaining 40-50ish speed. Sven said for a tour with 10-20 people like yesterday, the average speed is in the 20s. I felt like I was dancing on the vehicle, but kept remembering he said faster was better than slower, so I sped up when I wanted to slow down naturally. The drive was exciting, and I was glad that I didn’t slow Erik down😉
因为就我俩，我们跟得紧，Sven我们的导游就开得快， 我们最快今天达到了60多公里每小时，好刺激啊！Sven说一般人多只能是20多公里每小时，要跟着最慢的走。我们停了三次，每次Sven都会和我们分享他的故事，他有很多故事，旅游中听别人的故事是我们喜欢旅游的原因之一。很喜欢Sven.
It was foggy up there today. We had brief moments of sunshine, but not long. It is a different world up on the glaciers, as Sven put it, and it is! Everything is white and everywhere is white. It is quiet and there is barely any other lives…
冰川山有它自己的气候，不和一般的气候走。今天大多是雾，太阳探过几次头。正如Sven所说，冰川上是另一个世界，到处都是白的，没有别的颜色，没有别的声音，也没有别的生命…
D6, Jun 23 East driving up to North 从东北上
Driving east coast to the capital of east Egilsstathir. Rainy and foggy when we left which slowed down our drive. However, when we needed to stop and check out a site, everything stopped. Then when we drove again, it got foggy again…when we got to tow and did our last two activities, the weather was perfect! Couldn’t ask for more.
今天从最东边开始向北开了，都是小众打卡的地儿。一路上又是雨又是雾，但每停一个地儿雾就散了。接着开接着大雾，到了最后我们该上山时，天气转晴！
Highlight of the day is the PUFFINS at Borgarfjordur Eystir. We added in two extra hours driving to far north east to see them and I wasn’t disappointed! I took so many videos and pictures and enjoyed watching them flying off and back. Some were relaxing after a day at the sea. Some were fighting for nests…Our timing for being there was so perfect that we saw hundreds of them 👍
今天最喜欢的是看到了海鹦鹉！每年夏季，上千只海鹦鹉在我翻译不出来名字的一个小镇上岸筑巢。我们去正是它们晚上回巢，极为壮观。
D7, Jun 24 Entering the Diamond Circle 钻石圈第一天
First stop Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Then we stopped Asbyrgi Canyon. We didn’t get on the trail that was on plan initially and we didn’t have time to finish it later when we finally got on it. Well, it wasn’t what I expected anyway, so I didn’t take a picture of the canyon, but two cool hikers in their buff! ☺️ Nice views on the way, and, we saw horses running fast together! In the wild! Well, they were not wild horses. They were running to a tourist horse riding activity, but we got to see them which was interesting for us to see, outside western movies 😆
往西开，来到黛提瀑布，是欧洲最汹涌、排水量最大的瀑布。然后又去了Asbyrgi 峡谷，一般，没拍照，给两个徒步的酷哥酷妹来个自拍😉。一路景色还是一样的美，漫山遍野的鲁冰花。还赶上看到了马场的人放马，看到它们在大自然中奔跑，太美了！
Nothing is more perfect for us to pick such a perfect day to do whale watching in Husavik. I hesitated to book the tour while planning, because we went whale watching before multiple times and all we saw were their tails couple of times. What else could there be? But, since we were here, why not. It turned out to be the best experience ever!
Nice calm water, beautiful snow top mountains, blue skies…about 20 mins into the sea, we were surrounded by humpback whales. We could see them spouting, rolling their backs and tails…then a group of playful dolphins joined the picture, putting on a show for us. After they left, a group of three humpback whales came and had dinner in front of us! They came up with their mouths open and closed them while diving back in. After that, we moved to the east more and a blue whale came and said hi to us! Like the guide said, when you went out, you never know what the nature would offer, and this evening, we were offered with the best show ever!
本来没想观鲸，因为看了很多次了，也就是偶尔一条鲸出个尾巴，那还是幸运。但想想都来了，就看吧，尤其说是胡萨维克观鲸很有名，没想到今晚看了一场精彩的水上表演！
船没驶出很远，就已经看到前方四五只座头鲸🐋，船缓慢行驶，它们时而翻个身，时而给我们露个漂亮的鲸鱼尾…看了一会，一群小海豚来了，蹦蹦跳跳的，欢快的很！船向它们靠近，它们也就在船的左右玩耍，好一阵才离开。不远处，三只座头鲸在吃晚饭，我们也去凑个热闹。船缓慢向它们靠近，它们吃的带劲儿，好像无暇理我们，我们也就停下来看它们吃😜。看了一会，我们起身回去了，路上，一只罕见的蓝鲸居然今天也来和我们打招呼！它在船前左边露个面，又在右面探个头，才缓慢的离去…这个傍晚，风平浪静的海，美丽的蓝天白云，衬着连绵的雪山，🐳🐬的海上表演真的是让我们大饱眼福！
D8, Jun 25 Diamond circle D2 钻石圈第二天
This is a geological active area. We saw a lot of different things and learned a lot about volcanoes and lava☺️
- Hverir Geothermal Area; 2. Krafla; 3-5. Leirhnjukur area (This wasn’t in the plan, but we saw many cars there,so we turned around and checked it out. Loved the hike. It was my favorite of the day!); 6. Grjotagja Cave (It was used as a location for filming the fifth episode of the third season of *Game of Thrones); 7.*Hverfjall crater; 8. Dimmuborgir lava field; 9. Skutustadagigar (pseudocraters); 10. Goðafoss waterfall.
钻石圈很多地貌地形，还有不同种类的火山活动遗留下来的种种痕迹…
不太会翻译，看到的有地热区，火山湖，各种火山石，温泉洞，火山口，瀑布…学到不同的火山活动还是很有意思的，尤其看到形状各异的火山石作为见证，就更觉得自然的奇妙！
My happy moment! Akureyri Chinese food! Before we came to Iceland, I thought it was strange that Chinese people wanted Chinese while in Iceland. Why not try Iceland food? Now I understand. :) I had been looking for good veggie dishes and these dishes were just the right ones😀 A cabbage dish, a toufu dish and a beef dish. They didn’t taste like authentic Chinese food at all, but they hit the spot!
好几天吃不到菜，还是我大中国菜肴丰富，荤素想咋吃咋吃。来到不卖上海菜的上海酒店，想吃洋白菜，菜谱没有没关系，和老板一说，老板马上答应炒一个！这服务👍，再来个麻婆豆腐，水煮牛，虽然几个菜味道都不怎么样，总共80美金，但还是吃的很满意😍
D9, Jun 26 To the West 到达西部
Long drive today to our hotel. Only one stop on the way which is Kolugljufur Canyon. A very small one with a waterfall. Then we had our sushi boat trip before heading to see the Kirkjufell mountain and checking into our hotel next to the mountain.
今天要开很久的车，路上看了个瀑布峡谷，就直接去坐船了。坐了船，去看了草帽山，今晚就住宿草帽山边上一个小镇。
It was our first time hearing about sushi boat trip. After a quick fish and chip snack, we boarded the boat. At the dock, a fishing boat was unloading today’s catch. It was a good day for the fishermen, at least I think so. :)
Our boat ride was fun. We stopped by couple of places watched birds nesting on the edges of the rocks. Nice view around. Then the crew lowered down a strong ‘hand’ scratching the bottom of the ocean. Couple minutes later, it came up. Wow, lots of sea urchins and scallops for us to try, and some star fish, small crabs, snails for us to play with!
Both scallops and sea urchins tasted so fresh. We were lucky that only 18 people on this big boat today that we could even had chance to get seconds…😍
海边小摊吃了炸鱼炸薯条就上了船。船长带我们到几处看了海鸟，它们在岩石边沿筑巢，孵小鸟。开到中途，船员们又从海里打捞上来很多海胆、扇贝、海星、海螺…他们很娴熟的为大家打开扇贝和海胆（只有这两种可以吃），我第一个尝了扇贝，哇，好好吃啊！太新鲜了！海胆也很新鲜，不过大多尝到的是浓重的海水的咸味。尝得差不多了，剩下的就又丢回到海里。如果是条国内的船，我觉得那只螃蟹也会被生吃掉，还有海螺😁
D10, Jun 27 West Peninsula 西半岛打卡日
Everyday was a long day and today was no difference. I thought I didn’t schedule so many things, but we had been out about average 10 hours a day lately. Hehe…
Today we just drove around the west peninsula stopping by different sites. There were two beaches, two cliffs, two craters, two waterfalls, two churches, one lighthouse and one thermal spring on my list. We made most of them.
我以为我每天没安排许多内容，但这几天每天都要在外面10几个小时，好在住宿还不错，床很舒服，我和老艾一觉都能睡上8个多小时。今天又是要10几个小时，主要是在西半岛打卡: 金沙滩、黑沙滩、灯塔、红教堂、火山口、悬崖…由于时间，还有几个没去了。不过，这个旅途确实看了许多的瀑布、火山口、海滩、教堂…许多许多…
On our way to pick up our 4x4 Jeep for the next four days, when we put in the rental place as our destination after stopping by for grocery shopping, we realized that the rental place was going to close at 6pm and google said we were going to be there 10-15 mins before 6pm due to traffic! What? What if they would leave early? If we couldn’t get our car, our itineraries would be all messed up. Of course I began to worry while driving. Of course, Erik kept saying worry wouldn’t help and I guess he refused to worry. I never refuse Worry. Worry comes to me and I welcome it all the time. When there is no room for Worry, Worry leaves. This 30 mins driving was intense for me. Each time it slowed down or stop at a traffic light, my heart beat faster…until Erik made it through a call with someone who told us by 6pm it should be ok, at which time we were about 10 mins away.
We got there before it closed. We returned our first car with extra charge on 600km over the limit. We got our 4x4, and Erik drive another 2 hours to our hotel for the night. It was another more than 10 hours day.
D11, Jun 28 Landmannarlaugar 内陆高地兰德曼纳劳卡徒步
In order for this hike to happen, we got our 4x4 yesterday to drive on ‘F’ road. it was a hassle to drive to the airport to exchange cars, but I was glad we did it. Erik did encourage me to do what I wanted to do while I was making planning decisions for this activity. He always says “if you want to do it, do it”. I was glad, but I wasn’t sure if he was after the hike🤭
为了这个徒步昨天特意去机场换了4轮驱动的吉普，因为有一段内地的土路，不是4轮不允许上。非常之折腾，但是我很高兴我们做了这个徒步，值得！
6 hours of driving and about 4 hours at the mountains were ahead of us today. 今天又会有6个多小时开车，加上3个多小时的徒步。
In land view was a little different, but beautiful still. The road wasn’t bad until we got to the last hour also of driving. The road wasn’t paved. Some portions had gravels. Some were little muddy with ditches with rain water, but overall I think Erik actually enjoyed driving on these roads. At least I wanted to believe so since he drove the whole time both ways.
路况还好，比我们想象的好些。石子儿路、坑坑洼洼的地儿一共开了一个小时。老艾开着吉普，颠颠簸簸的，我觉得他好像还很喜欢。四周的山颜色真是很多，居然有很红的，居然边上就是很绿的，居然后面的山看上去是蓝蓝的！我没有什么想象力，就是有，我也不觉得我能想象出这样的画面！
The route we hiked took us to Mt. Brennisteinsalda, also called the Sulphur Wave, which is a rainbow-colored mountain in Landmannalaugar. This hike combines the best features of Landmannalaugar: lava fields, geothermal features, and panoramic views. We even got to hike a very short portion of the Laugavegur Trail, Iceland’s most famous multi-day trek. Altogether about 4 miles, 1000ft elevation. Drizzling here and there on our way up, but sun was out when we were up at the top!
Happy hikers in the last picture on the way back. But for the real trip, I think we had only one happy hiker. The other one thought this was a near death experience. The happy hiker believed the ones who didn’t get to hike up there missed a lot, while the other hiker thought those were the smart ones who admired the mountains at the bottom.
这次徒步主要是登布伦尼斯坦萨尔达山山顶，这座山也被称为硫磺波，是兰德曼纳劳卡的一座彩虹色的山。我们走的路线开始1公里是在峡谷里，然后走在熔岩上，到有地热的一片地，最后沿着陡峭的山坡到达山顶看全景。我们甚至还徒步了冰岛最著名的多日徒步旅行洛加维格小道的一小段路。一共6.5公里，登300米。
老艾能走下来还是不简单的，一日游的上山的不多，都是在下面的路线走一走。尤其这些天每天10几个小时外面旅游，今天他又已经开了2个小时车，好在明天没什么安排，可以好好休息☺️
Panoramic view at the top. 山顶全景，从未见过这样多彩的山！登山的时候还下些小雨，到山顶就出太阳了，真的很感恩有机会经历！遗憾手机照不出效果。
Erik drove more than 3 hours to our hotel after his “near death experience”. He didn’t understand that he just got strengthened!
D12, Jun 29 Reykjavik 回到雷克维克
First morning no alarm. It was nice. We took our time getting ready then went to downtown Reykjavik. Went to the Phallological Museum. It was something different. I didn’t know what to expect, but was surprised by what they had, specimens of different animals’ penis.
We had a good lunch after and walked around a little. It was a windy day.
第一天没闹钟。我一早爬到老艾那，说，“每天闹钟醒，今天自然醒，高兴了吧？” 老艾微微张开眼说：“你的名字叫自然”😂
今天就是到雷克维克市中心转了转，看了丁丁博物馆，吃个中饭，打卡了几个网红的地儿。说起丁丁这个词，我都不知道啥意思。第一次看到这个名字时，和老艾说去个博物馆，他问看什么的，我说微型动物。丁丁让我联想起可爱的小男孩的名字，我以为展览是不同动物种类中最小的一种，也不知道我咋想的。回来看了英文，英文词还没学过，就问老艾啥意思，他才说是阳具😱，老艾说这和小动物差得很远啊！好像是啊，一进去全是不同动物的阳具标本，最近博物馆才有第一个人的阳具的标本，是一位老先生死后捐献的。
D13, Jun 30 Hverageroi hot spring
We woke up around 8am and went back to sleep until noon. So blessed that we were able to sleep that long. Today, we hiked Reykjadalur hot spring trail and soaked in the natural hot stream at the end of the trail. The trail is 5 miles long and 1134ft elevation. But the bath worth it all. Hot local lamb soup with bread right after hiking. What a nice day!
睡到中午12点，好舒服。起来喝个自己做的鸡汤，我们就去徒步了，徒步8公里，也是差不多爬了300米，终点是天然的热水小溪，又是一个好舒服！10摄氏度的天，但没风，爬上山一点儿不冷；40摄氏度的水，泡进去，望着四周的山，全身放松…下山来碗羊肉汤配面包，完美！
D14, Jul 1 Leaving Iceland 回家啦
14 days trip, stayed in 11 hotels. They all had good beds. With 21 hours day light hours, we finally got used to sleep with some light. What we didn’t see in this trip was the night time in Iceland. :)
冰岛14天，换了11个宾馆，每个都还不错，床都很舒服，暖气更是很足。六月的冰岛21小时白天，到最后我们也习惯了有点光也可以睡。这次旅游没能见到冰岛的夜晚。
Erik used all he could to block the light. 老艾把能用的都用了去挡光.
We also tried some recommended restaurants when time worked out. Tried many different soup with bread, and different ways of cooking of lobsters and fish, and lamb…and famous hotdog that Bill Clinton once had.
吃了许多网红店，不同做法的龙虾、羊肉、各种汤，网红热狗…都还不错
Also tried some snacks, which I wasn’t impressed. Especially the yogurt, everyone said how good it was, but the first bite I had, it tasted chemical favor to me. :( Erik’s yogurt is way better. I think I am spoiled with homemade fresh yogurt. The Iceland chocolate was also advertised everywhere. We bought some right after we landed, but I didn’t think they were good at all. 😕 My favorite was their strawberries and blueberries. Gosh they were soooo good! I had them everyday after I found out they were that good. The lettuce and small cucumbers were also really fresh that we ate a lot…also tried different drinks, sausages, cheese…
也试了冰岛酸奶、巧克力，我自己觉得好难吃。我不知道为什么大家都说好吃，我在想他们是真的认为好吃，还是自己买了也要让别人买？为什么我觉得不是一般的难吃🥴？
但是冰岛的蓝莓太好吃了，就像农场刚摘的。还有草莓，但不是美国能见到的牌子的，忘了拍照，那个草莓太好吃了，我后来就天天买，和小时候在国内吃的一样，有点儿像12月回国吃的奶油草莓。生菜小黄瓜也好吃，很新鲜。
10:40pm, we were safely home! What a wonderful trip. Everything worked out beyond our expectations. Everyday, I saw God’s hands being on us. We are so truly blessed. We are so not deserved, but HE loves us and protects us and provides for us. Thank you Father for taking us on such a amazing trip to witness your work!
晚上10点多我们平安到家啦！旅途每一个环节都比我们计划的好，真的感谢神的保守和带领，让我们能有这么美好的两周享受他的伟大创造！每天都感恩你对我的爱和恩赐，感谢神！