Puffling in the Mountain Mall
Throughout the hike Cameron brought a stuffed puffin along. Despite sharing a tent with Cameron for the past nine days Christoph hadn’t really noticed – until now. The little guy’s name is Puffling, and let’s just say Puffling’s life turned quite a bit more exciting today when he went on a few photo shoots with our expedition photographer. Too bad Cameron was keeping a close eye on Puffling during our last day in Reykjavik. Just imagine the possibilities…
… staying cool – really cool …
… keeping an eye on Christoph’s solar panel …
… Nooooo, Puffling – don’t jump !
… inspecting the showers …
Puffling – ladies’ man – oops ladies’ puffin and …
… intrepid explorer
Our bus was expected to pick us up at 3:30, so there was plenty of time for some hikes, exploring the surrounding areas or some more hot spring soaking.
Lauren and Cassandra on top of Brennisteinsalda
Landmannalaugar
The Mountain Mall
Well, turns out the bus was supposed to pick us up at noon, so after our hikes, trips to the Mountain Mall, naps etc. we quickly broke camp and off we went, back to Reykjavik. Good ol’ Puffling made sure we didn’t get lost and Lauren enjoyed the numerous stream crossings.
Back to Reykjavik.
We did the obligatory photo stop at Hekla, had a few hot dogs and Icelandic chips and arrived in Reykjavik later that evening.
Still no eruption !
Back in Reykjavik: Sarah’s giving me “the look”. Am I in trouble or what?
Soon afterwards, most of us head to the English Pub (to watch the World Cup, of course), while Christoph meets his old friends Alex and Sieglinde and does what he does best: talk, talk, talk.