Today, the jet lag, and the diving, just hit me right in the face. I was knocked out most of the day, just sleeping away the beautiful sunlight. Yesterday and today have shown me the true beauty of Iceland with the perfect weather. It's still chilly, but I went to the post office in shorts, a t shirt, and my Vibrams. Haha those sure earned me some weird looks from the locals!
After a long day of doing absolutely NOTHING, I finally took advantage of the sun. Carina's daughter took me out to her friend's stables, where we rode some Icelandic horses. These horses were beautiful, but strong willed. Instead of being broken, I was told that the riders work with the horses, so that they are never truly in submission. They really have a mind of their own!
It took me a short while to get comfortable, since it's been a long time since I rode a horse... I knew the basics though, and proved that I wasn't a complete idiot! Haha Hannah said that I did way better than her boyfriend, but I'm not sure how much of a compliment that was! I had so much fun just getting out into the fresh air and riding, while talking about different things with Hannah. The horses usually want to be ridden, and were excited to be out in the nice weather. They were eager to get out and run! My horse (don't ask me how to pronounce his name) kept wanting to compete with the other horse, but I was able to keep him in control. It was quite fun!!!
When I got home from riding, Carina's son Benjamin took me into the city for a bit of sight seeing. We went to "The Pearl," which is Perlan in Icelandic. The base of The Pearl consists of four tanks, which are used as hot water tanks. A dome was built on top of the tanks, and has restaurants and shops inside. There is a viewing deck along the exterior of the dome, providing a superb view of not only Reykjavik, but all the surrounding cities. I could see Garðabær, the city I am staying in, as well as across the cities, into the mountains. The view is like nothing else!
After visiting Perlan, Benjamin and I went to see "The Avengers." It was a great movie! It was in English, with Icelandic subtitles. The only problem was when there were other languages being spoken in the movie... I heard the other language, and the subtitles were still in Icelandic! I was stuck, not knowing what was going on. Halfway through the movie, it just turned off, and everyone started to leave. I was confused, and Benjamin explained that it was intermission. With movies being so long these days, they should all have intermissions!
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