We woke up bright and early to a dark iceland; the sun doesn't rise here until about 09:15 in the morning. We boarded a coach and were treated to an informative tour of Reykjavik, highlights of the tour were the oldest icelandic tree and the first settlers house backgrounded by the bright morning sunrise.
After the tour we went to Perlan, a large water storage. From here were saw great views of the entirity of Reykjavik it was fun.
We drove for around 25 minutes to the biggest geothermal plant in the world let alone Iceland, Hellisheiði. We saw both the high and low pressure turbine houses which generates around 65% of power for Reykjavik as well as a huge capacity of its hot water.
Next were the fabulous waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss both at 60 metres in height. At the first waterfall there was the opportunity to walk behind where the water falls. We all braved the wind and went behind the water, it was by far a great experience standing behind this magnificent waterfall. After driving round a big mountain we arrived at Skogafoss where there was a metal staircase going to the very top of the waterfall, we all climbed up and looked down onto where the waterfall met the ground below. Here are some photos:
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