Live like a Viking

If you read the last blog post, you know that I dropped my wedding band down the sink in our mountain cabin in Iceland. We'd tried every to get it out but had no luck. It was time for us to check out and we were pretty upset that we might have to leave the ring behind in Iceland forever. Then Super Nel said he was going to go wake up the owner of the cabin and ask if he had a wrench. He said he would use it to remove the pipe and get the ring out. I didn't know if this would work since I'd never seen Super Nel take a pipe off a sink but I was willing to try anything. We knocked on the door of the owners house and a very nice Icelandic man answered. We explained out problem and asked him if we could borrow some tools. He responded by telling us he would meet us in the cabin in a few minutes. He came in with some tools and in less than five minutes he came out of the bathroom and said "Is this your ring?" I don't think I've ever been so happy to see my wedding band as I did in that moment (ok, maybe the first time I saw it in the store). We washed it with some soap and water and I put it back on my finger. We were so thankful to the owner for his help and he was so happy that he was able to help us. This is just another example of how kind people are in Iceland are.

We spent the rest of our day driving back into town. We stopped at this other waterfall that has a house right in front of it.

Can you imagine having this waterfall in your backyard??

We also found a spooky cave-there was a sign sharing the history of it. It said that a ship had sunk nearby and that ghosts could be seen in this cave by some of the locals. One of the farmers nearby, witnessed what looked like ghosts wearing old uniforms walking out of this cave. The farmer never came down this road again.

We had a delicious meal at the restaurant of our Viking themed hotel. The waiter encouraged us to try traditional viking dishes and liquor. He taught us that vikings do not like to have empty beer cups or liquor glasses-a valuable life lesson.

The Viking decor of our hotel. 

We went to bed early after packing up our gear. You'd think we might be a little sad to have our amazing adventure come to an end, but we were really excited to go home and see our family and friends and sleep in our own bed. Plus, I'd planned a special trip to the blue lagoon before going to the airport the next day so at least we had one more fun adventure left.