Imagine

Hey guys! Every week there is some new experience or adventure to undertake. Two weeks ago I tried out Icelandic horseback riding. The horses are adorable, they are very small (technically ponies, but don't tell the Icelandic's that) and have very cute long fuzzy hair. Icelandic horses are famous for their extra gait called the Tolt. Which I am a big fan of, it is faster then a trot but amazingly smooth. However, when you ride Icelandic horses you don't post, you sit even when trotting and they like to move really fast. Which I am not used to, so I was in a lot of pain in the morning, haha. It was really fantastic riding through the lava fields though. 

Group riding

I also went on a field trip with my class where I got my first sight of boiling mud. Which is very alien looking, it seemed completely unnatural. 

Boiling mud pot

The area was one of the most martian locations I've been to.  Not to mention a little terrifying because this was once of the hottest lava fields, with temperatures over 200 C and the only thing separating you from it was a rickety little wooden walkway... 

We also went to see an old volcanic crater. It was beautiful because of the variation in colour in the rocks from blue to red. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but to give you an idea of how huge it is, those little dots at the top are people... 

A Huldrefolk (hidden people) farm :) 

Then completely randomly I got invited to go watch the lighting of the Peace Tower. I had no idea that this was such a big event. The Peace tower is a gift from Yoko ono to John Lennon and it is lit every year on his birthday and kept lit until the day he died in december. 

 The tower itself is made up of many beams of light and is so bright it can be seen from the opposite end of the city. Tons of people showed up to watch it being lit, including Yoko Ono herself which was very cool. They played imagine as they slowly turned on the lights and the whole crowd sang along ( haha in some semblance of english). 

Sorry this was all so quick and not very detailed but I am desperately trying to get up to date so that I can give you all a better idea of all the amazing things I'm seeing but I'm keeping wayyy to busy! So that's all for now folks!!

Average weather: 6C  

Sunrise: 7:55 am

Sunset: 6:34 pm

Hours of light:  10h 38 min