Caves are mysterious places. Yesterday we went into the deep Víðgelmir lava cave that was created about 1100 years ago. We got to see the location where evidence was found of a Viking outlaw having used the still-cooling cave as shelter.
Benjamin, when we entered the mouth of the cave, it was around freezing. When we got to the deepest point of the tour, around 800 metres in, we could have opened up our jackets. The cave was noticeably warmer. Hmmm.
As we got deeper, we were amazed at how big the cave was.
After the cave tour, we drove as far as we could toward the Langyökull glacier, until the road was rutted and the winds were too fierce to continue driving.
On the way back, we stopped to fill our water bottles with some delicious glacial water.
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