Apparently I'm old. Did you know that ? At the young age of 27 I've been told by my fellow travellers. You may think I mean old in spirit as I did? But nope they just mean old.
I met a young women and had a nice chat and enjoyed her company last night. She thoughtfully assumed we were the same age... and said proudly I'm 24! I responded thinking ahh yes those are close... I'm 27! She then followed by saying... oh so we aren't close at all you are much older.
3 years is apparently much older. Who knew ?!
Anyways, today I felt young and fit! I took a mountain biking tour through thingvellir national park. It is thought to have hosted the oldest parliament in the world just a few years ago (likely more than 3).
The park is also the only place in the world you can swim between tectonic plates. No way I was getting into that water but it man was it crystal clear (see photo below). Now, not only have I been to the base of the north American continent (at the grand canyon) but I can say I've seen the division of the north American tectonic plate (not bad for one summer!).
It was a beautiful national park with excellent riding. I managed to escape the tour without any falls and only a very sore bottom. (Yes, I know I'm not supposed to sit while going over bumps while mountain biking but how do you not sit at all for a very bumpy 27 km ride ?!).
After arriving back at the hostel, I took the evening to go sit in a thermal pool again. It's what they do here in Iceland, I might as well embrace the culture right ?!
Oh and check out the photos of these super cute Icelandic horses!
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