Day 3 - Horse riding and Whale Watching
Today we went horse riding at a place called Lava Horses, which was in an old lava field. I went riding on a trail with Mama as well, through the lava fields. It was very exciting doing a tölt, which a special trot that only Icelandic horses can do. - By Charlotte

Ellie and I also went horse riding, for 2 hours, through the lava fields. Our Icelandic horse were lovely and easy to ride so it was a very enjoyable experience despite the fact that it rained for most of the ride! We rode through a mix of locations - the lava fields, cow fields and large open expanses of black pebble beaches - we even crossed a small lake on horseback. We also tried the special gait of Icelandic horse - the tölt - which is like a trot but smoother and more comfortable.

In the afternoon, we attempted to go whale watching in Husavik but the guide said it was very rough waters and we would probably get seasick, so we decided not to take the tour there. Luckily, the same company had a different tour in a different location, where the weather was better. We drove to Hjalteyri, near Akureryi, and went whale watching in a traditional old oak boat. Surprisingly, the whales were very close inland, in the fjord, and we closely followed about 6 whales. It was amazing because the whales got incredibly close to the boat and this allowed for some spectacular photographs:

By Miriam