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Saturday 29 April – part three: Why on earth are people so stupid?
Then we were back into arable land, with snow capping the mountains above it…
We were amazed to see water as well, as of course the last time we had been here, we hadn’t even seen them. Presumably, they’d been under ice.
Now this is a sight that you see a lot in Iceland, and we couldn’t quite figure out why. Swans are literally everywhere. Goodness knows why. I can’t see the use for them for islanders. Any ideas?
Eventually, we made it to Geysir, which is the place that gave its name to all other geysers worldwide. We got out of the car, and wrapped up, because it looked beautiful outside, there was still an edge to the temperatures, and whenever the wind whipped, you knew about it.
We made our way over to the Strokker geyser, which is the one that goes off regularly.
We must’ve stood there for about 20 minutes, which is no mean feat for me, given my chronic fatigue. I was also without my crutch, as have you ever tried to do everything left handed, when you’re right handed, while using a crutch? It’s really difficult, let me tell you. Eventually, after lots of shots of nothing, and just missing the geyser going, we finally got what we wanted in terms of photos…
I would not have liked to have been in this group of people standing here, as every time the geyser blew up, all the water went all over them.
Talking of that sort of thing, we were shocked at the amount of people we saw putting their hands into the water, especially as there were signs around, warning you that the water was between 80 and 100 degrees Celsius. Why on earth are people so stupid?
We headed back to the shop, and I went to use the restroom. I don’t know what’s happened here in the last year or so since we were last here, as this time there were signs all over the toilet doors in the women’s in both English and Japanese, explaining not to stand on the toilet. Oh boy!
When we came out, we looked at the Christmas display, and once again, I focused on the homicidal puffin…
We looked at the Christmas ornaments for ages, as last year, we bought one, but we couldn’t find it when we got home, and that was the one thing I wanted to get this year. We couldn’t make our minds up, and in the end, we decided not to bother, as if something wasn’t grabbing us, then it wasn’t worth it, as they weren’t exactly cheap, shall we say?
We decided to get some hot chocolate each, and a chocolate bar, and then headed back to the car.
That geyser is beautiful and it looks like it was worth waiting for!! I can't believe all of those people sticking heir hands out!! Sorry you didn't find an ornament.. I love collecting ornaments from wherever we go!!
Maybe swans just like the weather there? And there's not too many humans around? I don't know if they're smart enough to even figure that out though!
There are stupid people everywhere. Putting hands in near boiling water, sure! Standing on toilets, sure!
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Just amazing scenery there and looks like it was worth the wait to see the geyser perform it's magic! Much better than the on at WDW's WL as that's not a natural one and timed to go off on the hour! Some of these people are so stupid and seems you find them everywhere on your trips and they multiply like cockroaches! Between the toilets and the water. Why on earth would anyone stick their hand in this water? It's like being in your kitchen and sticking your hand in a boiling pot to see if it's hot!
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Assuming someone was only used to Asian-style toilets, which are set in the ground, with foot rests on either side to squat over. Saw a Western toilet, and didn't realize it's not meant to squat over? Just wondering, did they end up breaking the bowl, or falling and injuring themselves, to cause the new warnings? Either way, some funny images have flashed in my head. (Not funny to think of someone actually hurting themselves).
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Just amazing scenery there and looks like it was worth the wait to see the geyser perform it's magic! Much better than the on at WDW's WL as that's not a natural one and timed to go off on the hour!
That is easier, but it's a lot less challenging...
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Some of these people are so stupid and seems you find them everywhere on your trips and they multiply like cockroaches!
I love it!
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Between the toilets and the water. Why on earth would anyone stick their hand in this water? It's like being in your kitchen and sticking your hand in a boiling pot to see if it's hot!
Assuming someone was only used to Asian-style toilets, which are set in the ground, with foot rests on either side to squat over. Saw a Western toilet, and didn't realize it's not meant to squat over?
That's the only thing I could assume...
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Just wondering, did they end up breaking the bowl, or falling and injuring themselves, to cause the new warnings? Either way, some funny images have flashed in my head. (Not funny to think of someone actually hurting themselves).
I assume something had to have happened... and I really don't want to think about what that might be!
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Eventually, after lots of shots of nothing, and just missing the geyser going, we finally got what we wanted in terms of photos… 
Oh boy! 
I can't believe all of those people sticking heir hands out!!
. I love collecting ornaments from wherever we go!!
At least the weather has improved, somewhat! 
Much better than the on at WDW's WL as that's not a natural one and timed to go off on the hour! Some of these people are so stupid and seems you find them everywhere on your trips and they multiply like cockroaches! 
Between the toilets and the water. Why on earth would anyone stick their hand in this water? 
It's like being in your kitchen and sticking your hand in a boiling pot to see if it's hot! 
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