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Monday 1 May – part four: “we’re now at the point of no return”
We made our way out of the Perlan and headed over to the botanical gardens, as I knew they had a large display greenhouse there, and I figured maybe we could go in there, plus if the gardens were sheltered, then hopefully we wouldn’t get too wet. We saw the Laugardalsholl Sports Centre on the way, complete with Olympic rings on it, because it’s home to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland. Cool!
We got to the car park by the botanical gardens, and found out from Google Maps where the greenhouse was, but the problem was it seemed to be quite the walk away, and there wasn’t much shelter to get to it. We sat in the car, hoping that the rain would ease off, but it didn’t. Neither of us fancied going out walking in this, as we’d just get wet, and that wouldn’t be any fun. So what to do now?
Mark fancied the idea of going to Seltjarnarnes, which is about as far east as you can get from Reykjavik, and why the heck not? There wasn’t much else to do on such a miserable day, so we set off. As we drove through the city, we saw various people on motorbikes in hi-vis jackets who appeared to be getting ready to close off roads. Goodness knows what was going on, as they didn’t seem to be police.
Our hotel Lots of construction work going on…
When we got the other side of Reykjavik (as Mark said, “we’re now at the point of no return” when we passed the maritime museum, which was as far as we’d explored last time), it was very pleasant. I figured a lot of people probably live here, and I can see why. I bet the properties here cost a fortune…
This was as far as we could go at the northern tip…
… so we decided to go to the southern tip, about a half mile away, which is home to a golf course. I bet they don’t get many weeks of play a year here!
When we arrived in the car park, Mark spotted this guy…
He decided to fly into the car park, as he really didn’t like the look of the seagulls, which were obviously in “his” car park. As Mark said, they have all this open space out here, and he decides to take ownership of the bit of concrete! At one point, the seagull flew on to this lamppost, and he was safe, with the goose still strutting around below, owning the place!
Once we were done watching them, we turned the car around, and realised the sun had come out in the distance over the mountains…
If only it was here. Sigh! We found this guy as well…
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Nice pictures of the goose. Geese are funny creatures. We have a pair that have taken ownership of the parking lot at work. Sorry the weather wasn't the greatest but you still got so great pictures.
Liz
I love your adventuring around when there's nothing else to do! And entertained by the birds. That last one is a cutie, I wonder what kind it is too!
I never figured Iceland for having a golf course. But I suppose why not? They've got like 20 hours of sunlight in the summer.
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Too bad the weather continues to be a problem, but still you're able to do a lot. That was quite funny with the goose in the car park! Glad you were able to get some macarons to enjoy! Strawberry and licorice sounds quite gross and I'd avoid that one!
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I believe that the black & white bird with the long orange beak is an oystercatcher. It is a common wading bird to the coasts worldwide. Beautiful pic.
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I believe that the black & white bird with the long orange beak is an oystercatcher. It is a common wading bird to the coasts worldwide. Beautiful pic.
I think you're right. I just Googled an oystercatcher and that looks like the one.
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And you found macarons. Excellent! 
Neither of us fancied going out walking in this, as we’d just get wet, and that wouldn’t be any fun. So what to do now? 
At one point, the seagull flew on to this lamppost, and he was safe, with the goose still strutting around below, owning the place! 
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