Day 7 – Finally some rest
We get up around 9 o’clock and immediately move to the hut to enjoy a warm breakfast.
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Day 6 – The great river
The night was…exhausting. Our backs hurt and we’re all tired. We slept through the alarm, and didn’t get up until an hour later, at 7:00.
Day 5 – One hell of a day
It’s raining. We eat breakfast on the floor of common toilets, because it’s the only place where we can hide from the rain and wind. We collect our still wet clothes, tape the blisters and set off. Just a few meters behind the hut, we cross the first river and several others during the day. …
Day 4 – Walking on the Moon
Today’s goal is the Laugafell hut. Actually not the hut itself, but rather the geothermal lake in its immediate vicinity.
Day 3 – The infinity hills
In the morning, we tried to get on the road as early as possible, because we had planned 30 km for today as well
Day 2 – Remember gravity
It hurt. What you ask? Absolutely everything.
Our breakfast oatmeal marathon starts today.
Day 1 – First day of walk
In the morning, after adding water on top of everything, our idea of a 20 kg backpack went down like a house of cards. My backpack is 23 kg, and it’s not even the heaviest.
Day 0 – The beginning
2:30 am – our team arrived at the camp in Reykjavík. We build the tents with headlamps and go to sleep right after.