Day 204-Pam and Marilyn visit

   July 26-We spent the morning getting packed up.  Pam and Marilyin showed up early in the afternoon and we ate dinner.  Since we had gotten most of our work done, we were able to take the afternoon off and show our guests some of the sights around Bifröst.  We headed over to the waterfall where the Kiðá empties into Hreðavatn.  The girls and Shan got to enjoy a bike ride, probably our final one, along the shores of Hreðavatn to get there.  The kids put on their swimming suits and played in the cold river water for a short while.

Pam and Shan discuss academics, while Marilyn enjoys the creek.

We climbed Grábrók for probably the final time this summer as well. Joslyn and Alex are on the rim of Grábrók here with Hraunsnefsöxl behind them. 

We got to pose with the Bifröst campus one last time.

     After all of that work, we were hungry, so we went out to eat at Hraunsnef.  In the off-season, it had been no trouble to walk in and get a table, but the summer is different and the place was full.  Thankfully, the owner recognized us and allowed us to sit in the adjoining building, where Sally used to meet with her knitting group.  We all had a very enjoyable meal and even got to pet the calves and lambs, which was a highlight for the kids and Marilyn.  Shan got a final opportunity to talk to the owner and tell him that we had enjoyed all of the meals we have eaten there.  We particularly appreciated his willingness to talk Icelandic to us, rather than switch into English immediately, like most Icelanders do.
   After supper we returned home for dessert and coffee and good conversation.  The kids got tired around 11:30, so Pam and Marilyn got around to leave.  The main reason that we had packed this morning was that Pam and Marilyn had offered to take some of our luggage to the airport for us.  We were barely able to fit our baggage into the car when we arrived in January and we have increased the amount of stuff to take back quite a bit, so we knew there was no way that we would fit into the car for a return trip.  We had thought that we would need to rent another car to accomplish this, but Pam and Marilyn’s offer solved the problem for us!  After we loaded six bags into their car, they took off for Reykjavík.