Monday

Today was our last full day in Iceland.  Since our guesthouse didn't really provide breakfast (only some cereal and crackers - which was pretty good, since they normally don't have anything), we started off in the bakery in town.  Les and Pat were'nt really thrilled with their sandwich, but Carrie and I got tea and coffee, skyr, and a couple of pastries.Heading out of town in the general direction of Reykjavik, we had to go over the same stretch of mountains that we traversed yesterday.  Though, today, we were not on a gravel road worthy of the Rubicon.  We had another opportunity to see the fast change of scenery that is possible in Iceland.  We went from rolling coastal hills to desolate volcanic plain, to a steep approach to a flat coastal area.We stopped off for another church pic - this one with a great mountain backdrop.  Then, we went to see some seals on a beach walk.  The seals that were visible were quite a ways away, but we did have a great hike, and get some great sea bird pics.  Back on the road, we drove to (insert town here), to check out a local craft shop.  They had homemade jams as well, and we did some tasting (even better than a trip to Costco).We made a bit of a diversion from the route to check out our last few stops for the trip.  First up was a tour of the largest lava tube cave in iceland.  It is privately owned, and recently changed ownership.  The new company owners have made a lot of improvements, making it really easy to tour.  We had to descend a long staircase into the tunnel.  Most of the length of the tour was on a boardwalk in the cave.  This kept the cave safe from us, and made it easier to traverse.  Most of the caves I've been in have been limestone, and created by erosion by water, as well as mineral deposition.  This one was created by a flow of lava during a multi-year eruption about a thousand years ago.  As the cave walls cooled and contracted, bits of remaining lava seeped into it creating formations that would have taken thousands of years to create in a limestone cave.  There was an archeological discovery in the cave - evidence of short-term occupation by an individual.One thing to note about the cave - it was cold.  Like, freezing cold - literally.  The archeologists determined that the occupation took place shortly after the cave creation - so the cave was probably still warm, and a great place to weather an Icelandic winter.After the cave, we headed to our last waterfall.  We were all pretty hungry, so we stopped at the cafe by the waterfall.  Snacks consumed, we took a short hike.  The waterfall was pretty spectacular, consisting of several different falls, of different formations all in one setting.  After we had loaded back up, we headed to Carrie's most anticipated outing - a goat farm.  We had been to The Runalist earlier, and that farm had some Icelandic goats.  It turns out, that farm actually purchased their goats from this one.  They had over 200 of these endangered goats on this farm.  The key attraction was getting to go out and pet the goats.  They were extremely mellow, and Carrie was virtually squealing the entire time with joy.  They had a star in the field as well.  One of their goats was fed to Drogon on Game of Thrones.After way too many happy goats, we went into their shop.  They produced quite a bit of goat-related items - ice cream, cheese, sausage, hand creams, etc.  We picked up some items after getting to taste them.  I got a Game of Thrones/goat t-shirt.  After leaving, we stopped off at a grocery store for some flight-food.  As expensive as their grocery stores are, the airline food is much more so.Back on the road to Reykjavik, we encountered our final tunnel.  This one went underneath the waters of the bay next to the city.  It was 7 kilometers long, and Carrie did not enjoy one single meter of it.  Back on the other side of the bay, we drove to our B&B in Keflavik, next to the airport.  We checked in, unloaded, then drove to dinner.  Our last dinner in Iceland was not cheap, as is normal, but was very good.  Les was happy to have lots of seafood on his plate, and the rest of us were filled up with good food.We had some luggage-arranging to do in preparation for our flight out tomorrow, so it wasn't early when we went to bed.  However, we didn't have anything else to do before flying out tomorrow, so we could sleep in.  Our room was actually dark!  Imagine that!