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Magnus gave us some Tang to drink and some cookies, before the bus took
us off to “Asbyrgi”, a horseshoe shaped canyon which the sagas say was

created by the hoof print of Odin’s 8-legged horse. That horse was
definitely a whole lot bigger than the Icelandic horse if the size of the

canyon was any indication of his overall stature. We walked down to a pond
in the bottom of the hoof print at the base of the high walls forming the

canyon. Lots of ducks were swimming across the clear green waters,

supposedly the remnants of a waterfall plunge pool from long ago. Then we
climbed to a ledge halfway up the walls, so that we could look down and get

an over-view of the formation.

After that final hike of the day, we returned to our “skoli” hotel for a coke
and a read in the comfortable chairs in the basement pub. After supper at 7

PM, we walked down the road to the town sundlaug for a shower which felt
really terrific, especially since we were the only folks in the gang shower.

Washed out a few clothes as well. Then borrowed Pat’s hairdryer so that

my hair would not be wet when we joined everybody for the 9:30 dessert.
So now it’s dry, but it looks like a haystack!

SELFOSS – DETTIFLOSS - HAFRAGILSFOSS

Left our lovely 2-night stay hotel at the usual hour after the usual breakfast.

Kay and I started washing the breakfast dishes and Pat and Lynn joined us.
Getting to the bus late meant sitting in a different seat, but that really didn’t

matter to us. Some folks did get a little huffy when they found their usual
seat occupied by someone else.