Day 3 in Iceland and we were up at 5:30am to start our journey to Solheimmajokull to participate in a glacier walk. The views along the way were simply breathtaking and the glacier magnificent. We split into three groups where each group did a slightly different activity as we ascended the glacier, which ranged from walking through tight crevices, descending into an ice cave and hanging over a moraine! On the way back we visited The Black Beach and some stunning waterfalls.
Day two in Iceland has not disappointed! We started our morning with a visit to the geothermal power station where we sat in awe and wonder learning all about how energy is harnessed from the earth. Stop two was a lovely and relaxing dip in the geothermal pools of the Secret Lagoon. Stop three lead us to the absolutely amazing sight that is the Gullfoss waterfalls. A truly breathtaking sight! Stop four gave the pupils an opportunity to feed some very cute and little Icelandic horses. Some of the pupils (Mr Connors!) were brave enough to feed them! Stop five was the Great Geysir where we waited and watched to see how the earth can create a natural eruption of water and steam. Our final destination was the Thingellir National park where we had the opportunity to walk between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Phew! What a lot we have fitted in! We are all looking forward to tomorrow’s adventure where we will be walking a glacier!
Congratulations to our Key Stage 2 pupils who received their superhero awards for January. Awarded for excellent manners, work or achievements were Hannah, Cassius, Eddie and Willow
What an absolutely phenomenal day! We landed in Iceland at 11am and were welcomed by some stunning views of the landscape. After exploring the sights in Rejkaviik we had a fun filled laser tag/arcade evening where the competition was high! The pizza dinner went down well after all that exertion. Our patience paid off after waiting for over two hours to see the natural phenomena of the Northern Lights- it was magical!
