Icelandic National Day
Today we started out early with a hike up to the local sound sculpture known as Tvísöngur, where some of the louder members of our group used its unique construction to speak even louder (which I honestly thought impossible – Hope). Luckily, the beautiful view and wonderful weather helped to offset the ear piercing singing and tedious selfies. After we soaked up some art and nature, Dr. Heidkamp decided to enlighten us with a field lecture of the town’s economic history and geography followed by a sightseeing tour of Seydisfjordur. We then decided to help the amazing people of Iceland celebrate their independence from Danish rule by observing the annual shooting of the town’s canon into the harbor, and eating piles and piles of delicious pizza (not a very traditional Icelandic meal, but it got the job done). We closed out our day at Skálanes, by spending time with our new friends from the UK, who we will end up parting ways with tomorrow.