Guest Author: Our kid blogger, “The Cool One”, is an eight year old third grader who loves travel, soccer and piano.
One of my favorite family vacations was going to Iceland in the summer of 2017. I shared some of my favorite memories about Iceland in my post, Iceland Highlights. I interviewed my sister about her memories of our Iceland Trip. She was only two at the time of the trip but still remembers it fondly. Here are her 10 favorite memories of Iceland:
#1: Flowers
My sister liked the flowers in Iceland because they were different than in the USA. Her favorite flower was the Alaskan lupine, which were tall purple flowers that we saw all around Iceland.
Alaskan lupine
#2: Lava Tunnel
The Lava Tunnel was an underground cave created by lava. We hiked through it with a guide. My sister enjoyed the view from her carrier and even took a nap. In the top of the tunnel, there were big holes. We had to wear our helmets the whole time.
The Lava Tunnel
#3: Farm Animals
We saw a lot of farm animals in Iceland. My sister enjoyed watching them because they looked nice.
Farm Animals
#4: Waterfalls
We saw five large waterfalls, including Seljalandfoss, Skógafoss, Dettifoss, Godifoss and Gulfoss and hundreds of small ones in Iceland. My sister liked watching the water falling down.
Gulfoss Waterfall
#5: The Glacier Lake
At the Glacier Lake, the ice pieces looked like animals. We also saw seals. My sister liked the snow in the lake and the ice washed up on the beach.
#6: Rocks
My sister really liked playing with rocks in Iceland. My brother and I liked to skip rocks into the water, but my sister liked to just hold them or stack them. We visited a spar crystal mine in East Iceland but had to leave all the crystal in the mine.
Collecting Rocks
#7: Bunk Bed
My sister really liked our Airbnb in Akureyri because it had a bunk bed. She pretended that the bunk bed was a ship. She also liked climbing on the ladder to the top bunk. I slept on the top bunk, and she slept on a mattress on the floor.
The Bunk Bed
#8: Whale Watching
Before we got on the bus to go the whale watching boat, we had to put on a snow suit. My sister had a meltdown because red is not her favorite color, but I did not care at all. After she got used to her snow suit, she really liked the trip, especially looking at whales. She was too little to fish with my brother and me.
Whale Watching
#9: Strokkur Geyser
The Strokkur Geyser is an active geyser that erupts about every five minutes. We saw it erupt about six or seven times. She liked to see it shooting up really high.
Strokkur Geyser
#10: The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a large, natural pool that is warm because of geothermal heat. My sister and I wore floaties and swam around the pool. The water was a milky blue color. My sister liked sliding down the slide to get into the water.
The Blue Lagoon
This is why my sister liked our Iceland trip. She hopes to go back someday, and I would like to go with her.
Interested in finding out more about Iceland with kids? Check out our listing of all our Iceland posts or join our Facebook group We Go To Iceland With Kids, which is a forum to ask questions and share ideas about family travel to Iceland.
