alarm sounds

Icelandic slumber

dark o’thirty

jet lagged

bleary eyed

quick shower

head downstairs

hotel breakfast

restaurant full

early travelers

wooly hats

hiking boots

mandatory uniform

hearty breakfast

back upstairs

more layers

backpack filled

head out

gray skies

light rain

running late

walk fast

bus station

find tour

last on

bus leaves

first stop

national park

big cracks

fault line

tectonic plates

continents drift

America here

Europe there

steps away

bus again

to geysers

tourists gather

steam blows

ground hisses

cameras click

photos posted

lunch stop

lamb soup

bus again

final stop

massive waterfall

raging river

cameras click

photos posted

gift shop

buy stuff

hot chocolate

bus again

ride back

long nap

arrive hotel

Golden Circle

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