After the excitement of the glacier we headed to the Jökulsarlon Glacier lagoon. Although the weather had cleared up during the day it took a turn for the worse as we reached the lagoon. But a little rain wasn't going to stop me enjoying my first ever iceberg field.
Although not as dramatic as the glacier the lagoon was equally interesting and beautiful. We were able to walk along the black rock beach and watch the icebergs gently floating towards the open sea. In the pouring rain. It was very romantic.
The lagoon developed around 60 years ago with a continuing process of calving and falling of icebergs from the glacier tongue. Our guide told us seals gather in large numbers at the mouth of the lagoon to catch the fish during the winter, unfortunately we only saw a few birds hanging around, so I'll have to visit again to try and see some of the wildlife!
After a while though we gave into the rain and headed back into the coach. Well, we did have an exciting evening planned!
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