Woke up early, hungover and with about 4 hours of sleep. Got some cleaning done and packed for the trip. Renting a car from some lady in town. No signed papers, just trusting us to return with the car. Got a rather late start, as everyone else is dragging today, too. But, after figuring out how to get the car to go in reverse, we headed out. Drove through the Golden Circle, a popular scenic area. Climbed this small volcanic hill, took in some great views of the undulating mountains, and the road twisting through them. Then drove to the town of Geysir, which geysers are named after. The geysers there erupted about once every 5 minutes. The light was very dim by the time we got there, but they still looked amazing as the bubbling water would suddenly explode, shooting a steam jet 50 feet into the air. Isidora and Johanna had a couch to sleep on in a small college outside of Borganes, so we headed there in the darkness. I relieved Isidora from driving for a while, learning to drive stick as we went. Did pretty well, but have trouble getting into first from a stop. Leaving the main road around Iceland, route one, we encountered quite a few stretches of unpaved road which, at points, had me thinking the tires were going to fall off. Stopped off in the middle of nowhere so that all of us could stretch. Got back in and...car doesn't start. Hm. Peter, Jamie, and I began to push the car, not that we'd get anywhere, but, eh, why not. After about 10 yards, the wheel apparently locked up, and we could only watch and laugh as the car containing Isidora and Johanna slowly rolled off of the road and into a ditch. Was pretty sure it was stuck there, but somehow the 5 of us managed to push it out and back onto the road. Waited a while. Checked under the hood. Everything fine, besides the stupid battery. Wait some more. Finally stood in the road as a car came from the opposite direction. The were some jumper cables in the back of our car, and after a turn of our key, the car started, and off we went. Arrived in the small college in Bifröst around 11:30. A stray dog and cat kept following us around everywhere we went. It was weird. Apparently the dog had swine flu. Ate some dinner in the place that the girls were staying. Handed Jamie and Peter my tent. I slept in the car.
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