Today we set off on a walk to Grótta Island Lighthouse, which is on a peninsula west of Reykjavík. On the way we’re going to another pool, Sundlaug Seltjarnarness.

Along the way we come across the Danish consulate and more colourful houses.

We walk further along the north-facing ocean path which is windy with a view across the water to snowy-icy mountains.

At the pool we move from between the different hot tubs playing Goldilocks and watching the vapour rise into the clear sky.

We start the walk to the lighthouse facing the ocean to the south and watch the sun start to descend back to the horizon

The lighthouse is across a spit, so accessing depends on the tide. As we walk along the spit there are water birds playing right in the shallows.

The lighthouse is extremely windy and the icy ground is slippery, so it’s kind of a cautious shuffle to get up the small rise to sunlit views of the lighthouse.

It’s a bus-ride home and then dinner with Erla and Luke at their place. We even get a portrait of us all – I’ve never looked so good!