The day started with bright blue sky and little chance for rain. The boys had there normal morning training and we were told that there was a special guest appearance from "Caveman" - the barefoot goalie, who didn't quite have the lightning fast reflexes required.
We had the morning free so after breakfast the majority headed out for some shopping - snacks for Westman island and Iceland soccer memorabilia. The boys helped the store meet its quota for the month with all their cool new gear.
Next we were off to the Blue Lagoon. It was a nice change of pace. Out in the middle of
lava fields, next to the power plant isn't where you would quite picture this place but the blue water against the black lava rock is incredible. Most of the adults however, found the fact that you could get drinks at the pool bar just by letting them scan your admission bracelet was "priceless"! Luckily you were limited to three drinks and the kids bracelets didn't have that capability.
On the way back to the hostel we were able to convince the bus driver into a short detour to the liquor store. There are very few of these in Iceland, unlike back home. That store thought they hit the jackpot when the big tour bus pulled up.
Once we arrived back, we had a nice team dinner that was arranged by Ken and Kathy and then we were off to the Icelandic club soccer match Fram v. Throttur. The match got a bit heated with lots of yelling, shoving and yellow cards, so the boys enjoyed that. Although Throttur won 3-1, it seemed that Fram dominated. This picture was taken at 8:30 PM tonight.
Tonight, the sun supposedly set 12:01 AM this morning (on the longest day of the year), looking out the window at 12:45 AM it looks like it is about 7:00 PM!
Morning training in a few hours and then heading over to the island. Vacation is over and now it is down to business!
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