Finally, the day had come. I was going to go into an ice cave. The hour and a half drive to Skaftafell National Park was worrisome as it was lashing rain all the way to the meeting point. The rain did not let up at all for the hike to mouth of the ice cave. With spectacular views abound but no desire to get all my gear wet before even getting inside the cave I soaked in the sights.
The special thing about this ice cave is that it is only operated by Glacier Guides, which means that it is not a clustered tourist trap like the crystal cave is. To get an idea of the difference between the amount of people allowed in each, my tour had 12 of us hiking the glacier and exploring the cave, the Crystal Cave could have upwards of 80 people in the cave at a time, making for taking nice photos with no people in them quite difficult.
The Falljökull glacier tongue is quite unique in that it offers everything glaciers are best known for without the need to travel great distances. 30-minute hike up the glacier and we found ourselves at the entrance of the cave. After a tight squeeze and ducking under a low shelf of ice we were treated with a beautiful blue ice cave.
The day ended with another beautiful show of the Northern Lights outside my room. A perfect ending to my time on the Southeast coast of Iceland and the end of my time in Iceland.
THE ODD ODYSSEY 
I hope someone had polar bear repellent. Gorgeous cave almost all to yourself–well worth a hike in the rain. Does it ever snow there?
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Most interesting and challenging terrain . Was that your go pro on your helmet ?? What’s next.
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Amazing!!!!
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