Jon Snow's cave and a volcano walk in Myvatn

 We decide to forgo the coast road that the tablet is telling us to

take, because while the sites to see seem good, we want to return to Myvatn and climb the volcano that we didn’t have time to climb the other day.  We also want to see the Jon Snow cave from Game of Thrones that we

drove right past on our way to the baths, so choose a different driving path and change the tablet itinerary.  We are covered in bug spray, but find that midges don’t care about it at all.  We are covered in them from the second we step out of the

car and waiting in line to head down to the cave.  If you are ever in Iceland and want to see a cave with hot spring water that is too hot to go in…..no, don’t do it.  But, if you’re a huge Game of Thrones fan….still don’t do it.  I had these ideas about telling John that he knew nothing in there, but the line is annoying, the midges are annoying, you’re on a rocky outcropping that feels

   slippery looking at hot water that will boil you if you fall into it.  That’s it.  The scene wasn’t even filmed here, it was in a studio, so skip it.  At least it was just a one kilometer drive and maybe 10 minute in and out thing.  We head to the volcano which is a much longer drive down a jutted road.  The guide book

says it’s a 20 minute climb to the rim, but neglect to mention that it is a very steep climb with midges everywhere.  And when you stop to catch your breath….midges for lunch.  So, we walk with our masks  on and sunglasses to keep them out of eyes and mouth, then stop at times and pull our shirts up over our heads to get a break from them.  And you can’t even enjoy the rim because of them

 everywhere.  Unlike yesterday where they seemed confined to the parking lots, they’re following us here.  Oscar thinks that he has found a rock that wards off midges and uses it around our heads at times.  I don’t know if the kid is onto something, but it does seem to work better than the bug spray which doesn’t appear to work at all….so, after a miserable climb, we snap some photos and practically run back down the mountain to get to the car.  We reject Oscar’s request to go back in the bathrooms to see all the piled up midges in the windows and finally leave Myvatn.