Skogafoss

 We head down to the ferry to get in line and try to take the cough

syrup.  We knew when we bought it that the likelihood of Oscar wanting to take it and taking it were slim, but John and I try to model taking it for him.  But it’s awful.  It’s one of the old school couch syrups that tastes like the worst cherry or

something.  It would be cherries in your nightmares and I don’t blame the kid for not wanting to drink more than a sip.  I tell him that there is another way to not get sick and it’s going to be sitting in one chair with your head back and eyes closed.  And

he has to do it.  We load up on the ferry, go upstairs and as we pull out of harbor watch another kid get to release her puffin off the back of the ferry.  We get to see this as we pull out and then we sit down and both close our eyes for the trip back.  Successful

staving off of motion sickness accomplished.  I ask John about the waterfall we passed on our way to the ferry and he says it starts our day tomorrow.  But, we have time tonight and can knock something off our to do list and if it’s not actively raining, we’re

going to do it.  So, we stop at Skogafoss and climb the 660 steps to the top of the fall.  Oscar is making fun of me and John because we have to keep taking breaks in order to make it to the top and not die.  Not only is it a lot of steps, but they’re mainly

     steps on a moving steel base that is attached to the side of the cliff.  Excuse me for not running up them in the first place.  It’s a great view from the top, but when we get back to the bottom, we see the way to get behind it.  Supposedly, a treasure is back there that people have looked for, but it’s been raining too much to try to walk behind this waterfall today.  Oscar and I get super close though and absolutely soaked. 

Good thing we did it tonight so that we can start off tomorrow with some dry clothes.  Back at the bed and breakfast and I have a hot shower before we get their lamb dinner to take away and it’s amazingly good.  Every one of these farm stays have had great

 breakfast and then the ability to create a gourmet meal at night too.  It’s crazy to me that they’re able to do this, but I’m appreciative because we don’t have to look for a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.