Kerið Crater
On our second day, we ventured out of the city and began to experience the vast landscape of Iceland around the Golden Circle. In this photo you can see us atop Kerið Crater in Klausturholar. The crater is visible behind us in its entirety, including the bright, blue pool that rests at its base. The energy emitting from the massive concavity touched us immensely, and from that point forward, we were completely open to the otherworldliness of the island.
Friðheimar
Later on, we visited the Friðheimar greenhouse in Reykholt, where we ate a scientifically fascinating, super tasty lunch. Friðheimar is a family run greenhouse that grows tomatoes all year long, which is quite the feat in Icelandic climate. We booked our table almost six months in advance to make sure we could enjoy the array of unique tomato dishes and the endless buffet of tomato soup and freshly made bread.
You can see Laren meditating over a pillowly slice before dipping it in the soup below- holding it close and breathing in the sweetly sour aroma. You can tell how irresistible the loaves were by the fact that there’s not only a piece in their hands, but a piece in their soup bowl AND a piece on a plate for when those two were finished.
Right next to the table, there was a row of live basil plants that we were encouraged to clip and use in our soup. In this photo you can see Vim using the small, provided scissors to harvest some for us.
For dessert, we shared this beautiful, tomato iced coffee. With a base of green tomato puree, a body of espresso and cream, and topped with whipped cream, green tomato simple syrup, a sprig of basil and a plump, cherry tomato, this drink was one of the most memorable delicacies we had during our trip.