This was our last full day in The Land of Fire & Ice.

Our first stop before returning to Reykjavík was Hvitserkur, the basalt stack that looks like a dragon drinking water, or a rhino. It’s believed that a troll, after getting caught in sunlight, turned into this large rock.

Now, walking to the rock stack from the car park was quite the walk in itself. The beach was at a lower level than the car park, and there was actually a shortcut down a cliff face. But that seemed a bit too precarious for my liking, so we went the long way – a trail leading down, zigzagging to the beach. We made a wrong turn and had to cross a nesting area for sea birds. Naz helped ward them off by spinning a towel above his head while we ran across to safety.

While walking by the water, we spotted a colony of seals resting on the opposite shore. A few were doing laps in the water, peering curiously at us.

After Hvitsekur, we made our way to the last waterfall on our waterfall chase: Hraunfossar. Technically, it’s actually a series of waterfalls flowing out from a lava field. ‘Hraun’ means lava and ‘fossar’ mean waterfalls, so the name literally means ‘Lava Waterfalls.’

And that marks the end of our adventure in Iceland. Since Iceland, we’ve been on a few amazing trips, but Iceland still holds a special place in my heart.