Students were surprisingly chipper rising early in pitch dark to prepare for our first full day in Iceland. As the sun rose after 8 a.m. it glistened on snowy peaks and revealed moss covered basaltic lava and the students were in awe. We had a packed day visiting the mid-Atlantic ridge, geysers, frozen waterfalls, volcanic caldera and even had time for some souvenir shopping. This was topped off by an open air picnic lunch in -9 wind chill factor! They can now proudly call themselv