Doh! We broke our No. 1 travel rule

If there's one thing we've learned from our travels, it's that you can never believe what anyone says about ferry schedules. We usually trust only the people who work in the ferry office to provide accurate departure times.

So when we walked into the ferry office today and were told that we'd missed the only boat to the Westfjords by five hours, we could only blame ourselves for not confirming what we'd heard from fellow travelers and travel information centers.

First, the top photos from the day ... followed by our itinerary for tomorrow, provided we actually get on the ferry.

That's the view from our bed at the Hotel Hellner, through our window. At midnight.

We were delighted this morning when the clouds lifted from the Snaefellsjokull glacier just behind our hotel. Yesterday, it stayed mostly hidden.

With the sun shining bright, we made a beeline to the trail to from Djupalon to Drtivik, which is partly on a volcanic rock beach and partly on a lava field.

  

On the trail are the remnants of an ancient labyrinth. Karen nailed it on her first try.

From the mountains to the sea: You can't see the beach to the left, but it's there.

Another view of the glacier. It's said to be the inspiration for Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Just another humdrum drive past yet another dormant volcano. This is starting to get old.

Just kidding.

In the port town where we're staying, Stykkisholmur, there's the Library of Water, where there are glass tubes from floor to ceiling of water from 24 glaciers from all over Iceland. It may not sound very exciting, but it was actually a very peaceful and calming place. Not to mention unique.The photo is of the harbor through one of the water tubes.  

We have most of the day to kill before tomorrow's 3 p.m. ferry to the Westfjords. We'll likely spend it hiking. Or doing a walking tour of the town. Or sitting in the hot pots. Oh wait, we did the hot pots this afternoon ... here's a shot: 

If you're wondering, we asked at the woman at the front desk if we were too old to go down the slide. She said not by a long shot. So we did.