The flight went by quickly, never got a chance to even try to sleep. The plane actually landed twenty minutes early (at 6 AM). It was raining and the strong wind caused the drops to fall sideways - rendering the shelters ineffective. By seven I was on a bus for Reykjavik (The international airport is actually in Keflavic), and by eight I was in Reykjavik at the downtown Icelandair hotel. I caught a taxi the last little way to the youth hostel - only to find the SkyBus (the bus I obviously got off of a stop early). By eight thirty I was checked into the the hostel and the sky was finally starting to lighten - though with the rain it's kind of hard to tell.
I really only have two days to spend in Iceland, so I couldn't afford to spend the day sleeping, but at the same time I was useless after being up all night. Luckily the hostel kicks everyone out starting at eleven - so I was able to take a couple hour nap and not be tempted to sleep longer. Got up and caught a local bus down town. Spent the day walking around Reykjavik. The cold weather and icy wind meant plenty of coffee breaks. Reykjavik seems like a standard Scandinavian capital (reminiscent of Copenhagen) crossed with a sleepy village. Pleasant enough, but not a whole lot to look at.
Had a nice hour walk back to the hostel. Booked a tour for tomorrow, hung out and read, then headed to bed early.
