Here Comes the Sun!!!

We finally had a day of sunshine! The fog lifted and the rain stopped long enough for us to reach a ridge known to have key outcrops. The time was used wisely, we collected enough samples to make the trek back very painful. It was a nice change of pace to work in the sunshine, our spirits were noticeably higher, and the work was much easier. I'm glad we took advantage of it while we had it, today is back to the usual conditions. Once again the fog and rain kept us from reaching our goals. We decided to take the time to drive up to the Arctic Ocean, on a path we thought may also show us some nice rock exposures. The weather concealed the exposures but couldn't hide the frigid, crashing waves of the ocean. Of course we had to dip our toes in, just to say we did. Along the way we met the first Americans we have seen since arriving. Wouldn't you know it, they were geologists! After trading stories of our research so far, they invited us to their house, thats right House. We've been going about this all wrong. The weather would be much more bearable if we had nice, warm beds to came back to each night. Clearly this isn't their first field experience in Iceland. Otherwise, its been a somewhat lazy day. If the weather changes and allows us back up the ridge, that is where we will be for the next few days. I have a feeling we may need a backup plan.