The Northern Lights are like a woman's chest. Each one is different. But they're all nice!
- Arnie (our Superjeep tour guide)
The SuperJeeps are just badass! How can you drive a Jeep Wrangler back in York, PA and not want to ride around in one of these when visiting Iceland? This tour company has great reviews on TripAdvisor and we planned this excursion when we initially booked our trip. And, they definitely will get another great review from us!
8:00pm.....pickup from the hotel.
Our tour guide Arnie was not only a philosopher (see quote above), but an absolute riot all night long. We met up with 5 other SuperJeeps and took off high up into the mountains to search for the lights. If your tires aren't huge....you weren't going to be able to hang with us tonight. We busted through deep snow, rocks, and hilly terrain where other vehicles wouldn't dream of going.
Once we made it to the top of the mountain our entire group of SuperJeeps partied like rock stars (even before we saw the lights)! My wife is caught here taste-testing the infamous Northern Lights cocktail.....hot chocolate and vodka! And, even after a little evening booze.....my toes were still screaming for wool socks after 30 minutes outside.
11:15pm.....still no lights. After 90 minutes on the mountain, SuperJeeps decided to leave the mountain and head to a new location.
Unfortunately, I could not cross the lights off my bucket list after what we saw last night on our bus tour. Yes....we saw some lights, but they were not bucket list worthy. And to make matters worse, I didnt' get a single picture of anything. Luckily, tonight the SuperJeeps tour company provides a photographer to snap photos of any and all action we may see. Let the show begin!
11:25pm.....Showtime!
Our caravan of Jeeps didn't make it 10 minutes down the mountain before we slowed for what appeared to be light action. Everyone got out and prepared for the lights. Within minutes the green lights appeared. First a faint green funnel in the distance.
Then dancing green lights over our head. And waves. And swirls. And AWESOME!!!!!
Another item finally checked off the bucket list! This is what we came to Iceland to see! Arnie said he would rate tonight's northern light show a 7 out of 10. This is the best he's seen them in 6-8 weeks. Remember how crappy our luck was in Vegas? We just hit the jackpot in Iceland!
*** Check out more of our photos on our Northern Lights Page ***
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