We set up our alarm at 04:30… as we woke up, rain was pouring down and we immediately checked the latest weather forecast. It changed overnight and became even worse… with heavy hearts, we decided to give up and not to hike this last stage to Skógafoss… it looked too risky for us, as the stage was long and included a few exposed sections on ridges, equipped with chains. We closed our eyes and went back to sleep.

We then spent our time trying to plan the next days of our road trip around Iceland, waiting for the bus driving us back to Reykjavík. As soon as we hopped on the bus, we were glad to recognize all the friendly faces met on trail… we were not the only ones who gave up!