At many of the guesthouses in Iceland one has the option of a kitchen, so Rob and I brought groceries with us for what is called a “self-catering” holiday. We’ve just discovered that in rooms without kitchen access we can make a boiled egg in the electric tea-kettle, which every room has. Advice regarding eggs […]
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Next it’s on to Ytra-Ã?land in Þistilfjörður. This is the only one that we might not be able to get to because of the weather. I’ll let you know after the trip if we’ve made it.
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Monday and Tuesday nights are the two that I’m most likely to have internet access because we’re staying with Tóti, our puppet wrangler. With luck we’ll also visit my friend Bernd who lives just outside of Akureyri.
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We decided to go the hotspring after dinner. Dinner was delightful. The only other guests were a british couple. The gentleman schedules tours of Iceland and this is one of the facilities he regularly books for his clients. That he also comes here for vacations should tell you something about the quality of the accommodations. For
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Oh my, talk about luxury. The farm is at the back of a fjörd, and easy to find. Our room is very simple, but clean and warm. We were enchanted, and then we had breakfast. Good heavens. The common room is the entire old barn structure, with a high vaulted ceiling and a stunning view
The music festival in Isjafjörður was a nice example of the word eclectic. Apparently the way the festival works is that anyone who wants to participate gets 15 minutes on stage. It’s nice that they can dole fame out like that, don’t you think? Anyway, the first group up featured an electric guitar, trumpet, electric
We should be here Saturday and Sunday nights. Heydalur in Mjóifjörður, Ãsafjarðarðjúp Jodi, Sam, Sarah and Julie had planned to come up here for a music festival, so we thought we would try to join them.
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In theory, I’ll be able to let you know where we are each night by postdating my blog entries. This is our first scheduled overnight stop on our trip. Miðjanes in Breiðafjörður.
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Rob, Audrey and I are starting out on our trip around Iceland today. I may have internet access in some of the places we go, but more than likely you’ll be without me for the week. I am taking the computer, because I hope to get some solid writing done, so if I can, I’ll
1. Icelandic has 24 different forms of the definite article whereas English uses only “the.” 2. All the words sound alike. 3. I can’t make those sounds. Seriously. I was out for a walk with Audrey today and my upstairs neighbor stopped me and asked me something. I asked him to repeat it, and then
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Now I know what you’re thinking: How did I find a production of Little Shop of Horrors so quickly here. But, in fact, this Audrey is one of the cast member’s dog, and will be staying with us during Easter break. She’s quiet and well-behaved and about the size of our cat Marlowe back home.
Today was the last day of work until April 24. We all got chocolate Easter eggs and everyone was already half-way out the building, even though we were still working. After work, everyone went to Café Sólon for drinks. The production had rented the second floor, although apparently neglected to rent any lighting. It was
Today I worked a giant ball of stuff. I have such a glamorous job, don’t you think? The mayor needed to pull a giant ball of stuff out of the back of a car. So one puppeteer had the Mayor, someone else was working the arms, which left me with the giant ball of stuff.
1. First we have to shoot him. 2. Does everyone have a spray of trash? 3. Get some oil to stop the duck. 4. Is this position good for you? 5. Hey, I just got bruised by toast. 6. The pee factor is really high with this show. 7. Give me a second to figure
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We’ve joined Sarah, Julie and Emily to work with an Icelandic tutor once a week. It’s odd because I’ve been feeling like I’ll never learn this language, but at the class I was definitely ahead of the others. It doesn’t feel like it when I’m out trying to use Icelandic “in the wild.” Genta, our