Monday, April 17th, we stayed with Tóti and his family. His wife, Hannahlið, made a fantastic vegetarian meal, which was a really pleasant surprise. After dinner, Rob and Tóti ran some errands and I stayed behind to teach Marsibel (their daughter) how to make a puppet. She’s been out of school with a cold and
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While you are waiting for me to update my blog with the latest travel news, here is a photo album of things we saw on the last two days.
Well, I have my doubts, but I was tagged by Joy and by the rules of the game, I have to tell you six random things about myself and then go and tag six more people. I’m writing this with a towel on my head. There is a poodle asleep on the sofa next to
This should be our last night on the road. Skálafell I in Suðursveit We’ll finally get to see the glacial lagoon that I keep missing. Twice I’ve taken friends or family to the glacier, but haven’t left early enough in the day to make it to the glacial lagoon.
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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.