AnnMurray1992

Better late than never, eh? Day 4. Our last full day in Iceland. It is clear, sunny and mild. A beautiful day and in stark contrast to the day before! We head out at 8am for a full day of touring. Today we are going to see more volcanoes and waterfalls and stop at the southernmost village in Iceland. First stop is Seljalandsfoss which is one of the most famous waterfalls in Iceland. You can actually walk behind it to take pictures. Unfortunately, we were unable to do that because it was still freezing and the path was iced over. It was still a beautiful site. Next up was another amazingly beautiful waterfall. Skogafoss drops 200 feet and the spray creates beautiful rainbows. There are stairs to take you to the top of the waterfall but ... read more

Today was the first day of winter in Iceland. It felt like it. Even managed to see a few snowflakes at one point. But I'm all warmed up after a nice long shower and ready to tell you about today. Actually, I'm going to let the pictures do most of the talking today. We had a half day tour and half a day to do whatever we wanted. Tour was to the Blue Lagoon. After passing through miles and miles of lava fields and past mountains of lava, we arrived at our destination. Oh. My. Gosh. What an experience. It was surreal. The colors, the steam, the water, the clay mask. It was also interesting in that you have to put away your modesty because they have very strong rules about hygiene - bathing before you ... read more

Finally! I headed to Salem today. I love Salem. What a fun, interesting, educational day. I walked my feet off (12,998 steps according to my Garmin). It goes without saying that New England is beautiful in the fall. I love they way people decorate their homes with a combination of Halloween and Fall. I love to see the leaves falling. I love how the leaves flutter around your vehicle as you drive down the street. I love how you walk down streets of houses that look exactly like you think they would look and then all of the sudden you can see the harbor. But let's start at the beginning. I had the most fun taxi drivers today. Ed took me to Salem. Ed is a stereotypical Bostonian cab driver - accent included. He was awesome. ... read more

Well I would consider today a success. I learned some valuable lessons about the cabs around the North Shore. It's kind of interesting that Uber doesn't have a great name here. Plus if you find the right cab company the savings are minimal. They have also been having price surges on Uber. I'm sticking with the cabs. I made it to the Liberty Tree Mall to get a cable so I could upload pictures (really important), I also got some supplies like water and apples and such so I would stay away from the vending machines. If you missed my first post - I'm kinda in the boondocks. But oh golly are the boondocks beautiful with fall color. I can't wait to get some pictures tomorrow. I'm reposting the picture from this morning but taken with ... read more