Bring on the WORLD

This morning brought snoozing until late (9am). Once we got going we drove to the Bridge Between Continents. At this point you are witnessing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge pulling apart. Thus you can walk across the bridge and you move from The Eurasian Continental Plate to the North American Continental Plate. The average separation is 2cm a year or 6 meters in 100 years. This process means the Atlantic Ocean is growing and Iceland is on the growth path. This rift of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge extends from the point in Reykjanes Peninsula to Thingvellir to Lake Myvatn. We also spent some time 'holding' up the bridge. #reykjanes Then we continued along searching for the planets (the geothermal plant in the area has a sun and then the planets are stretched in correct distance and size from that ... read more

Today started a little later as our journey wasn't as long. Prior to leaving we had a good chat with Swany and Peter (our Airbnb hosts). Plus Mom fell in love with the region and had to leave Dad in their garden. The interesting geographically speaking part of our day started when I programmed the next destination into the car's GPS navigation system. The journey that Swany said would take about 2-2 1/2 hours came up lasting from 10:30-5:30!!!! Needless to say the GPS felt it would be better to go north around the entire Trollaskagi peninsula and then a few more. Thus as we drove south towards the Ring Road (1) the GPS female voice with a more British accent kept telling us to turn around in every farm road we passed - some were ... read more

Today we went with our bodies as to the flow of the day for eating and all else. Amazingly it was quite warm and comfortable this morning. I was fine walking around in jeans and a thin long sleeve shirt. Our journey took us north of Dalvik into the fjords and tunnels. Just before the first tunnel we were able to see Grimsey Island north off the coast. Grimsey is located on the Arctic Circle. In the first tunnel there was only one lane for traffic for over 4 km. Basically the traffic coming at us had the right of way. Our side had pull outs every 1/4-1/3 of a km. The pullouts were large enough to hold three cars. That tunnel opened into the small town or OLadsfjordur. Just past the town we entered the ... read more

This morning brought a hardy meal of bacon, blood sausage (Mike) and waffles. The boys attempted again to play with their soccer ball outside. Alas the small corgi like dog came running up to try to steal it again. Soccer game postponed. After exploring the local Netto for groceries prior to National Day closings. National Day is like American Independence Day in that it is celebrated around the occasion of Iceland achieving independent rule from Denmark. However the events differ. In Reykjavik there are larger and longer events with parades and food,etc. However local towns do things on a smaller scale. We are currently in Egilsstadir. In this town they have a church service, a small parade, bouncy houses, a stage with singers and dancers, and a couple of sporting events like &@!&. Most of the ... read more

I sit here facing the back window at the end of a LONG day watching the horses graze and the river flow by. The wind has a kick to it as it whips around the farm and through our small window openings. Birds chirp and life is good. Today brought an early start as we had a long journey to get from the south to the east. Plus, we had LOTS to see along with way. After packing the car we started down the side road to 204. Along the way we stopped to look at the baby terns on the side of the road. And once again got the adult terns upset. They pecked the hood again but not us. In town we laughed over our confusion and inexperience at obtaining gas for the car. ... read more