The Farmers and Adele

Europe » Iceland
June 23rd 2021

Published: June 24th 2021

I didn't think I would be in quarantine for the rest of my life, but I did worry that I might emerge from it with a terminal case of inertia. I wondered if I would ever travel again, or would anyone for that matter. Perhaps it would be time to retire my travel blog. But when my friend Adele called and asked, "Iceland?" my inner therapist gave me a sharp nudge and I agreed. I thought of it as a ki... Read Full Entry

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101 Reykjavik

Street art

101 Reykjavik

Colorful houses in Reykjavik

101 Reykjavik

Sanctioned Street Art

Public sculptures in Reykjavik were unaesthetic and pointless.

Blue Lagoon

There was even a swim-up photographer!

Thingvellir National Park

Every summer for 300 years the 36 tribes would gather here to make laws, settle disputes, and drown witches.

Snæfellsnes National Park

I wore all of my layers all of the time. Even in bed.

Adele

Travel agent for masochists.

Gusty

Cold powerful winds coming off of Greenland's ice sheet regularly rake Iceland, sometimes taking a few car doors along the way.

Berg Farm

Our cabin. That's our somewhat trusty Jeep Suzuki parked out front.

Berg Farm

My horse trainer sister raved about Icelandic ponies before I left.

Berg Farm

Everywhere you look is a picture.

Hitchcock-ian

An arctic tern attacking me.

Berg Farm

Just a random volcano sitting in the field. I wonder if it was there last week.

Snæfellsnes National Park

Just stop it already with the gorgeous scenery! My eyes need to rest.

Night in Iceland?

There are 0 minutes between sunset and sunrise. This played havoc with my circadian rhythms.

Gulp

I hate getting unsettling texts from home while I'm traveling abroad.

Driving East

I'm not sure I've been in an emptier more foreboding landscape. Sure glad the engine started.

Hagi Farm

To supplement their incomes, farmers set boxes in their fields and rent them to passing tourists.

Fluke Fluke?

If you look closely you'll see the big moment of our whale watching expedition.

Arctic Ocean

24th June 2021

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for posting...
I love Iceland. And thanks for the information about testing before returning to the States. I'm hoping I won't need this information when we return from Scotland in Sept.

25th June 2021

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