Destination Iceland

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We hoped the late spring of 2022 would be the time to begin to travel abroad once again. The Covid-19 pandemic had shut off foreign travel for all of 2020 and 2021. Iceland was a place we wanted to visit, especially since we had visited Greenland in 2019. Iceland dropped its incoming Covid test requirement at the end of February. We booked the 8 day Iceland Adventure tour with Globus.

Icelandair flight 644 departed Washington Dulles International Airport at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. We opted for Economy Plus seating. The Boeing 767 aircraft afforded 2-abreast seating which was very nice. On Icelandair, one purchases meals in economy class. We purchased the "Three-course Hot Meal" in advance. It consisted of a parma ham, tomatoes and mozzarella appetizer. lasagna and tiramisu. It was not bad at all.

I didn't sleep on the 5 hour 20 minute flight. (The equivalent of flying to Los Angeles from Dulles.) I watched a few of the brief Icelandair videos about Iceland, but wish there had been more. One was a playful list of rules for visitors, about washing all body parts before entering a thermal bath, what do do when a road changes from asphalt to gravel, camping only in designated areas, dressing in layers, and not stepping on the moss.

We crossed the southern tip of Greenland about 12:50 a.m., EDT. The aircraft looked like it was about over Nanortalik where we had been in 2019. Dawn was breaking and we entered the Land of the Midnight Sun.

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Photos

Icelandair Boeing 767
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The Coast of Greenland
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Icelandair Dinner
Three-course hot meal aboard icelandair. Parma ham, tomatoes and mozzarella appetizer; Lasagna al forno; Tiramisu.
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Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun at 1:12 a.m. EDT.
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