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Moving Along Smoothly...and wet...

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August 16th 2008
Friday August 15 Today I arrived in Hofn, Iceland. A town of about 1800 on the southeast coast of the country, which sits near the tongues of 3 major glaciers. My previous 2 nights were spent in Egalsstadir which was one more night than originally planned, but when I woke up at 6 a.m on Thursday to catch the bus, I decided that it was entirely too early to get up on a Thursday, so I went back t ... read more

Europe » Iceland » North » Seydisfjördur

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more