Pre-Ramble

Okay - so please read this blog with a gentle gaze as we were limited with web access, speed and energy after long beautiful days to re-hash. Even if I'm the only reader in the long run - it's great to blog-a-log deets I want to reflect on. I don't love blogging, but I love having blogged!

Likely, I'll take time to add or edit words and images when time allows (ha!) - but for now, in the spirit of imperfection - here's a scan of a trip to Iceland with John - August 2011. I use the word scan.. because you know there is always so much more to travel then meets the eye - so much more to see!

btw, to view from the beginning of trip to the end - scroll all the way down (then to "older posts") then to the image of the Iceland map & NYC taxi cab...and READ UP!
 - or you can read it backward, I guess!


Vik, Iceland - (south)

to the left? - me & the wind @ Vik

A nice long dramatic ride along the coast (Hwy 1 of Iceland that is) - and we turn the corner on this Hwy and see a little town with a red barn-like church high up on a hill that looks familiar to us both, like we know it well - and, later, we look at the cover of our Frommers guidebook and it’s the little church vibrantly displayed on the cover.
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What’s in Vik? - the blackest sand you’ll ever see. Ever.

Wind.
It was wind like I’ve never felt wind - rough, wet, loud and wild. At one point it almost landed me on my butt - and I’m no lightweight - so it was w.i.n.d.y.!! (a video to prove it - but no bandwidth to download at moment)

We collected some of the black sand and made a video for friends in Cold Spring (and ourselves) - and knew we arrived somewhere like no place we’ve ever seen. Happy for the extra trek to get there, and wanting to go even further since we had daylight until 9:45ish... so the birthday boy gets everything he wants on his birthday and we continue up to Kirkjubaejarklaustur.