A Few Photos From Iceland

Greetings from the Land of Fire and Ice

Here is a sampling of what we have done on our trip so far (you may need to use google to get the full picture):

- Seen the sights in the golden circle (geysir and gulfoss)
- Seen Pingvellir National Park (where Europe and the Americas are slowly growing apart, physically not metaphorically)
- Climbed to the volcanic crater of Mt. Hengill (inactive, we think)
- Walked behind Seljalandsfoss and walked to the top of Skogafoss
- Hiked the Skaftashedl Loop, seeing both glaciers including the great Vatnajokull, the largest ice cap in Europe and the third largest in the world
- Walked on Snivafellsjokull, part of vatnajokull, using crampons and ice axes
- Had lovely lobster pizza and lobster pasta in Hofn (pronounced "hup" as though you are hiccuping)
- Drove the windiest and windiest roads you can ever imagine (yes, those are two different words)
- Seen LOTS of sheep — shy ones, white ones, black ones, brown ones, brave ones, a few that really liked the grass near the road, and a few that even met us on the road.

Pictures when we return. Hope everyone is well.

Off to Iceland

By tomorrow morning (around 2am Midwest time) I'll be in Iceland. I'll return August 22 with stories and pictures galore.

Have fun while I'm gone!

Apparently, I'm a Goldfish

After a long absence, I reunited with my favorite Goldfish crackers today, the Parmesan flavor. And what did I discover on the package? A batty-eyed cracker version of myself. Would you look at that, my name is even trademarked as a cheese flavored cracker. I hope they don't send me a cease and desist letter ...

More of my lovely cracker doppelganger:

Moments like this make me glad I have a blog.