Song of the Month: August
Sunday, August 31st, 2014I had trouble coming up with a song for this month, because this post will be about our trip to Iceland a few weeks ago. The most famous singer from Iceland is Bjork, but I don’t really like any of her songs, so just go ahead, pick your favorite and call it the song of the month.
I’m also having a hard time describing Iceland. The main words that come to mind are interesting, weird, and beautiful. The bubbling geysers are fascinating, and the landscape is really unique. We rented a camper with 4 wheel drive and headed off to explore the southern part of the island. There are waterfalls everywhere, as well as sheep and the famous Icelandic horses. In contrast, there are very few people so we found ourselves alone on the road a lot of the time.
Speaking of roads, we followed the main Ring Road for a while, but then headed inland where the “road” is really just the tire tracks of the vehicles that came before you. This also means there are no bridges, so crossing rivers is a slightly nervous, exciting time, especially after a day and night of rain. The camping and hiking were good, but for me another highlight was soaking in a hot river – heated by a natural geothermal spring. We also took walks to see glaciers, icebergs floating in a bay, and puffins nesting. Finally we finished off with a stop at the Blue Lagoon spa for a relaxing dip in the strange colored water before flying home.
The landscape is so varied that it’s hard to pick just 1 or 2 photos! Here’s one from our favorite hike to a waterfall.
Our home on wheels, alone on the main road.
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