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Reykjavik, Iceland – Part 2 (Post #9)

Thursday, June 9th, 2005

In the past 3 days we have done a variety of things in Iceland. We spent a couple of days wandering around downtown and getting in a fair amount of walking after we took the bus the first day and realized we could walk to the downtown area. We ate a lot of interesting food and for dinner one night we went to an “All U Can Eat” Fish Buffet – fish is a big thing here and there is no shortage of it.

Today we went to the Laugardalur pool, which is next door to our hut. This is the largest natural water geothermal pool in Iceland. After that we went on a 6 hour tour of geological features in the country side surrounding Reykjavik. The tour is called the Golden Circle tour and included some famous Icelandic sites. A couple of photos appear below but you can see more on our webshots site (link is below after the two photos).

Picture of us in front of the famous waterfall, Gullfoss
Mike and Michele and Gullfoss

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Itinerary (Post #8)

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

First, thank you to everyone who made comments, especially about the links not working. We are learning more and more all the time about posting links to various things in our blog and I think we have it figured out now. So, the links should be fixed.

Also, we just posted our gear list (see post #5) since that is a frequently asked question that we get. The other question we frequently get is “Where are you going?” Of course, we will not list here all the gory details of every city in every country – besides, WE don´t even know that yet – but we do know we will travel within the counties in our itinerary via bus, train, ferry, and plane. Anyway, for all inquiring minds, here is the answer to the burning question, “So, where will you be over the next year?”

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Reykjavik, Iceland (Post #7)

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
We are finally here in Iceland after a long red eye flight. A picture of the hut we are staying in can be found by clicking here. More pictures and commentary coming later....right now we want to eat ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Struggle to Get it All Done (Post #6)

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
Many of you probably wonder what happened to our blog, why we didn´t post it, why you never heard from us, etc. Well, the simple truth is, we really struggled to get everything done that we had to get ... [Continue reading this entry]

Gear List (Post #5)

Saturday, June 4th, 2005
Ah yes...the gear list...what everyone wants to know (besides the itineray). "So, what are you bringing with you?" everyone asks. Our packs weight about 6 pounds by themselves and 30 pounds each with all the stuff in them. ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Final Countdown (Post #4)

Thursday, June 2nd, 2005
Well, a lot has been happening since our last entry. we've been trying to throw together all the last-minute details of this trip while selling Michele's 1994 Acura Integra, finding a storage facility for Mike's Lexus GS400, and packing ... [Continue reading this entry]