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Lagoon Me

Monday, September 10th, 2007

On Day 3 (Sept. 7) I left Reykjavik on a bus tour around what’s called the Golden Circle.  We visited the Pingvellir national park, site of the first meeting of the very first parliament in the year 930 (just beside the Eurasia-America faultline), the breathtaking Gulfoss waterfall and the geyser after which all other geysers are named, “Geyser.”  That night I hit the lively streets, ran into a guy who was on the tour (an anchorman from Sioux City, Iowa), joined his “pub crawl” already in progress, and withdrew from the “crawl” and walked back to my B&B, upright. [read on]

Icy Blonde People

Friday, September 7th, 2007

The trip is finally underway!  I’m on day 3, actually.  I flew out 2 days ago and arrived in Iceland yesterday.  The place is fascinating, an active volcanic area covered with fields of moss-covered black lava soil, craggy rock piles and plumes of steam.  But before I describe it further, let me erupt into an expression of gratitude. [read on]