Finally Going to Iceland!

The countdown is beginning.   From here we go to Reykjavik for about twenty-four hours, then to Keyflavik and home.   Sigh.   We have a lovely breakfast with several different freshly-baked breads and waffles and the other traditional Icelandic breakfast treats.   And we have a great conversation with our hostess, who explains to us about the Icelandic government, and who shares our views of our president.   (Seems like everyone we meet outside of the US feels the same way!) Winner of three Trip Advisor awards! Some fall color in her front yard! Very easy to drink, Viking arctic berry ale! We trek everything out to the car and take a few minutes to figure out our next move.   We’re still planning on going to the Viking Village, since one should never ignore a recommendation from a local resident!   We get really close;   but the turn doesn’t say Viking Village and it takes some comparing of our various maps to decide where we...

t’s a sleep-in kind of morning!   I’m still up around six;   but at least it isn’t because my alarm screamed at me!   Marilyn has a long night’s sleep after yesterday’s rather stressful driving in the rain and drizzle.   We don’t get breakfast today, so we stopped yesterday and bought Skyr yogurt and red grapes.   The yogurt is really good and comes with the cutest little fold-up spoon that snaps open.   Marilyn has strawberry with the fruit on the bottom and I have vanilla with lots and lots of tiny chocolate bits.   We also bought a large round thing that looks like bread but is a cinnamon bun with thick dark chocolate spread all across the top. How clever is this?  It just snaps into place! The apartment comes with tea bags and instant coffee, but no sugar or milk, so I have tea and Marilyn sticks with water.   It is quite a treat, though, to have our en suite! The weather outside is extremely uncooperative.   We...