Category: Iceland

During July 2016 I had the pleasure of traveling to Iceland. A beautiful and varied country. Mike, Kina, Robin and I drove the ring highway to see the sights. The first day out we drove a loop north and east of Reykjavik.  Lots of history, lakes, and waterfalls. Then we drove to the coast and traveled counterclockwise around the country.

Stunning scenery, friendly people – and all but one person we met spoke fluent English – a good thing as Icelantic is an extremely difficult language!  Great geology – from volcanic activity ( a rift zone crosses the country) to active glaciers.  The terrain went from barren rock (recent volcanic activity)  to lush fields fed by waterfalls and rivers to calving glaciers.

Lots of birds (yes, including puffins – but I did not really get a decent picture), one reindeer, many, many sheep, and gorgeous native horses.

We ended up in Reykjavik for a few days to see the city. Very clean and interesting. The entire country has a population of about 330,000 and 200,000 live in Reykjavik!

Food? Some interesting meals – yummy seafood (especially what they refer to as lobsters – langostinos) and delicious lamb. Throw in some reindeer meat, horse meat, various animal parts and you have an interesting culinary experience.