Day: July 11, 2019

The So-Called “Golden Circle”

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Saturday, July 6, 2019 I got up at 5:40, drank tea and showered, all the while trying to be quiet so I wouldn’t wake up Molly. At 8:00 I called the guy at NiceTravel and learned that we had to be at the City Center Bus Stop #1 in half an hour, not 9:00 as it said on their website, since it was their first of many pick-up spots. The Golden Circle is as crowded […]

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Farewell, Westfjords

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Friday, July 5, 2019 What the Icelandic woman said to me turned out to be true: all you have to do to board Air Iceland Direct from Ísafjörður to Reykjavík is say your name so they can check you off a list. No ticket, no ID, no showing up much in advance. The prop jet (about ten rows long) got us into Reykjavík in only half an hour. Fortunately we flew into the little airport […]

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The Birds

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Thursday, July 4, 2019 Did you know that “Iceland” in Icelandic is “ísland”? At 8:00 sharp this morning when they opened, Molly was in communication with Wild Westfjords, the leader of our canceled trip, hoping to find an alternative activity for the day. They offered another hike, this one with less elevation gain but double the distance. Since Molly had been seeking cliffs, and I, something easy, we opted instead for a three-hour trip to […]

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