Iceland Day 4: Skógafoss and Other Falls

Even in the dark on the way to Vatnajökull, Yen noticed a few waterfalls that would require visiting when more time presented itself. Our last two days had rather loose schedules,…

Iceland Day 3: Vatnajökull

I was terrified all through breakfast that the innkeeper would ask us about our plans for the day. If he did, we’d have to confess that we were planning to…

Iceland Day 2: Snæfellsnes

The nice thing about almost no light all day long is we didn’t really feel a jetlag effect. It’s impossible to feel out of sorts with the local time when…

Iceland Day 1: Reykjavík

Wednesday afternoon someone asked me whether I was heading home for Thanksgiving. No, I explained, we were headed to Iceland. “Oh,” she asked, “is there anyone good there?” She was…