Foss Aning Saudarkrokur
v/ Saemundarhlid Saudarkrokur, S-550, Iceland
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Sheep, Horses and Trees: Part I
... I guess that there isn't a problem with sheep getting hit on the roads.
The Sheep are rounded up in what is known as a "rettir" in September. The farmers go out on horseback and with dogs (There is also a unique breed of Iceland Sheepdog that looks like a small, ginger-hued spitz dog; they are very friendly.) and on a single appointed day round up the sheep, drive them into circular pens with a wedge designated for each farmer. The sheep ...
How many days until Christmas?!
The morning was done at a leisurely pace due to not a good night's sleep. Jeff and I both had very strange dreams as well as a visit from Daniel, who then proceeded to kick me and try to lay on Jeff's stomach! Dreams consisted of me meeting Mr T from the A Team in a supermarket and Jeff chasing some folk who had stolen something from us! Not sure where they came from, but we didn't ...
Maxence: l enquete avance
Notre enquęte est trčs difficile. Les traces que nous avons vues ŕ différents endroits ne sont pas trčs nettes, mais maintenant nous sommes ŕ peu prčs sűrs que ce sont des Trolls.
Les Trolls étaient les premiers habitants de l’Islande, il y a trčs longtemps. Les premiers qui les ont vu sont les Vikings avant le dixičme sičcle, en fait en 783, un samedi matin, ŕ 9:17 !
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Les merveilles du volcanisme
Lever ŕ l’aurore. Au fait, c’est quoi l’aurore ici ?
Petite balade matinale au milieu de l’enfer bouillonnant. Ici la terre travaille au chaud
La vapeur ŕ plus de 100°C sort du moindre trou, de la moindre fissure et parfois traverse les ...
Travellers of the past
I finished Journey to the Centre of the Earth last night. Well worth reading a second time, especially considering this setting. The part about travelling into Faxa Bay and Reykjavik in the 1800s when there were just two streets was most interesting. I learned a bit of Icelandic too.
Saellvertu - be happy (a greeting)
Geyser means 'fury' - what a phenomenon
I really regret we do not have a dictionary. They were ...


