Highland Hotel Hella

...and wind blowing every which way.<br><br>We arrived in Reykjavik before the sun was up, and drove our rental car away from the airport toward sunrise-pink, snow-capped peaks. Our first stop was þingvellir national park, the gorgeous site where Iceland's original parliament was founded. The park boasts a large lake that, apparently ...

... wooden sailboat.  I don't know it's significance, but it was a nice boat.  Also this statue of a fisherman holding a flounder. Why not cod, I can't say.  But I liked the nice expression on the flounders face.<br>As we continued snooping around this small village, we came across none other than this little turf-covered shed.  I love the little hobbit-y window and stove pipe stuck through the roof.<br><br>The biggest mystery in this village was the location of ...

We stayed at a lovely little cabin at a camping resort run by Polish immigrants and got up early in order to return the rental vehicle to Reykjavik in time. Then we took a bus to the Blue Lagoon, which is a beautiful aquamarine blue pool fed with excess hot water from a geothermal heating ...

<br>Driving south on the No 1 we have gone over 2000km in the past 8 days. Half the distance from here to Toronto. Half the distance from Toronto the Alberta/BC border. It is a windy day, a cloudy sky. Senica is cursing at the slower driver up ahead. I was reading a bout Hveragerdi - hot spring garden. We may head there today. We are looking forward to ...

<br>We just had our first local lamb and they gave us a super dessert b/c we're on our honeymoon. There were greenhouse grown strawberries in this yummy dessert. The owner of the guesthouse served us and said most of the produce comes from local greenhouses (what an ingenious idea, why doesn't everyone in Canada do that?) We drove past tons of greenhouses today, Senica was so intrigued. They are heated by the country's thermal ...

Well I thought we were pretty lucky to get a map!! However, this map has red roads like veins in your wrist - criss crossed and squiggly in all different directions. As the navigator, I hardly knew where we were going! It took us all day to come 100km from Reykjavik. Granted, we took a wonderfully scenic route. Now, at long last, we are settled into a guesthouse in Fludir and sipping Jokull Bjor (Glaricer Beer). To get where we are now, we had to rent our car, get ...

... to do as such. I was happy though, it´s a nice little town to relax in and a good place to get everything clean and dry again! Hot clear days also came with very cold clear Arctic nights and of course the Northern Lights! On both nights an eerie silence woke me from a very deep sleep - I had that same feeling once before when I woke just prior to an earthquake (in Palmerston North) and for a few moments I was waiting for the earth to rumble. However ...

... Island - a 3 hour journey on a massive ship! The most embarrassing part was that the attendants made me line my bike up with the cars and trucks to get my little bike on the ferry - I felt a bit pathetic. It´s funny how little things can be embarrassing sometimes. Heimaey is renowned for it´s Puffins and volcanic activity - loads of little volcanoes on the Island and loads of Puffins! The are very very cute little ...

<ul><li>Hveragerði: <br> stayed in cabin at Eldhestar Hotel (quite expensive and no kitchen), <br> did a horse ride</li></ul>

... I hope. At Skaholt is a church with a tomb of a bishop and a secret tunnel. On the way back we stopped at a bore hole, this is where they release pressure/steam from the ground to use for energy - wait until you see the video - the noise and pressure is amazing. Sorry this is a short entry - I only 10mins left on my Internet connection to use today, so I shall update this further at the weekend, when I am not paying for the connection! Talk to you all tomorrow or Sunday Ronnie