Metropolitan Reykjavík

... about 20 minutes for the No. 18 to take us back to city center. Instead, the No. 18 flew by our bus stop without even slowing down. So much for that effort! With the sun now down and the Iceland cold descending, Murray and I walked down into a new neighborhood in search of a cab. Interesting to see more houses, apartment buildings, teeny tiny balconies, etc.

After getting back to Guesthouse Sunna, we had some down time – I started this ...

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... room/waterfall then had to leave to catch the bus back to Reykjavik. I had conditioned my hair as suggested before I got into the pool and again after I got out but I didn't do it enough. My hair was like bad straw by the time it was dry that evening. You would think I would sleep well after that but I was itchy all night in spite of the long shower I had when getting out of the lagoon.

In the photo is the hot geyser in the middle of the lagoon with bobbing heads around it.

... close to 10pm at this point. Still too early for the locals to go out, but we figured we wanted to get a head start on exploring the nightlife in Reykjavik. The Icelandic people certainly know how to party hard, even when the economy is down and there is only sunlight for 5 hours a day. We weren't able to witness it yesterday as we went to bed too early, but Saturdays are supposed to be the big party nights. Bars ...

Sunday, August 10, 2008 Return to Civilization Dear Readers: We complete our full circle tour of Iceland today, making a fairly rapid transit across the miles from Akureyri to Reykjavik. Other than photo and pit stops, our first visit is to the Deildartunguhver (try to pronounce that one) hot spring. It gushes out more hot water than any other hot spring in the world. The Icelanders have devised a way ...

There was an earth quake 50km from Reykjavik about 1600. It measured 6.1 richter. No one was hurt but apparently there are houses in ruin to the east and they are evacuating people as there will be more to come. The last one like this was in 2000 but there was less damage. No one us allowed in their houses. Life. On the edge of a continent.

... capital and within touring distance of the airport, making it one of the more novel and refreshing short stopover destinations you will find on a long haul flight anywhere in the world (Icelandair do offer perfectly timed 2-3 hour tours on their trans-Atlantic flights). It's actually a seawater spring located many miles inland - a bizarre force of nature ...

... way and ask if we could make a reservation for another night. He walks away and just as we are about to go down the stairs with our tails between our legs, he comes over to me and says he may have a table for us in 15-20 minutes, if we'd like to wait in the bar. We sit down a little later at our table and study the menu. I have grilled scallops with red & green dressing (perfectly cooked and delicious), then roasted breast of Guillemot (a black seabird). It has very dark meat ...