Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Droving South Icland - Videos and Maps
Gwynn rented a Ford Escape 4x4. Charlie did the driving. We got up fairly early and headed for the famous "Golden Circle" of tourist must do's in Iceland. That includes the National Park, the Geysir Area and the Gullfoss (Golden Falls) Waterfall.
Here is a video of the big Strokkur Geyser:
Geysir Area in Iceland with Strokkur Geyser
Mom and Charlie describing the Geyser area and their take on geothermal energy:
My take:
Here is a map of our journey yesterday:Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
The Icelandic Horse
Today we took advantage of the sunny weather in Reykjavik, Iceland and rode the gorgeous, cuddly, Icelandic Horses. One of the many differences between these adorable horses and other horses is their extra gaits; the one we used today and our guide was VERY proud of is the tölt.
The tolt gait is pretty cool. Click that last hyperlink to see a short fun video of it.
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| As winter arrives, the fur will get furrier, so these horses will look like teddy bears. |
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| My horse named, Fjölnir. |
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| Still in the corral! |
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| Fjölnir and me by the iron rich hills. |
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| Charlie and I |
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| Charlie and her pretty little Icelandic Horse, Káinn. Pronounced (Cow-in). |
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Reykjavik, Iceland- Day One
We landed in Iceland. I got some fake looking money called Krona at the ATMS which was fun. Then, I took my money and bought smoked salmon and boiled eggs to go on my open faced sandwich, all before 8am at the airport.
We made it to our awesome apartment in time for showers and naps. Tonight we explored our neighborhood and bought groceries for our kitchen. We've got wi-fi, TV, full kitchen, big bathtub and three twin beds. Basic needs met. Tomorrow we are doing more city exploring (staying close to home base) since the weather is supposed to be stormy.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Seattle in 6
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