Monday – the Blue Lagoon

Monday – the Blue Lagoon

Jul 15,2023 Reykjavik Blue Lagoon, Iceland As I mentioned, a big part of the desire to visit Iceland was to sample its geothermal waters so a visit to the Blue Lagoon, promoted by some enthusiastic marketing people as one of the 20 Wonders of the World, was an...
It hurts

It hurts

July 3 2023 Twitter collapsed on Saturday. When I expressed my dismay, some random dick criticised me for being so emotionally invested in an app and basically told me to get a life, and this ill-tempered sniping at feelings you do not understand has come to sum it...
Sunday – geothermal

Sunday – geothermal

Jul 1,2023 Reykjanes Fridheimar Tomato Farm Strokkur Gullvoss Thingvellir It was an early start for the a Sunday morning on  the Golden Circle tour from Reykjavik. On the way to the Geysir area of geothermal activity, we passed Reykjanes, where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
Saturday – off to the frozen North

Saturday – off to the frozen North

Jun 30,2023 Iceland Why go to Iceland for your 30th wedding anniversary, you might ask? Well, it’s a place that has interested me for years ever since I saw TV pictures of geysers and bubbling mud that emanated from the earth. Besides, we’ve just been to...
Puppymoon

Puppymoon

June 1 2023 Oscar’s first night with us, almost 15 years ago, was of its time. Totally inexperienced in the language of dog, we left our poor puppy, separated from his parents and litter siblings for the first time, alone downstairs in his crate to cry all...