Sun is shining, the weather is sweet
Just a wee post to prove that Iceland is not all cold. Despite going to bed in a hat and
Vonnegut’s letter to the draft board.
Originally posted on Penguin Blog:
It’s fairly rare that the written word moves us to actual tears, but we’ve shed a…
Geological aside
Learnt about Palagonite tuffs on the bus on the way here. Lately, geologists are paying increased attention to the Palagonite
Crossing glacial melt water rivers barefoot
Torture, for me at least, I have discovered is ice cold feet. Today (and yesterday) we were clearing lupins from
Orange gear befitting a fisherman
So today we were handed our gear, given a tools talk amd then got right to work (wood cutting for
Arrived in Skaftafell
Finally here, 4 weeks of conservation work starts tomorrow
A different sense of history
I had a nice chat with a medieval historian last eve, such is the joy of travellng, John Langdon Professor
The best hotdogs in town? Baejarins Beztu Pylsur?
Soft bun, a snappy tasty dog, and the combination of raw and crunchy onions is a great mix, but the
Something Fishy
Had a lovely morning wandering around the touristy and working areas of Reykjavik’s old harbour. There’s a fabulous exhibition at
Greenland in warmer than Iceland shocker!
Ok I’ll stop posting about the weather soon, but I was shocked to learn that Southern Greenland appears to be
where the raven landed 