I had another long and exhausting day walking around Washington DC. Today I went to the other end of the Washington Mall to see the memorials up that end of the mall. I discovered the DC circulator buses that were…
Smithsonians and Celebrities
Today was a trip to tourist central aka as the mall in Washington DC. The mall is a lot like our parliamentary triangle back in Canberra. It is where a lot of the museums and political buildings are located. I…
MNF and spies
An early rising in Reykjavik and wouldn’t you know it, the sun was out. But that is life in Iceland, the weather is unpredictable and we still had a great time in Iceland. It is well worth the visit and…
Tour de Reykjavik
Our last full day in Iceland. Its been a wonderful place to visit and confirmed everything I thought about this country. We started off with coffee and pastry/sandwich in a busy bakery on the main street. Its a surprisingly long…
Return to Reykjavik
Todays trip was to see all the sights of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is epitomised in Jules Vernes “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”, a book I read a few times as a kid, and I’ve bought another copy to…
Ice rider
We had a driving free day in Akureyri and we booked a horse riding trip for the afternoon. We didn’t get up early and we didn’t rush out of the farm either. Which was lucky because the place we are…
Beers and Skyr
I woke up this morning and went and patted the cats The cats were sitting in the window and it was wet and chilly outside. A delicious breakfast and we were on the road again. The weather has generally been…
Reindeers on the Beach
We woke up to sunshine and a panoramic view of four glaciers. The overnight rain had passed and all was well in Iceland. We drove down to the harbour for a view of the glaciers and the boats. We…
Waterfalls and Glaciers
So lets start with seeing the aurora borealis last night. It was amazing, but to seasoned aurora spotters it was apparently not the best aurora they’ve ver seen. I tend to agree, but the photos looked pretty good. OK so…
The Golden Circle
I arrived in Iceland and promptly followed the locals to duty free to buy some alcohol. I purchased a 6 pack of Einstock Icelandic Toasted Porter for a similar price to what a quality beer would cost at home. I…