Are the northern lights on your bucket list? They were not on my list because I could not imagine ever being in the arctic to experience them. However, when I learned I would be living in Iceland for a year, the northern lights made it to #1 on my list! If you Google “northern lights” you … Continue reading Let there be light, eventually
Month: October 2017
Murder, Trolls, and Seals on Vatnsnes Peninsula
Although Iceland is the size of Kentucky, its shoreline is the same distance traveling by car from San Francisco to New York City via Interstate 40. The reason for this is the multitude of peninsulas that Iceland has. While I do not know exactly how many peninsulas Iceland has; I can tell you that even … Continue reading Murder, Trolls, and Seals on Vatnsnes Peninsula
At the Intersection of Tradition and Tourism
On a cold, autumn afternoon, across the pastoral landscape of Iceland’s Kolbeinsdalur valley, you can hear a gentle-rumbling that originates over a fog-laden hill. Breaking through the fog is a large herd of Icelandic horses, guided by wranglers. Today is the annual smala hrossum (the gathering) of the herds from their summer pastures which … Continue reading At the Intersection of Tradition and Tourism
