With Russell needing some extra rest on Wednesday morning, Marina and Emily went for coffee and pastries. They brought them back to the cute red house in which we are staying. We spent the afternoon at Þingvellir, the site of the world’s oldest parliament, the Alþing, established in 930 CE at the site where the…

After our busy Monday on the southern coast, we took Tuesday to explore Reykjavík. We walked to the botanical gardens, which are away from the old part of town where we’re staying. The botanic gardens were modest and pleasant. Marina is unhappy because the natural world doesn’t always, “decenter the phallus.” We then hopped on…

What a day! We slept well and seemed to have adjusted to the time. Without rushing out, we started by driving about two and a half hours east to the black sand beach in the city of Vik, with plans to stop at various sites along the way back. The drive was spectacular at all…

Waiting at JFK for the flight to Iceland. Sleep deprived but stalwart, we hied to the Blue Lagoon straight from the airport in Keflavík. The blue appearance is a product of the reflection of the silica in the water. It also makes ones hair crispy. Russell was unaware that this experience was a spa day,…

Luna has been left in the best of hands, with her furry buddies.