Well, I'm here...and tired...

I'm days behind on updating this, but it has been non-stop since I arrived. I left Vegas on 8/1 and flew to Seattle. The Seattle airport has some amazing stained glass!

I left Seattle on 8/1, flew about 7 hours, and arrived 15 hours later on 8/2 in Keflavik. and they say time-travel was not possible!

Svana and Heidi met me at the airport, which saved me from having to take the FlyBus into Reykjavik, and let us get started right away on planning and visiting. When we got to Svana's she asked me if I was hungry and would like some "bread". Well "bread" means three kinds of bread, butter, two kinds of cheese, two kinds of meat, pepper jelly, chocolate covered raisins, and coffee.

Here we go again!

I'm off to Iceland...again! It has been 16 months since I was there last and I can't wait to see this beautiful country during the the summer. I'll be there for almost 2 weeks this time and I am hoping to see all the things that I missed the first time around.
I'm writing this from the airport in Seattle while I wait to board my plane to Keflavik. When I get there I will post pictures!
As they say in Island...Bless!

On the road again...

Iceland was AMAZING! I still have more pics to post, but teaching and finals and grad week took all of my brains and time. In the meantime, I have been to Colorado and back, and am traveling again!
Tonight I am in Utah, just a little south of Provo. Tomorrow we head to Casper, Wyoming. I am driving across country with my very good friend Margaret, her two boys, and KeeBee the dog. The destination is Pittsburgh, PA by the 4th of July. This is not just recreational travel, though. Clan Douglass is departing their native soil for Qatar...so I am assisting in the delivery of dog and vehicle to "the big blue house". After all...driving is one of my "best things"!
More from the road and pics tomorrow...

More from the beach with the really cool rocks...

The beach with the really cool rocks...

The lighthouse...

There are two kinds of light houses in Iceland. The first kind is the tall type that we expect to see when we hear "lighthouse". The second type looks more like an outhouse. The tall type is called Witthus and the short one is called...wait for it.....Halfwitt!

Public art meets endless hot water...

This foot tub is out by the lighthouse. It was carved from a single stone and is filled by geothermal water and flows endlessly out the other side.