We went whale watching today. It’s a funny activity for sure. You spend 3 hours chasing around the ocean in the hopes of seeing something. And the trip is considered a success if you spot the white underside of a minky whales flukes. There’s quite a bit of spout chasing and “Is that a whale no it’s a bird is that a whale no its a boat is that a whale no it’s a, yes YES it’s a whale!” or Oh did you see it, what? there look! shit I missed the one god damn whale are you kidding me-ing.  Read more... (645 words, estimated 2:35 mins reading time)

We set out early today. Rising with the sun to make an early shuttle to the Golden Circle. We had tickets for a day trip that would take us all over the south west of the island, visiting the natural wonders of the Glacier waterfall, the North American / European Tectonic rift, the seat of the first Parliament in the world and finally the famous Geysir in Geysir. The spurt of water and gas known the world over is named after a place… who’d have known.  Read more... (952 words, estimated 3:48 mins reading time)