Reykjavik, Iceland 7-14-2011

Lamb. Even their hot dogs are made out of lamb. That was lunch. A small fishing village where our guide lives was the best spot to try the local food. The President of Iceland lives in this white house with the red roof. He was not home but we were able to walk right up to the house. No security, no cameras, it was really nice. We were the only ones there.
One of the most interesting things we have ever done. We walked from Europe to North America today! It seems Iceland is where the two continental plates meet and have separated over time. There is a bridge to connect the two continents. We walked the walk today! We actually listened to a Geologist talk about this very place in 2009 at a lecture in Antarctica.
Seems that trolls are alive and well here. If they stay out too late and the sun rises on them, they turn to stone. That is what happened to these two we saw along the shore.
Planking? Very popular with teenagers. That is what Kathleen is doing at the big divide!
Looking out to the west and the north, there are beautiful views. To the north you can see the glacier about 60 miles across the water. That is the glacier we are set to climb later in the week.












The blue lagoon is a big attraction. Crazy weird. A giant hot tub. It was on the bachelor or the bachelorette one season! People get in for its healing powers for dry skin and other skin problems. We were there at 9:00a.m. I did not want to spend all day with wet hair smelly like rotten eggs so we did not get in. We will go back late afternoon one day and give it a go. The views are really amazing. We stopped at a golf course. There was a tournament going on. There are over 50 golf course here in Iceland. We have made plans to play at midnight this week on a course that has mostly lava fairways. Really unusual. The grass looks really green on their greens. Many women were playing and it was not even ladies day! It seems women here have really taken to the game. Good for them!