On my fourth day in Iceland, I checked out of Héradsskolínn to head back to Reykjavik. There was finally good sunlight shining on the town of Laugarvatn, so I took some last pictures of the hostel: and of the nearby mountain: and some other buildings in the town: This is the Laugarvatn Fontana, where I … Read more
On my third day in Iceland, I had a quick breakfast of yogurt and granola, or rather, of yogurt drink and granola. It turned out that the stuff I thought was yogurt, Skyr, is more like a thin smoothie. It still worked fine, as I even like having granola with plain milk. Outside, before getting … Read more
Having biked from Reykjavik to Laugarvatn, I checked in at Héradsskólinn, a hostel in a former school building. After getting both rained on and sweaty through the day, it was nice to be someplace warm, and I took a nice shower after getting situated. I got dinner in the cafe there, which was vegetable soup … Read more
September 2 was my first full day in Iceland, and as detailed in my last post, it began with picking up a rented bicycle. Once I rode back to the apartment I’d stayed overnight in, I packed up my things, including trying to compensate for the broken zippers on my luggage. I loaded the panniers … Read more
I arrived in Iceland in the late evening, not long before midnight local time. The international airport is not in Reykjavik, but about 30 miles southwest, in the city of Keflavik. I had no trouble entering the country – the officer at Passport Control just looked at my passport, looked at me, stamped it and … Read more
In September, I went on my very first overseas trip. I had left the US many times before this year, but always on trips to Canada. In this case, I headed off for a 2-week vacation to Iceland and England. The motivation for this trip was an event announced back in March. Kate Bush, one … Read more
The title of the post refers to the blog itself. I’ve gone a year without posting anything, but there are several set of pictures and some travels that I want to post, and I thought that would dovetail nicely with National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), which is the month of November. I wanted to start … Read more
On June 10, I headed home from the Boston area. I had decided not to set the alarm clock in my room, and so didn’t wake up until 8:00. I ended up checking out at 9:30, and then hopping on my bike to pedal for home. Whereas I had ridden to downtown Boston on the … Read more
The second half of my birthday in Boston involved a lot of aquatic life. After having lunch I headed to the waterfront, and the New England Aquarium. I had bought a combo ticket in advance for the aquarium itself and a trip on their whale watch boat. The aquarium had a new exhibit (though the … Read more
On my birthday bike trip, I spent my birthday itself in Boston and its suburbs. I decided to give myself a break from the bike seat for the day, so I got around on foot and by public transit. After breakfasting at my hotel, I walked a few blocks through a residential neighborhood to pick … Read more