Iceland…rain, snow, sun, sleet..

Before we left for the airport, Brian returned to Flyover Iceland with a reserved seat booked on line the night before. It gave a lovely, picturesque view of the island. He enjoyed it very much.
At the end of each trip we note random impressions:
We experienced sleet, rain, -0 C temps, sun and ran from a snowstorm. The Response of the locals was basically, that’s Iceland. But we saw lots of rainbows.

We loved the white houses with red roofs randomly sprinkled over the countryside. Every farm seemed to have an excavators and/lor bulldozers.
We couldn't get over the location of many of the farms at the foot of a mountain. no fear of landslides?

The speed limits changed abruptly and seemingly at random. 90, 70, 50 pr 30 km/h. We did not see a single stop sign outside of Reykjavik; every corner is a yield (or what we call a “rolling stop”). The speed cameras rewarded you with a 😀 if you weren't speeding. The roads were lined with Lupines (they grew every where like weeds). We saw lots of sheep but no sheep dogs!

The highways were narrower and as a result our rental vehicle constantly beeped a warning. The car was a brand new Skoda. It was much bigger than we expected and we never felt really comfortable in it. The GPS and “hot spot” gizmo were great but we never figured out how to turn off the radio or turn on the cruise control!

Brian checked out one of several golf courses we passed. See the picture.

The hotels were all very clean and furnished in “IKEA-style”. The TV coverage was iffy but the WIFI was consistently good.

The desserts were spectacular but unfortunately we did not taste many. The food, as expected, was expensive. COD was always the fish on the menu but it was very fresh and tasty unlike our experience with cod at home.

The people at all the hotels, restaurants and museums were helpful and friendly. As Brian stepped out the door to catch our shuttle to the airport, the sole of his boot came off!
Fortunately the desk clerk had Duct tape.

Our shuttle driver serenaded us with Metallica on the way to our flight. He informed us the Mercedes SUV we were in was his as well as 2 others and 2 motorcycles. He was planning a trip to Denver this summer to see
Metallica. He looked forward to driving a Cadillac from New York to the concert and enjoy the cheap gas. Obviously drivers get paid well in Iceland.Meer informatie