Home day 1

Woke up early at 7am. Hoped to sleep in since it will be a long 48 hours, no luck. Dad got right to work on the house and mom took Ellie for a walk. I packed since Im a huge fan of procrastination.Baca lagi
Via rail to Montreal

So this morning Dad retiled my entry climbed on my roof and fixed some light fixtures. I sat on my butt... Dad also drove us to the train station... Is that better Dad? We are now at Via in Ottawa forBaca lagi
Pierre Elliot Trudeau

No security lines, decided to grab a bite and a drink. There is an important dignitary coming in and there are barricades everywhere... I hope its Justin Trudeau without his shirt on. Two hour waitBaca lagi
YUL

Moms already sleeping... Can someone come get her?
Reykjavik

Well the trolls from the legends have arrived in Iceland. We've been surrounded by tall gorgeous blonds so far, im sure they will be appalled by us. Its 530am and we are waiting for our bus downtown.Baca lagi
Hub of Reykjavik

Well its raining and gusting wind and freezing cold we arrived into the city at 630. Not a thing was open and our check in was not until 2! Mom went into a hotel and casually asked where we could getBaca lagi
Just a reason to add pictures.

First pictures - Mom found her Mecca- A christmas store
Also a picture of me on vacation with dad as he works away at home and some other pics
Day 1

So we got a good 3 hour nap and ventured out for the day. It was rainy but not too cold. We spent the majority of the time looking at the same t-shirts in different stores as we wandered around... IfBaca lagi
Laundromat cafe

Slept over 10 hrs! Something woke us both up at 915, and it was a challenge to get mom out of bed.. So lazy haha. Day started out rainy again so we made our way to The laundromat cafe for breakfast, IBaca lagi
Hallgrimskirkja

Beautiful non-traditional church with a Lief Ericsson statue out front, we paid the 8 dollars to take the elevator to the top for the view ( many others didnt pay- heathens)
Hallgrimskirkja

After the view we went into the church itself and listened to the organist, the organ is made out of more then 2700 pipes was very impressive. More wandering through the city then back to the AirbnbBaca lagi
Blue lagoon

What a relaxing evening, got about 3 hours of soaking and face masks. Aches and pains are all gone and skin is so soft.... Seriously so many naked people in the change rooms... No pics dont worry
Te and Kaffi

Well ended up having a bit of a late night after the blue lagoon, drinking wine and watching british game shows. At Te and Kaffi now having a coffee before our golden circle tour. Hope I wake up aBaca lagi
More pictures

Seabaron

Delish dinner of lobster soup and skewered shrimp. Old place opened by a local fisherman, walked in to no line by the time we ordered it was lined out the door the entire time we were there
Thingvellir

First stop is the oldest national park in iceland. Site of the original parliament and courts system. The law bringer would stand between the north american and european techtonic plates and shout theBaca lagi
Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir

Mom also made new friends. We have good videos of the eruptions but cant upload them here.
Secret stop

Not sure where it was but it was a stop the other tour didnt get to go on. Picture all over dont do the countey justice, its beautiful and haunting all at once
South Iceland

Early morning trip today. Picked up at 8am but then sat at another hotel for 20 minutes waiting for those people to show up. As soon as we saw the group we understood why we were waiting... One womanBaca lagi
Skogafoss

Beautiful waterfall with a rainbow the entire time. Most stops were very quick 30 mins but gorgeous. Those sheep are up near the top of the waterfall. Expect many sheep pics... mom loved them. StoppedBaca lagi
Solheimajokull glacier

A glacier that is receeding very quickly. Also could do a walk on it but it was way more expensive good enough to take a peek!
Vik and Black Sands Beach

We had a lot of fun here mom was mesmerized by the waves and looking for shiny stones. The cliffs are made of basalt rock and the beach is black
selljalabdsfoss waterfall

This was really fun the walk behind the waterfall was awesome but slippery and rocky!
Randoms and lots of sheep

We were lucky to see sheep herding. The sheep here from all farms are just wandering randomly intermingling through the year this time all the farmers come and round them out and then sort them out byBaca lagi