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Seeking Northern Lights

Iceland Summit 2018 and more もっと詳しく
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    2018年9月27日
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    • 2018年8月29日水曜日 21:21
    • 🌙 63 °F
    • 海抜: 5,699 フィート
    • アメリカMesa Vista38°48’24” N  119°48’17” W

    Inception

    2018年8月29日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 63 °F

    Jill and I have talked often about wanting to see the northern lights as one of the items on our bucket list. In early August, we became aware of the Iceland Summit 2018. One of the two photographers leading the workshop is Kerik Kouklis, someone that Les has taken two workshops on platinum printing.
    The workshop will be centered in the mysterious and stunning, Strandir Coast in the spectacular West Fjords of Iceland. Our group of 9 or more participants and two leaders will have the Hotel Djupavik to ourselves for 9 days in early October.
    This is not a photo tour of the hot tourism spots in Iceland. The area is remote but includes a variety of deep fjords surrounded by mountains, cliffs and waterfalls and small fishing villages that have not been changed by modern times. And if the weather and solar winds cooperate, we will see the northern lights.
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    • 2018年9月4日火曜日 19:10
    • ⛅ 77 °F
    • 海抜: 4,708 フィート
    • アメリカRocky Slough38°54’56” N  119°47’52” W

    Getting to Iceland and Back

    2018年9月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Our vacations of the past have always involved campers, back packs, or motorhomes, but since Iceland is an island and our motorhome does not float, we decided to fly there and back.
    Planning air travel is quite different than just packing the motorhome and driving away. It involves finding a flight there and back that lets us meet up with the workshop, but also have some time to visit the tourist sites that the workshop won’t. We considered extending after the workshop but found that getting a flight that would come in right when we needed to meet up was difficult. So, we opted to come in early and rent a car for a week before the workshop.

    The travel information online suggested days of the week that were cheaper. We ended up getting tickets from United and its affiliates. Ticket pricing is a tricky thing. We found that the cheapest ticket, you also had to pay for checked bags. However, the for just a little more, one checked bag was free. And as it turned out, the more expensive route was $20 less expensive.

    Going to Iceland will involve changing planes in LA and Toronto and will take about 17 hours with layovers. Getting back is entirely different. It seems all flights (on United) from Iceland go to Frankfurt, Germany where there is a 12-hour layover. Then it’s on to Chicago and Denver and finally home to Reno for a total of about 39 hours.

    So, I guess we will be visiting Europe on this trip, though we will likely not leave the Frankfurt airport. The trip is currently planned for leaving on September 27th and returning home on October 17th. Of course, there could be delays and cancelations to potentially deal with in route.
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    • 2018年9月11日火曜日 19:10
    • ☀️ 68 °F
    • 海抜: 4,708 フィート
    • アメリカRocky Slough38°54’56” N  119°47’52” W

    Packing

    2018年9月11日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    Packing for this trip is way different than just throwing everything you can think of into the motorhome. We will each have one free checked bag and a carry on and a personal item. In our case, the medical equipment and medications must be planned carefully and fortunately these are not counted with the carry on. But the medications must be in their original bottles, so prepackaging in pill bags won’t be permitted. Jill has packed different bags several times and we even bought a new bag as well.

    We also had to buy clothes for cold wet weather. Les bought new waterproof boots and several layers of coats. Thank you, Costco! The other question was how many days to plan for. We will have to do laundry a few times while in Iceland and that we will have to play that by ear.

    Then there is the art equipment for the trip. The workshop is a photo workshop, so Les will take a camera. But the heavy, bulky large format camera is a bit much for air travel. In addition, the winds in Iceland can make using it extremely difficult. Not to mention the risks of taking exposed film through airport security. So, Les will take the new DSLR with 2 newly purchased lenses and the laptop computer for post processing. Jill on the other hand, will be taking watercolors and pastels. This has been an additional challenge for Jill to packing. She has repacked a whole series of bags in the last week.
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    • 2018年9月23日日曜日
    • ☀️ 72 °F
    • 海抜: 6,243 フィート
    • アメリカSherwin Summit37°30’22” N  118°37’55” W

    Pet Vacation

    2018年9月23日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    The pets, Sampson and Cinnamon won’t accompany us to Iceland. Instead, they are going to stay with April and Brent (Jill’s sister and brother-in-law) in Swall Meadows near Bishop.

    Sampson will enjoy the daily 4 mile walk. Cinnamon likes to explore the loft area of the house.もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年9月27日木曜日 8:15
    • ⛅ 68 °F
    • 海抜: 108 フィート
    • アメリカLos Angeles International Airport33°56’26” N  118°24’7” W

    On our way

    2018年9月27日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    We left yesterday and traveled to Reno. After stopping at a camera store for another UV filter, we checked in at the Atlantis Resort and Casino. We valet parked the old Chevy Tracker.

    This morning, we got up at 4am and went down to catch the 4:30am airport shuttle, which we missed by 2 minutes. So we had to wait for the next shuttle at 5am.

    We were TSA pre checked, so the line through security was shorter and faster than the regular line. We had both purchased slip on shoes, so of course we didn’t have to take them off.

    Jill bought us a breakfast sandwich that we ate on the plane as it began loading at 5:50am. This was a short flight to LAX. After a 5 hour layover, we are off to Toronto Canada.
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    旅行者safe travels. Early morning travel is sooo hard but better than taking a red eye. I hope you snooze on the plane. Les, what DSLR did you buy?

    2018/09/27返信する
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    旅行者Looking forward to seeing some great photos of the northern lights. Have a wonderful time!

    2018/09/28返信する
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    • 2018年9月28日金曜日 11:45
    • 🌧 46 °F
    • 海抜: 20 フィート
    • アイスランドThorlakshofn63°51’24” N  21°23’3” W
    Walk to our front door
    Rental Dacic SanderoPasteries at Cafe SolWe are in #27 in village 1The hot tubsThe sun lit up the populars near by

    Cafe Sol and Minni-Borgir

    2018年9月28日, アイスランド ⋅ 🌧 46 °F

    Arrived in Iceland. We have been going since yesterday at 4:30 AM. So, sooo tired. Pouring, AKA horizontal rain, and the wind rocked the plane while we waited for a gate. Jill got us a no frills rental, so of course we had to stand in the wind waiting for a shuttle to Blue Rental Car. Got our really plain-Jane car... has anyone heard of a “Dacia Sandero? We headed out, Jill was planning for us to stop at the famous Blue Lagoon Hot Springs, but too tired, too wet, to stop.

    Drove along the coast and even though it’s 4:30 am our time, 11:30 Iceland...we stopped before we fall asleep for lunch. Cafe Sol, a small out of the way local place in Porlakshofn for lunch on the way. Of course Jill always finds a bakery. Very nice owner, soup was so warming, also great bread and Icelandic donut. He gave us a map and showed couple places to go. We asked him how to say Thanks... Tak (spelling a guess). Our Icelandic word of the day. We didn’t need to learn the Icelandic term for toilet, as they use the English "WC" for water closet.😃After lunch we drove 45 more minutes to our home base for the next few days.

    We final dragged ourselves to Minni-Borgir Cottages 16km north of Selfoss. We were hours early for checking in, so we started napping in the reception area. They felt sorry for us and let us check in. WOW, they are really charming! Our cottage is one bedroom, private bath and living room with kitchenette. There is a TV with two stations, microwave, and hot tubs. We took a nap and of course then sun made an appearance. So far no Northern Lights to cloudy tonight.
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    • 2018年9月29日土曜日 8:30
    • ⛅ 39 °F
    • 海抜: 322 フィート
    • アイスランドBorgarhólar64°4’46” N  20°45’3” W
    Cafe art
    Iceland flag umbrella, they spell it island...

    First Morning

    2018年9月29日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F

    Stilll misty, but saw a small patch of blue. Breakfast at the restaurant, expected some kind of fish dish from what I read beforehand. Instead nice eggs, bacon and little sausages. Plus homemade bread and jam. Icelandic words for the day ... kaffi = coffee, Heitt vatin = hot water. Jill hopes to get Les in heitt vatin today...もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年9月29日土曜日 10:00
    • ⛅ 41 °F
    • 海抜: 315 フィート
    • アイスランドMosar64°7’38” N  20°36’10” W
    I bought this sweater, from the mother of knitter
    Les tryIng to get photo before the light goesLittle wool store next just off roadLittle Brown Church next to the Wool Shop in Mossfell.A graveyard is next to the church.

    Wool shop

    2018年9月29日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F

    So my sister wanted me to get a warmer coat before we came, but I said I wanted Islandic wool sweater. Saw a sign for a wool shop along road...and while I tried on sweaters Les took photos.

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    • 2018年9月29日土曜日 14:00
    • ⛅ 43 °F
    • 海抜: 699 フィート
    • アイスランドGullfoss64°19’31” N  20°7’50” W

    Gullfoss and crowds

    2018年9月29日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F

    I miss Les’s cowboy hat! We stopped at Iceland’s biggest water fall and even in the off season everyone is here. So Les and I walked to the overlooks and got lost from each other. Boy are there a lot of blue coats here and everyone has their hoods up. Also lots of tall people. Where is that cowboy hat when you need it.もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年9月29日土曜日 18:41
    • ⛅ 39 °F
    • 海抜: 13 フィート
    • アイスランドSkúmsstaðaós63°51’52” N  21°10’4” W
    Les taking shots of surf.
    Sunset

    Seaside

    2018年9月29日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F

    Headed to Selfoss for dinner, drove right through to the little seaside town Eyrarbakki and went out to the jetty. The wind blowing the surf backwards. Les took a lot of photos, but we will have to wait to see those shots as we need the computer, so most of these picture initially are just Jill’s IPad. We were so cold, we stopped in the Redhouse in the little town, had hot coco and little lobster tails for dinner. Very beautiful day with plenty of shine.
    Jill didn’t get Les in hot water...yet!
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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 8:30
    • ☀️ 28 °F
    • 海抜: 417 フィート
    • アイスランドGeysir64°18’50” N  20°18’5” W

    Geysir

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ☀️ 28 °F

    Very pretty sunny morning. Yesterday we went by Geysir so fast, because of the crowds, so we planned to get there early and have breakfast there...and take a soak. Oops no pool, and the food place was closed until 9:00 am. So we had a quiet hike around Iceland’s Yellowstone. Did you know that the word Geyser, comes form here. We had nice time looking at hot pools and some nice steam vents, without crowds. But the idea for breakfast and a soak was a bust. Down the road...もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 10:24
    • ☀️ 34 °F
    • 海抜: 259 フィート
    • アイスランドEfstadalsskógur64°14’19” N  20°33’13” W
    Cow and us breafasting

    Breakfast With Cows

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ☀️ 34 °F

    We were getting pretty hungry, so we stopped for breakfast at a tourist dairy farm. We are finding that breakfast here in Iceland are buffet style, and very expensive, which stops us from sharing. We paid about twenty dollars each for couple of cold pancakes and bowl of Cheerios. There was some homemade breads as well. At least the milk and yogurt or “skyr” (Islandic word for the day) was fresh as the restaurant windows looked down on the Cows in the barn. We decided on such a nice day to go along Highway 1 to the seaside town of Vik. We are stopping in Selfoss at a grocery to purchase tomorrow’s breakfast and today’s lunch...もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 13:05
    • ☀️ 41 °F
    • 海抜: 66 フィート
    • アイスランドSeljalandsfoss63°36’55” N  19°59’37” W
    The main falls.
    Les is enjoying the photographyThe last fall on the trail has cut back into the cliff.Les coming out of the crack in the wall.

    Seljalandsfoss or lots of waterfalls

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F

    Iceland’s most famous waterfall is just off the coast Highway 1. But it isn’t just one waterfall but a volcanic cliff face with about five waterfalls. Lot of people again, glad we aren’t in season. The larges fall has a trail the goes behind the water, but we were cold and planned to return in the afternoon when the light should be better. Of course in the evening when we came back, there was no light, but lots of people. We kept going for the cottage.もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 14:38
    • ⛅ 43 °F
    • 海抜: 75 フィート
    • アイスランドAustur-Eyjafallahreppur63°31’21” N  19°34’13” W
    This building is a cave extension. And, YES they are sheep on the hill.
    Volcanic landscapes can produce interesting scenes.

    Earth and rock

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F

    Stopped long the road for Les to take photos of the Cliff face and eat a quick lunch. Moved on and just down the road Jill spotted a rock building and Les was over joyed. Cameraman is having fun. I will paint from his pictures. It is getting cold outside the car.もっと詳しく

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    旅行者Are those white rocks or sheep? Looks like they can graze on the roof of the rock house. The rock house is unique.

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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 15:06
    • ⛅ 43 °F
    • 海抜: 46 フィート
    • アイスランドSkógafoss63°31’49” N  19°30’48” W
    Very large falls!
    Up the step to the top...not!

    Big Waterfall

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F

    The photographer/driver is getting tired. So when Jill suggests a hike to top of these falls, Les says the light isn’t that good, and Jill agrees not to walk to the top. Long day and already three walks and done 9000 steps. The people look like a line of ants going up the stairs/steps to the top,,,The falls are called Skógafoss and really impressive and the little town of Skogar looks interesting but both of us running out of go... must make Vik.もっと詳しく

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    旅行者Beautiful but you are right, no trees!

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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 15:44
    • ⛅ 41 °F
    • 海抜: 387 フィート
    • アイスランドHólar63°31’56” N  19°22’0” W
    Ice cubes anyone
    Yep thats the name of the glacier.*

    Ice and more ice

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F

    Even though the light is going we decided to drive up to the base of fourth largest glacier in Iceland. We very tired so just a quick walk to see the base.

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    • 2018年9月30日日曜日 16:24
    • ⛅ 43 °F
    • 海抜: 33 フィート
    • アイスランドVik63°24’51” N  19°1’7” W
    Pointy rocks just south of town
    Red and white church above the town

    Pointy Rocks

    2018年9月30日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F

    Made it to Vik! This is the place we started for this morning, so many waterfalls and other stops, we weren’t sure we could make before dark. This is a little town of 300, which started as fishing village, but without a harbor it wasn’t much of success. It really clouded up so we didn’t get very good photos of the nice church on the hillside above town or the neat pointy rocks and black sand beach. We noticed that most of the farms like the Church are white with red roofs...no pastels here.もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年10月1日月曜日 9:42
    • 🌧 39 °F
    • 海抜: 318 フィート
    • アイスランドBorgarhólar64°4’44” N  20°44’59” W
    Snow on the porch and bushes.

    Snow and Soak Day

    2018年10月1日, アイスランド ⋅ 🌧 39 °F

    We got to bed late last night, downloading photos to the laptop and finalizing the day’s posts. We slept is until 9am. When we awoke, we found it was snowing. So the light will not be very good today. When we get going, we will go get into hot water. Last night we were looking online to find the closest laundromat, but Iceland has NO laundromats. Laundry services are available, but at $1.40 per pair of socks and $1.70 for under ware, they must be using champagne instead of water. It does look like our cottages has a laundry facility, so we will check that out too today.

    Yesterday, we put gas in the car. 95 octane gas was 2243 kronurs per liter or about $8.40 a gallon. It is a good thing we got an economy vehicle.

    Slow day because we have been going...going...going.
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    • 2018年10月1日月曜日 14:20
    • 🌧 41 °F
    • 海抜: 177 フィート
    • アイスランドHrunalaug64°8’15” N  20°18’35” W
    Jill in hot water *
    Old changing rooms? *The pool *Hot springs by pool *

    Gamla Laugin (Secret Lagoon)

    2018年10月1日, アイスランド ⋅ 🌧 41 °F

    Well, we finally got into hot water at Secret Lagoon. We soaked in the semi-natural pool next to Little Geysir and several un-named hot springs. Les got out first and took some photos. Then we ate lunch in the dining room watching others in the pool.もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年10月1日月曜日 18:45
    • 🌧 43 °F
    • 海抜: 217 フィート
    • アイスランドSkálholt64°7’31” N  20°31’29” W

    Dinner and Church.

    2018年10月1日, アイスランド ⋅ 🌧 43 °F

    When out to dinner at Skalholt, a community initially established in the 11th century. Skalholt was one of the most important places in Iceland for 8 centuries. Now just very small religious center for the Church of Iceland. The current “cathedral” was built in 1950’s but there is a priest buried in the basement from the 15th century. They are doing a lot of archaeological studies in the area. Next to the beautiful church there are dormitories, cottages and the wonderful restaurant we ate at. We were the only dinners for most of the time. Food was great, but most interesting to Les was a very old looking building next to the church. Unfortunately, the light was already gone, so we will have to come back to the photograph it in the next few days.もっと詳しく

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    • アイスランドHrafnagjá64°14’41” N  21°2’39” W
    Rift
    Pingvallavatn LakeGreat lake...More rock in Morning light..love the MossI am taller than Les...

    A rift and a trail!

    2018年10月2日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F

    Sunny morning and we are off to Pingvellir National Park . The strange looking "P" character is pronounced as a soft "th". Once in the park, Les wanted to stop and take a picture of the “rift” we saw a pull off marker with a sign with a big M. My map says it means Marked...for what we don’t know...so we park, Les gets out and took pictures. Then we get honked at by what we assume is a Park Maintenance vehicle, we think we are parked in traffic turnout, so vehicles can move over for large buses on the narrow park road...oops. Moving on we find a clearly parking area for a trail, I head up the trail, Les takes pictures of the lake. This park is in a rift valley where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet and are splitting apart. Pictures taken on to the main event...もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年10月2日火曜日 11:11
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    • アイスランドSilfra64°15’21” N  21°7’29” W
    The rift canyon
    Look down the riftLes near the Law Rock...Church came to Law in about 1200. Don't think this is actual churchPretty nice church though

    The other side of the rift and the Law..

    2018年10月2日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F

    We had to wait to get a parking spot, but we walk over this great natural and cultural site. This is were Iceland held their Althing and created their laws ” starting around the year 930. Think of it as their Constitutional Hall. The people would gather here every June for two weeks and Laws would be formed and court held. In the beginning, before the 13th century, there was a couple guys known as the Law Speakers, who would recite the laws standing on a rock, in front of this natural amphitheater. This formation is the other side of the Rift Valley. We walked up the rift canyon and then down to the actual Logberg or Law rock.もっと詳しく

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    • アイスランドVellir hinir efri64°15’55” N  21°6’51” W
    Oxararfoss was feature in a scene from "Game of Thrones" I was told by another visitor.

    Another couple of waterfalls

    2018年10月2日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F

    Ate lunch in the car looking at the rift wall, and more waterfalls in and then river falls down the escarpment first in to the canyon then into the river/rift valley and lake. Lots of walking but no WC near any of the parking area...and all that water.もっと詳しく

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    • 2018年10月2日火曜日 15:30
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    • アイスランドSkálholt64°7’31” N  20°31’29” W
    Door to Traditional building *
    Better light this afternoon12th Century Bishop's resting Place under new churchWindows gift from the DanesLots of history in the area but town burned late 18th centuryRemains of the old town dug up in 1950s

    Back to the Cathedral

    2018年10月2日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F

    Les really liked the old replica of traditional building next to the Cathedral/and where we ate dinner last night. So with the sun still shining when we went back. Les was so disappointed, the Church shaded the old building he came back to shoot. Oh well, the light is still better than last evening.
    While Les shot the building I looked around the Church and area.
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    • アイスランドSelfoss Airport63°55’59” N  21°0’7” W
    "End of town"
    Marshmallows anyoneFields and fields of Marshmallows

    Silly stuff

    2018年10月2日, アイスランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F

    We went out to dinner in Selfoss. We thought we would go to a little seaside town...no restaurants..oh well back we went to Selfoss. Couple of thoughts..yes there is a foss or water fall, in Selfoss but not much of one. Second, We like the international picture signs we see everywhere here...especially the leaving a town. I really like those electric speed signs, like we have back home. The sign says the speed you should be going, and flashes your actual speed. Here they take it one step further, it flashes a frown-y face ☹️if you are going to fast, and smiley face🙂 if you are under the speed limit. Also they have large marshmallows in all the fields here, OK they are hay bales but they look almost eatable.もっと詳しく

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