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Off the the land of ice and snow, to the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.

Going to Iceland in a few days as part of an organized adventure. A couple of friends signed up and wanted us to join them.

Awesome! Mrs. T and The Kid really want to go. Tentatively planning a post graduation trip in a couple summers. Have a blast, save some for us.

I presume you'll visit Snæfellsjökull

Sigma_Orionis wrote:I presume you'll visit Snæfellsjökull

You watch your mouth!

We expect a complete report and lots of pictures

brite wrote:

Sigma_Orionis wrote:I presume you'll visit Snæfellsjökull

You watch your mouth!

Hope you have loads of fun and make fantastic memories! Can't wait to hear what kind of unique food they have.

Iceland is awesome- you'll have a great time!

Sigma_Orionis wrote:I presume you'll visit Snæfellsjökull

I used to know a guy who did a lot of hiking in Colorado. He named his great pyrenees Snuffles, which was a good name for the dog, but the human thought that he was naming the dog after one of Colorado's fourteeners, Mt. Sneffels, but he had mis-heard the name. Mt. Sneffels is named after Snæfell of course.

Swift wrote:We expect a complete report and lots of pictures

2700 photos. I should have them organized by, say, July 2016.

Great trip, except for the plane breaking at JFK. Took us three hours to get back to the gate and another three to get to a hotel, paid for by the airline. We missed the first day on our Iceland itinerary because of the delayed flight.

Sigma_Orionis wrote:I presume you'll visit Snæfellsjökull

We did! And the weather was pretty good that day so we got a better view of the volcano than most.

SciFi Chick wrote:Hope you have loads of fun and make fantastic memories! Can't wait to hear what kind of unique food they have.

Fish. They have fish.

geonuc wrote:

SciFi Chick wrote:Hope you have loads of fun and make fantastic memories! Can't wait to hear what kind of unique food they have.

Fish. They have fish.

rofl Sounds like you're going to be having some steak now?

Dunno, did you try puffin? I was kinda curious but never got around to it.

They also have whale, but couldn't bring myself to eat that.

Rommie wrote:Dunno, did you try puffin? I was kinda curious but never got around to it.

Wait! People eat puffins?

I had lots of fish, particularly fish stew, as well as lamb, shark (which is a fish, I know) and chocolate. They make and love their chocolates. Also, just about every meal included a fabulous (mostly) dessert.

I did not try one of the hot dogs sold at small outlets in various cities. Apparently Iceland is known for them and the particular shack Bill Clinton ate a hot dog at was pointed out to me.

Rommie wrote:Dunno, did you try puffin? I was kinda curious but never got around to it.

They also have whale, but couldn't bring myself to eat that.

I did not try puffin and saw none offered.

geonuc wrote:

Rommie wrote:Dunno, did you try puffin? I was kinda curious but never got around to it.

They also have whale, but couldn't bring myself to eat that.

I did not try puffin and saw none offered.

Ah, saw it for sale on the main street in Reykjavik.

The hot dogs are pretty good, but I think you see them a lot mainly because most food is just so damn expensive there that they make for a cheap meal.

But, but, puffins are cute!

geonuc wrote:But, but, puffins are cute!

Cute can be tasty!

Speaking of eating cute animals, I also had some horse meat. The meat must have been from an Icelandic horse, which are pretty adorable. They are the only horses allowed on the island (and if they leave they can't come back) and Iceland doesn't allow importation of meat.

One of our stops was at a horse farm where we not only sampled horse meat but were treated to a horse show by the trainers. Three Icelandic horses came out to their small track and the riders demonstrated the five gaits the ponies could do. It was pretty cool - the horses were really well trained.

While nowhere near as common as the sheep, we saw lots of horses in pastures across the island, particularly in the north.

What did you think of the taste? Would you eat it again?

And I think pretty much every animal is adorable, especially in baby form, but it hasn't turned me into a vegetarian.

geonuc wrote:Speaking of eating cute animals, I also had some horse meat. The meat must have been from an Icelandic horse, which are pretty adorable. They are the only horses allowed on the island (and if they leave they can't come back) and Iceland doesn't allow importation of meat.

One of our stops was at a horse farm where we not only sampled horse meat but were treated to a horse show by the trainers. Three Icelandic horses came out to their small track and the riders demonstrated the five gaits the ponies could do. It was pretty cool - the horses were really well trained.

While nowhere near as common as the sheep, we saw lots of horses in pastures across the island, particularly in the north.

So you were eating the slow learners, or the bad apples?