North Iceland and the waterfall of the Gods

When we received our itinerary I felt that the latter part of our trip was lacking in activities.  I reached out and asked if it would be possible to include the magnificent waterfall Dettifoss in our travels and if we could get more hiking in.  Anna was happy to accommodate this request and added Dettifoss and a hike that she […]

Go Spurs Go as we say goodbye to Tony Parker

What has happened to the San Antonio Spurs?  That is the question on many fans’ minds right now. I’m not a sports guy.  I’m not even a guy.  I’m just sharing my opinions on the current situation surrounding San Antonio’s only professional sports team. When my husband took me to my first Spurs game he repeatedly told me “that kid […]

Iceland – Into the steaming land of mud pots and volcanic craters

After a lovely breakfast of bagels and fruits and oatmeal from home we were ready to set off for another day. Today would take us to steaming otherworldly sulfuric areas of Iceland.  The expected drive time to Krafla was almost two hours.  Along our route we stopped at a couple of scenic stops.  First up were some great turf houses.  […]

Iceland Continues Eggs sculptures, Rocks, Puffins

Our journey now continues to the east coast of Iceland.  Today was filled with more driving time than we’d had so far. Our first stop was Stokksnes about 20 minutes from Hofn. We stopped at the Viking Café to tour the property and get multiple views of the mighty Vestrahorn mountain.  This is a magical area with beautiful black sand […]

Iceland Glaciers, Dwarves, and Lagoons

  So our journey around the south coast of Iceland continues.  One stop I had been very excited to see was Fjaðrágljúfur Canyon.  Sadly the canyon had been closed due to poor trail conditions and was still closed when we arrived so we did not get to see it. Along the way to the canyon the landscape was filled with […]