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Entries from August 28th, 2019

Tigers and lions and…..Wait, nope…..Shark and Scallops and Sushi….oh my….

August 28th, 2019 · No Comments · eating, Experiencing, Food, Iceland, Itinerary, Musings, Site Seeing

What an amazing day this was in Iceland! We were off on an hour’s drive to the Snaefellsnes Penisula to the town of Stykkes-holmur (my apologies for misspelling anything – Icelandic is a very difficult language for me!) We boarded a boat called the “Viking Sushi” — give you any ideas?   For two hours, we […]

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If you’re only looking at the mountains, you’re missing the fish and agriculture!

August 26th, 2019 · 2 Comments · Children, Iceland, Itinerary, Musings, Play, Site Seeing, travel

We began our day at the Northern Light Inn in Grindavik.  We ended our day at the Hotel Borgarnes in Borgarnes.   (A note about the hotel – a good basic place, small, but clean rooms with one of the tinyest bathrooms ever; and a quite good breakfast). In between, a visit to a family owned fish […]

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Steam, horses, jet lag and the Blue Lagoon

August 23rd, 2019 · No Comments · Iceland, Musings, travel

So, we’ve arrived in Iceland!  We left on a Sunday at almost midnight and arrived in Iceland about 9 a.m. the next day (just a bit over a 5 hour flight).  We’re tired, but had at least slept a couple of hours on the plane, but super excited. We were met by a taxi driver […]

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Where is Iceland?

August 21st, 2019 · No Comments · Education, Food, Iceland, Itinerary, Lesson Learned, Musings, My Goals, Reading, Teaching & Learning, travel

Iceland — do you know where it is?  What do you know of it?   I’m always first to admit that my geography knowledge is sorely lacking!  The benefit to me when I travel is that I finally figure out where in the world that place is located! So first, go here and check out the […]

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Iceland! We went, we experienced and we want to tell you all about it!

August 20th, 2019 · No Comments · Education, Iceland, Musings, Site Seeing, travel

Every trip I think, actually I set out determined and certain that I’m going to blog while I’m on the trip — and every trip, well, almost every trip, I don’t!   Somehow the thought of organizing photos, my thoughts and interesting reflections is hard after a long day of travel, so my good intentions go […]

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