Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Spring is definitely on the way. Things are different than in January. The sun is up early (about 5:oo am) and goes down later (after 9:00 pm). The snow is only on the mountains. We saw the sun for awhile then it turned cloudy. It seemed at first that everyone had packed too warmly - prepared for colder weather. Iceland does not disappoint in this. Once we all walked on the coast everyone knew (including Jimmie) that it was cold enough for all the cloathing we brought.

We took a late lunch at about 2:00. We went to the Olsen Olsen Dinner, the place Charles and I always went for lunch in Keflavik. It is close, it is good, but it is not really authentic Icelandic. The authentic dishes have proven to be expensive, so that will be for later. We all ate fish and chips and then took a tour of Eymundsson´s Book Store. That is store where I bought the Icelandinc cookbook for Melanie - she is now a reindeer cooking expert. We then took a drive around the coastline of Keflavik and then to a lighthouse a few miles away. It was low tide. The place was teaming with small flies. Charles and I did not have to deal with them back in January.

We continued on a quick tour of the area so everyone could get a notion of their surroundings. I drove until there were too many dozing off from the flight so we returned back to the B&B. Katrece was able to call the kids and they are okay. Katrece also tried Skyr and thought it was great on a cookie. Skyr is like an Icelandic form of Yogurt. I do not know how it is made.

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  1. William, your background color makes it hard to read your words. I guess it is too late to change it, but just for future reference. Glad you are all having a good time. Are you taking pictures? Send some if you can.

    Love,
    Sabrina

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