Saturday, February 07, 2015

Iceland Day 1: morning

I've arrived!  It was a surprisingly short flight - only 4 hours and I was able to sleep through most of it. Not a deep sleep but still sleep nonetheless. 

I'm currently on a bus on my way to the Blue Lagoon hot springs. I hadn't planned anything for today other than walk around the city and check out museums and stores. I knew there wasn't much, but there really isn't. After dropping my bags off at the hotel I wandered around a bit.  It was 8:30 am and there was no one, pitch black, and nothing open. After about 10 minutes I had exhausted my exploring. I did find this one advertisement for a Penis museum:

I think it's archeological in nature. I also happened to stumble upon a store that sells yarn (and I only found about ten shops in the downtown area). And this place was down a side street - I was just drawn to it. Hopefully when I get back this afternoon it will be open. 


I realized I could squeeze in the hot springs in my trip after all. And what better thing to do than relax in the warm waters and relax after my trip. Luckily I threw my bikini in at the last minute - just in case. 

It's a but cold but nothing like home thanks to the Gulf Stream. There's finally some light (it's 10:30 am here) but a grey light - overcast and dreary. 

On my left out my window are some mountains here and there. With the most barren foreground. I think moss covered lava. 

On my right is the coast - so I think we're heading west on the ring road. Every now and then there is a lone house. Very beautiful and I'm sure I'll get a ton if photo ops on my adventure planned tomorrow. 

I feel like I'm in a cross of urban Scotland and the salt plains of Utah I both visited in the 90s. 

It's not looking promising I'll see the northern lights on this trip - overcast for the next several days. 

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