Off to Iceland!

The day has finally arrived! We're loading up the car and getting ready to head off to the airport, bound for Reykjavik, Iceland. This is a place I have always wanted to visit, but never thought I could afford. Since Iceland's government went bankrupt a few months ago, the exchange rate has evened out considerably and made it more affordable. It is unfortunate for this beautiful, wild (or so I'm told!) island nation, but I have read that things have gotten a lot better there recently as far as employment goes. The summer tourist season helps matters too, I'm sure. This will be a very interesting trip: eighteen hours of daylight (made sure to pack a sleeping mask!), wild puffins, and a landscape that is really out-of-this-world! Literally! Years ago NASA used Iceland as a training ground for astronauts because of the country's "lunar-like" plains.
Anyway, I'm not sure how much I'll get to post while I'm there, but I will be sure to write all about it when I get back. Skal! ("Cheers", in Icelandic. I'm lucky everyone there speaks English, supposedly. I don't recognize a single Icelandic phrase!)