My last full day in Iceland accomplished something I had been working on since my second day. I convinced the ladies of the Single Ladies Travel Collective (Gloria from Guatemala, Uno from Toronto and Helen from Amsterdam) to go snorkeling at Silva. Silva is one of only two places on earth where you can snorkel between the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia in the continental divide. The water is crystal clear and only 2 degrees above freezing. It requi...

The aurora borealis spotting team spent hours staring at the sky in the freezing cold before darting back in for cups of hot chocolate. I eventually put my name on the wake up list and went to bed at 1:30. I wasn't in bed even 25 minutes before I got the knock. Mother nature played nice and at 2:00 we saw faint streaks of green rising over the glaciers. Within minutes all of us were standing in a field discussing camera settings for the best shots, cheering on th...

No northern lights last night so instead I spent the evening in the hot tub with 2 Belgian guys and some ladies from my group. The Scandinavian husband hunt continues! In the morning we had a wonderful Nordic breakfast at the guesthouse. Breakfast included a special lava bread. It's a bit like Gingerbread and is cooked in the natural geothermal heat of the area. After breakfast we set out to go to the black sand beach and got some wonderful pictures. We had trie...

Being in Iceland in February has a way of giving me flashbacks to when I was 5 years old and my mom would tell me I had to at least try to use the bathroom before putting on a snow suit. Each time I get dressed I think of that and find the nearest bathroom before the layering starts. It was good advice then and its good advice now. I started my day with a traditional Nordic breakfast at the guesthouse, prepared by a man who looked very much like a very thin Liam...

After finding out my knifemaking class was cancelled due to low attendance (just me) I needed a new activity for my first day. A relaxing trip to the famous Blue Lagoon was perfect. I booked a shuttle directly from the airport to the lagoon for their first time slot of the day at 9:00. They only sell a limited number of tickets each day so it doesn't get too crowded, which would be needed because it is very popular and sells out in advance regularly. Good thing I...