I have to apologize. I gave incorrect information about Iceland winning the gold medal at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Iceland didn’t win the medal - Canada did. However the Canadian team was made up of all Icelandic descent players except for one. I told you I couldn’t understand these people talking! Today we decided to get down & dirty with Reykjavik. So we set out at about 8:00 am & made our way to the Harpa Opera house and took in...

The Golden Circle is a route that ties together some of Iceland's most iconic landscapes and historical sights. We were a bit late in leaving because there was a mixup as to whether our hotel room included breakfast or not. It turns out that it didn’t but Vic was able to negotiate a reduced price of 2800 ISK, the equivalent of approximately CDN$36 for a basic buffet. After breakfast, off we went to see some of Iceland’s most iconic landscapes and historic ...

Well guys & gals this blog is a little less user friendly than I’d hoped so please forgive spelling mistakes, pictures that are not right side up etc. I just couldn’t keep my eyes open last night to post anything. I felt like I had a whole sandbox in my eyes. So here’s my first attempt on this new blog. After an uneventful flight (except for the northern lights dancing on the roof of the plane) but with virtually no sleep, we arrived in Reykjavik. We...