Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Back to Iceland

Today we left the United Kingdom and flew back to Iceland, the last stop on our journey before returning to the United States. All were relieved to vacate our small hostel room in London (even the airplane seats seemed bigger by comparison) in favor of the broad desolate terrain of Iceland, not to mention our comfortable AirBnB dwelling in Reykjavik.
Our first order of business in Iceland was to pick up our rental car, a fancy Toyota (see pictures) from the esteemed rental car company SadCars. We next drove into Reykjavik to find our apartment, which we did shortly after correcting one wrong turn made at the outset of entering the city.
The drive from Keflavic (name of airport) provided us with views of the rugged Icelandic terrain, which is mostly rocky with thick moss and grass. There is also an abundance of wild flowers, in particular the purple and white lupines. In some spots, the ground looks as if it has been pushed up from beneath by some huge fist, which leaves behind many rocky mounds crisscrossed by large cracks. The terrain turned more grassy and hilly as we entered Reykjavik.
We ended the day with a walk along the ocean and dinner purchased from a nearby supermarket. (TS)

Our aircraft after landing at Keflavic. We exited onto the tarmac and were bused to the terminal.

The SadCars Keflavic headquarters

 Our vehicle, a 1998 Toyota Avensis
(Note Icelandic pixie peeking out behind trunk!)

This picture was taken while driving on the highway into Reykjavik. What's wrong with this image?

Some Icelandic terrain

More Icelandic terrain

Snow capped mountains in the distance

An interesting sculpture on a footpath in Reykjavik 

One the way home from the supermarket

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