July 15, Friday
I woke early, 6:45
July 14, Thursday
http://www.glacierguides.is/
Glacier tour on Falljökull (pronounced "fat yogurt"). Guides Mark and koopa
Got crampons, ice axe, helmet, and climbing harness
Zodiac boat ride among the icebergs on Fjallsárlón glacier lagoon.
Danny drove back to Reykjavik. Found the AirBnb.
July 13, Wednesday
Went to clinic for my finger
Hvolsvöllur
https://goo.gl/maps/62fub1AdykD2
Everyone except Allie, Sudip, and I went to a natural hot springs
Chelsea drove back to the clinic and picked us up. I got my antibiotics prescription filled
July 12, Tuesday
I woke at 6:30. Turned on the sauna so that it would be ready around 7am. Danny and I went into the lukewarm sauna around 7:10 and stayed for 20 minutes
July 11, Monday
Left site at noon
Arrived at final intersection and choose wrong path. Chelsea and Mike ran back, but the bus didn't work out
All you can eat salad, soup, bread, desert. Free wifi
July 10, Sunday
Everyone got up late. We left the site around 2pm, after other people had started to arrive.
July 9, Saturday
Slept poorly. Guy above me in the bunk bed masterbated around 2am.
I got up at 4:25am. Caught bus back to airport
Danny was waiting there
Everyone except chelsea showed up around 7am
Chelsea arrived around 10:45am
Caught shuttle to Enterprise car rental
Rented 3 cars
Drove to Hella. The bus area is a parking lot of a grocery store, so I bought food
Kjarval Hella
https://goo.gl/maps/H6GqxFuiAbS2
Caught bus to trail head at Landmannalauger. The bus has jacked up suspension and oversized tires. I initially thought this was for show. Driving to the trailhead, I found out these were critical. The road is gravel with large rocks and significant river crossings. Even a normal SUV would be insufficient!
At Landmannalauger I bought a toothbrush for 600 kronar ($5)
We didn't have time to go in the hot springs, as it was about 5pm.
The walk to Sooull hut was a wonderful mix of geothermal features - steam vents, bubbling pots.
Arrived at the site around 11pm. Cooked a meal in the rain. I was cold. My boots were soaked, so I put them in the entrance to the hut. Got into my tent ASAP. Was very cold all night - insufficient clothing worn, and my feet were on the cold rocks. I had more clothes, but they were in my bag outside my tent. Woke shivering around 3am to find 2" of snow. Peed and got more clothing from my bag. Feet were still freezing
July 8, Friday
wake up at 9:15. I have wifi, so I read my email.
I realize I need to hustle to get to the airport.
It takes 25 minutes to speed walk to the bus station. We arrive at 10am and retrieve my luggage from storage.
Going to the bus ticket desk, we learn the next bus departs at noon. Flight is for 12:50pm, so bus doesn't work for us.
Rather than miss the flight, we decide to take a taxi for $235.
Arrive at vasteras around 11:40am
Check in, figured out that Danny neglected to book a flight from Stockholm to Iceland!
WOW airlines doesn't put him on my flight, and their next flight to Iceland is Sunday
I help Danny book a flight on iceland air at 10:30pm
Flight to Reykjavik delayed 1 hour. Boarded at 1330, left just before 1400
Waited 45 minutes at the baggage carousel, thoughtI'd lost my bag. Found out that there is a "odd-size baggage" area.
Bus to Kex hostel on Gray Line for 5000 kronar ($40 usd) round trip.
Raided the free food at the hostel, ate yogurt and dates around 6pm - my first meal of the day. Ate a burger at a retro American diner.
Wash machine at Kex is broken, so I washed my socks in the sink.
Went shopping in Reykjavik. Bought milk, OJ, bread. Found knit gloves for 2750 ($22).
In bed around 9pm
July 7, Thursday
Repaired hiking boots for 100 dkk
Rosenborg castle. Crown jewels
Amelienborg palace
Pad thai @ 3:30pm
Checked for lost shirt with DSB at copenhagen central station. Not there
Train to copenhagen airport
Overnight on boat.
Asleep after midnight
July 6, Wednesday
Rained all night
Woke at 8:20 (slept 10 hours)
Free breakfast, very good. Scrambled eggs, fresh homemade bread, Nutella, honey butter, oj
Took train to Hillerod
Frederiksborg castle, guided tour at 11:30am
Lots of paintings and tapistry
Train to Kronborg Castle
Undecorated interior.
Casemates (underground corridors ) were gaslit. Cool
July 5, Tuesday
Woke 4am
Electronic door wasn't working, so getting into room caused a delay
Left hostel 4:30, caught 4:45 bus to arlanda airport
Christianborg palace, copenhagen
Stables, kitchen, ruin
Stromma boat tour
Restaurant Kronborg - salmon and scrambled eggs
Found copenhagen downtown hostel
Ate free meal of soup at 6:30pm
Walked around harbor, listened to music
Started raining, walked back to hostel
Showered
Asleep around 10pm
July 4, Monday
Woke 11:10 am
Ran to r church, they weren't able to take credit cards
Palace
Trenton kronar museum
Antiquities museum
Armory
Coaches
Treasury
Vasa museum
Walked around gardens
Walked around south island
Back to hostel 11:15 pm
Didn't get to sleep quickly