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Through the highlands, headed for the coast

We woke early and decided to keep making tracks towards Reykjavik. This was our last full day and night, and needed to get across the next peninsula so that we could easily make it into the airport in time.  We decided to do a car picnic and stopped at a “Bonus,” the local grocery chain […]

From Suðureyri with love

We woke up in Brimnes cabins excited for the drive and the next night of lights, as the KP Index was on its way up. Brimnes is located in Olafsfjord, which is in the Norderland (or North land) region and we were headed to the Vestfirdir or West River region.  This is the north west […]

Lights over Olafsfjord

After the whale trip, we grabbed lunch of lamb kebabs and fish soup at a local Indian restaurant that faced the wharf, and then headed further north.  Our stop tonight was in Olafsfjordur, called Brimnes Bunglalos. Each small cabin is also equipped with a hot tub on the porch. When we pulled into town, I […]

Over the Volcano and through the woods

As we were leaving the isolated sheep farm, we had high hopes for the day. Today is Whale Watch Day!  I (Sarah) have never seen a humpback whale in person and my previous open water experience hadn’t gone so smoothly. Despite spending most of my life as a lake rat, the open waves of the […]

The Northern Lights from Möðrudalur – the Highest Located Farm in Iceland

  When we left Studagil, we chartered our way to Möðrudalur, our stay for the night.  Google Maps offered a “shortcut” of over an hour going across the Vajantafjool glacier. We looked at the road, a solid packed and wide road, with a max elevation of 1600 ft above sea level. There was a thin […]

Icelandic Animal Bucket List

On Thursday, we slept in a bit as we were finally getting used to the time difference.  We got re-packed, and went up to the main house for breakfast. Once again, it was a standard Icelandic breakfast with a spread of breads, meats, cheeses and skyr. This skyr was much thinner than what I had […]

The First Real Look

Wednesday, October 2nd, our 25th wedding anniversary had us up early, as we were still not quite accustomed the time change. Our host did not start serving breakfast until 7:30, so we brewed some hot tea and coffee in our room and watched the mountains come alive.   We ventured into the main house to enjoy […]

Packing for Iceland

What we packed for 8 days in Iceland When I found out where we were going,  I quickly joined a couple of facebook groups of travelers to Iceland and started looking for suggestions.  Some I followed, some I did not, and wish that I had!  One word is the KEY to packing for Iceland- LAYERS!  […]

Hella Awesome

The first day on the road, we elected to skip the touristy spots of the blue lagoon, and golden circle and head north to Thingvellir  (Þingvellir) National Park.  From the national park service: No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará. At Þingvellir – […]

The Littles Go Abroad

Cheers to 25 Years of wedded bliss. When you get married, you always hope it will last forever. Some do, some don’t. But as two children of divorce, Ray and I made a vow that we took exceptionally seriously.  So when our 25th anniversary approached,  longer than both sets of our parents made it, I […]

Yellowstone Adventure

Yellowstone, oh Yellowstone…. Where’s Rip? If you say the word “Yellowstone” these days, you’re more likely to hear a “Man, I love that show” than “it is so beautiful!” and the fame that Taylor Sheridan has brought the area cannot be understated.  Yellowstone National Park is America’s oldest National Park and is one of the […]

Camping in Campo

Camping in Campo – Picture Canyon, CO For our second night in the camper, we drove 35 miles across the border to Picture Canyon, an archelogical site  covering many different cultures over the past 12,000 Years. This campground was completly off grid, no phone or wifi signal, no water or sewer hookups, no electric. We […]

Black Mesa State Park and Wildlife Area

Adventurer Abounds The winter doll drums hit us and we were ready to hit the road and do something off the farm, So we decided it was time to put our Adventurer truck bed camper to the test and what a better test than to take it off grid in winter!  We headed first to […]

Boston

Boston University The alarm went off before the dawn broke the day we left for Boston.  In the typical “get ready thrash” no one slept well before we took off, but as the alarms sounded, we were off and going. We even skipped brewing our morning coffee to make as much time as possible. On […]

Gloucester by the Sea

Gloucester By The Sea This summer we have been on an epic Nor’easter adventure in search of the place our youngest might call home for four or so years soon.  In another post, I’ll digest some of that travel, but for now, posting about today, our trek from Brattleboro, VT to Gloucester, MA.    We […]

Birmingham Botanical Garden and the hike that was almost disaster.

Right now, the boys are ate up with Disc Golf, and while I love doing things with them, after looking at this course, I decided that it was a bit more than my novice level, so Ray and I decided to go to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.   Operated by the City of Birmingham, this […]

Winston-Salem via Tuscaloosa

Spring Break 2023 we planned the trip around our two boys. Our oldest now lives in Tuscaloosa, AL where he is a student at University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) and our youngest is assessing and auditioning for drama schools, and had an audition at University of North Carolina School of the Arts.   We took off […]

My son took me to a mental hospital

My son took me to a mental hospital… We flew to Atlanta, grabbed a rental truck and stopped by IKEA on our way to Tuscaloosa, AL to help our oldest son set up his first home.  During a break in assembling furniture and shopping for decor, hanging curtains and cleaning the spaces, he asked if […]

Terlingua Day 2

We talked and decided that though we did have fun and got some cool shots, we could not stay up all night and drive back the next day. So we decided to scout out some more locations and do our own night shots that night, and get a good night’s sleep.  So we went back […]

Shooting the Milky Way

The class was put on by Jason Weingart and his team, who double as storm chases in the rainy season.  We loaded up and headed out for the first location. Everyone got all set up and was focused and shooting test shots when a white Nissan pickup came down the road. We all scrambled to […]

Waking up in the desert

The next morning, we got up and finished filling out our registration paperwork since the office was closed when we arrived and the attendant recommended the café next door, said that they had great bacon and even better avocado toast.  So we walked over and sure enough, though harried, the waitress brought us a great […]

Ready to Go! Terlingua, TX

For my birthday, Ray purchased two tickets to a photography workshop in Terlingua, Tx, known as one of the darkest sky areas of the United States, and in the top 10 on the world.  We love to do astrophotography and this is something we’ve looked forward to for months.  We ordered the truck in November, and […]