Not Necessarily the Iciest!

I hardly know where to start to convey how much I am loving this country and this break so far!

Team Iceland in our lovely Icelandic sweaters, blocking the Icelandic horses we befriended

First off, Iceland is not the iciest - although it rained a fair bit yesterday, we've seen the sun a fair bit so far as well, especially Saturday.  And the temperatures have been in the low 30s, but I haven't had to wear all of my layers at the same time, yet, which is kind of what I was expecting.  In short: not the tundra!

The Iciest Spring Break

After over a year without international travel, I'm busting out my passport again for spring break. That's right, after buying the tickets in early October and many long months of waiting, Iceland is finally here! Although we don't have set itineraries, really, and haven't booked any accommodations past Monday, we do have a plan and a vague idea of how we're going to see most of the southeastern corner of the country - which is more than enough to get us all super pumped!

Here are some highlights of what we're planning to do:

Gullfoss

The Golden Circle Route: this is a day-long driving tour of some of Iceland's most famous landmarks, including Þingvellir National Park (where you can see crack caused by continental drift, as the North American and Eurasian plates shift away from each other) and Gullfoss (one of Europe's most powerful waterfall).