While we have been traveling, we occasionally do some kind of “big” adventures, that tend to be more expensive. Usually, we are happy that we did them, and feel they are worth the money for these special experiences. One thing Read more…
One morning, we set of early for the 3 1/2 hour car ride through southern Iceland to visit the Jokulsarlon Glacier. Luckily, we had a scenic drive, with lots of waterfalls to look at on our way. Not to mention, Read more…
As mentioned in my earlier post, we took a 35-minute ferry ride to Iceland’s Westman Islands for the day. After a morning with whales, a black sand beach and a puffin, we headed to lunch. The restaurant, Slippurinn, is known as Read more…
If I had to pick the very best thing we did in Iceland, I would jam our entire day at Westman Island into that “thing” and call that the winner. Hands down the best day. Come along with us while Read more…
Iceland is full of waterfalls. As you drive down the road, you can see waterfalls everywhere. Every time there is any sort of hill, there is a waterfall streaming down. Imagine every time you have these frequent waterfall sightings, someone Read more…
Our first day out of Reykjavik, we went to take in the sights that made up Iceland’s famous 190-mile tourist loop – the Golden Circle. The three main sights of the Golden Circle are Thingvellir National Park, Gulfoss waterfall and Read more…
We arrived in Iceland after a 6 hour flight from Minneapolis. We were heading to Scotland, and opted to take Icelandair’s free “stopover” for 7 nights. The flight from Minneapolis wasn’t too long, but in our case, that was actually Read more…
This is our final US edition of Notes from the Road. After 10 weeks, 8,000 miles, 14 states, 9 national parks, 12 viewings of Space Jams, approximately 100 hours listening to The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian, 13 hotels, 5 Read more…
We finally reach the end of our week in Lake Superior week. We set up camp for 2 nights at Cascade River State Park. The good news was that we could drive up to our site, which made unloading a Read more…
I am sure everyone is dying to hear more about the miniature moose island I referred to in my last post! Your wait is over! You may have figured it out based on the title of my blog post, but Read more…