On Aug 3, the Fagradalsfjall Volcano began to erupt in the Meradailr Valley. Just about 1.5 k from the previous eruption that ended last year. We knew we had to make every effort to see this possible once in a life time event. There were reports of the hike being not well marked and pretty…
Rusty here again. The next morning we were up about 8 because we had to be at the glacier at 915. We drove BACK the way we came to meet the glacier crew and it looked very exciting when they gave us harnesses and axes. I thought we were in for some serious stuff. Not…
Rusty here–We woke up in our awesome campground and went to feed the ponies. We started the day by back tracking a bit to Reynisfjara Beach to see the black sand beach and the beautiful basalt columns. The columns were massive and made great picture spots. The black sand was really just tons of tiny…
Blake here–We took a fairy to and island not too far from Iceland. When we got off the boat we went to a museum about the Eldfell volcano that erupted in 1973 and destroyed a big chunk of the island. It also made the island 20% bigger than before. After eating our peanut butter and…
We all took melatonin and used a sleep mask and ear plugs. We slept a full 11 hours! It was amazing. We made eggs and bacon for breakfast and left our little cabin behind. We all wish we could have stayed one more day! We were ready for our first adventure, Glymur Waterfall. We drove…
Halle here! We finally made it to Iceland bright and early! We had to wait in the airport for a while for our ride to our van, and then we got to have our first glimpse of Iceland! So beautiful and vast, and cold which felt great after Colorado summer. We got our sweet camper…
It’s Josh–When we first left our house for Iceland, we knew that our flight to Toronto was already delayed, meaning that our connecting flight to Iceland was going to be a close call. We went to the airport hoping that our flight wouldn’t be delayed any further or we could find another flight to Iceland…
Summer, you continue to FLY by. We were way too late to buy fireworks, so giant snappers and a few sparklers were our celebration that evening. Dino Day! We went to see the Dinos at Thanksgiving point, then saw the new Jurassic Park movie. Josh did a really fun tournament in Denver. They put you…
After missing out on GGM #2 in Destin, I was eagerly awaiting our trip to Charleston. If I’d have known years ago that turning 40 meant a Hawaii trip and a Charleston trip to celebrate, I think I would have been a lot more excited to reach this milestone. As luck would have it, we…
Halle back again for our last day in NYC. We started out the day with a 9:30 “brunch” at Balthazar, which was pretty good but I don’t think anyones favorite. We then split up where Grace and Sarah went to walk the high line, and mom and I went to Macys to look for a…
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