halfway to Europe

I was going to write this whole post about how this summer was really fun, but also really hot, and how I am not really a heat-loving, beach-going sort of girl. Then I was going to tell you how this summer has caused me to dream about colder climates, and then I was going to wrap up the whole story by telling you that I was going to go to Iceland.

Except then I got behind, as I normally do, and things got really busy, as they normally are, and now I'm actually in Iceland, so all I can give you is the belated news and a few pictures from the past two days.

It's been 15 degrees here, in the sun, by the way. It's like heaven. But with sleet.

First day: whale-watching


Yeah, they all kind of look like waves.

Second day: glacier hiking (and some ice climbing)




And now, in the courtyard below our hotel window, there are a bunch of inebriated people singing "We are the Champions" in Icelandic accents. A few minutes ago some of them were doing the wave. I really have no clue what's going, but apparently it's hilarious to all involved (even us eavesdroppers).