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Iceland

1 trip · 18 entries · 2013

Iceland, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia 28 Aug – 17 Sep 2013

  1. 28 Aug And we're off!! SFO>SEA>KEF Easy morning making our way to SFO across the old Bay Bridge one last time.
  2. 29 Aug Huge waterfalls, an Israeli and wet pants We arrived at KEF at 630am after a night of rough sleep for me, none for Andy. It doesn't matter, we made it!
  3. 30 Aug Diving between tectonic plates in 35 degrees, hail pelting my face,ninja jumping Didn't sleep too bad last night. The loud rain kept me up more than the cold.
  4. 1 Sep Big events! Today was pretty special. We woke up at 930 after sleeping the whole night in a dry tent in Hverageroi.
  5. 1 Sep Taking it easy before the big hike Up at 530 from a magnificent sunrise lighting up our tent. Good thing Andy could get up and take pics, it was too early…
  6. 4 Sep Last day in the land of fire and ice Up at 8 after a well needed night of sleep. Taking it easy today and not walking if at all possible.
  7. 4 Sep Testing our limits Let me preface this by saying why I like to expect the worst. When I expect the worst, things can only go up.
  8. 4 Sep The Laugarvegurinn hike is on- let's do this! We didn't have to catch the bus until 10 so we got up, drank some coffee, got goods at the store and made some sammies…
  9. 7 Sep Paradise in Croatia We wanted to sleep in but we were up at 730 and ready so see some sights.
  10. 7 Sep Slovakia and fun in Bosnia Up at 630 to get an early start to the day, and to our surprise we have visitors.
  11. 7 Sep Wilkommen lieber Deutschland (Germany) und Ostersteriech (Austria) Up at 530 to quickly pack and head to the airport. Iceland was amazing and we'll be back to do the rest of Iceland,…
  12. 8 Sep Hvar today, Venice tomorrow (Andy's pun) Slept like shit last night. Apparently there's a club on the other side of the camp's wall and they get the party…
  13. 10 Sep Hiking in Switzerland with a thermal bath ending Slept in until 730 this morning, much needed after a couple days of going and going.
  14. 10 Sep More pizza, pasta, and San Marcos in Venice Up at 630 after a night of thunder and lightning with just a touch of rain.
  15. 12 Sep Family and delish food in Germany Up at 630 to get out of the camp spot and on the road. Once again there was no one at the gate so we didn't have anyone…
  16. 14 Sep Flip flops and shorts at a wedding I forgot how nice it was to sleep in a bed and its fantastic. Maybe it's waking up to a huge breakfast and coffee and…
  17. 15 Sep The big fat Germany wedding What can I say? Another delish breakfast at the Seigmann residence with the whole family.
  18. 17 Sep As much schnitzel as you can eat Today was pretty chill. Up at 11 for breakfast. We unfortunately missed Cathrin before she left for Munich to pick up…