(Tom) We arrived in Reykjavik around 6:30 a.m., safe and sound. The only glitch was a delay in our leg from Philadelphia to Boston, due to thunder storms. We barely made our flight to Reykjavik from Boston, and were worried that our bags wouldn’t make it, but they did.
(Mareike) Now we’re waking up thanks to some strong Icelandic coffee (Kattifár) and – finally – some food. Hanging out with the locals – it’s a happening place. The ride from the airport gave us a great impression of this island – lots of different rocks (help us Mark and Meagen!), moss, grassy uninhabited fields, fishing villages on the coastline. Have to find out what’s up with all the cairns – piled up stones, is there any more to them than just markers?
(Joan) Dashing through Logan Airport to make our flight to Reykjavik was not the ideal way to begin the trip; five more minutes of delay in Philadelphia and we would have lost the first day of our trip. But we made it. Flying into Keflavik looks like landing on the surface of the moon — bare brown rock, very rough and uneven. All along the ride from the airport to the city all I could think was how bleak it is. The places where trees and grass have been planted are an enormous contrast.
(Dale)–I love the bright colors on the roof tops, a must to cheer folks up on those winter days. It really does look like the moon in places, maybe like a cross between the moon and Alaska without trees. The air is clean and crips and I really want to get out and hike throught the country.
(Melissa) — The architecture is very interesting. It is as if Ikea designs houses:) So far the food has been very vegetarian friendly, and we have not encountered any trolls.
(Bill’s post later)
