Today was all about whale watching. Thankfully, our tour was not until 1:00 because we were getting a very sluggish start to our day. Breakfast was not included at the Hilton, so we made the logical choice to skip breakfast…
The guesthouse’s geothermal hot tubs opened at 7:00am and we were plunging in by 7:30. There were several hot tubs where you could sit and look at the next-door glacier if you didn’t mind getting blasted by 20mph winds. We…
ICELANDIC FIRE ALARM!! Our day started earlier than planned, when the hotel fire alarm went off around 7:00am. Like any good traveler, we made sure to grab our IDs and Passports before heading for the door. We took the stairs…
After yesterday’s extreme adventures, we slept in until 9am. Our hotel the next few nights, the Grandi Center Hotel, offers a free breakfast with the stay, as do most all hotels and guesthouses in Iceland. We were anxious to see…
The five hour flight from Newark to Iceland was not enjoyable. Neither Steph nor I slept more than 30 minutes. And to add insult to injury, Stephanie was suffering from a headache also. We landed at Keflavik airport, about 30…
Sunday, April 7 – Total Eclipse The Great North American Eclipse passes through Southeastern Oklahoma on Monday, and we are going to witness it. We had made our hotel reservations in Idabel exactly one year ago, in anticipation. There has…
We lazily spent the morning checking out a few shops in Pinedale, then checked out Camp Fremont, which was an early CCC camp nearby. The CCC built roads, campgrounds, a ski area, and quite a few other projects, which are…
Spent the morning in Driggs, Idaho. I woke up a few hours earlier than the rest of the group, so I took a walk down the main drag. After check-out, we stopped at a thrift store down the street from…
The time has come to move on from Montana and Mallory. Boooooo! We enjoyed our time at the Under Canvas campground. As we were loading the car, we walked past a yoga session on the deck of the community tent. …
Last day at Yellowstone and still plenty to see. We entered the park around 9am and made a beeline for the Grand Prismatic Spring, the hot spring with the vibrant colors of orange, yellow and blue. Even with our fairly…