Hello Again,
A word about Icelandic sheep. I am not sure if it is because we have been away for 5 days, but Teri sees Big Papi in every one of them. Granted, they are very furry (Does wool count as fur?), about his size, fairly skittish, and some even have black fur. But it is more likely she has a bit of a problem. This would also explain the song she just made up, sung by Big Papi in first person, about how Big P will be joining us on vacation next summer.
Anyway, today we are in Akureyri. It was a bit of a drive from Stykkisholmur. And it was spectacular. More mountains, more fjords. We saw our first real rivers and salmon fishermen, as well as countless of the aforementioned sheep. As pure and original as the Icelandic horses, the sheep have really dense wool that puffs out. It doesn't so much curl like the sheep we're used to seeing, but sticks out like Side Show Bob's hair.
We had beautiful weather all day to drive through and arrived in Akureyri just around lunch. As Teri mentioned we are staying on a farm, in our own cabin, 100yds from the water Akureyri rests on. The city is in the crotch of a huge fjord that opens to the ocean due north. I don't think either of us will be this far north again. A ferry's ride away is the arctic circle. Mountains are on all sides and some are covered by glaciers. One of the city's claim to fame is that it boasts the world's northern most golf course. Had we arrived 6 weeks ago, we could be playing with a tee time of 12am. It's an artistic city with a really nice church (seems to be common in Iceland) and botanical garden.
Also, Teri loved that all of the stop lights were hearts. The picture above is tough to tell, but trust us, every red light in this town is a heart. It's a good vibe. We are going to hang here for another night. This will allow us to sleep in and since tomorrow's agenda is up in the air, casually figure out what we're going to do. There are some pretty cool things to explore in the area, but we wanted to come back to the farm for another night. Until then...
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What the F - why you cutting out the Future Yo(der) from that picture? (S)He gonna be pissed..
Well-blogged trip though - very descriptive. I don't know exactly what a huge fjord crotch is, but I like it.
And if I ran a newspaper, I'd be hiring Teri on the spot. I've never received an email from Matt that wasn't rife with 'typos' - yet I haven't detected so much as one thus far. What a team...
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