Scrievenis: Gordon Darroch's reading and writing space
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Sunday, July 19 Leif Erikson's statue outside Hallgrímskirkja Travel time: 2 hours 15 minutes Distance: 135km Destination: Reykjavik I celebrate the halfway point of our trip by doing some laundry. Hand washing, since none of the houses we booked have washing machines, a throwback to the days of rationing or the gites Dad used to … Continue reading Dad’s gone to Iceland: Day 9
Saturday, July 18 Echoes of a certain Scottish movie scene … Travel time: 6 hours 20 minutes Distance: 485km Destination: Vaðnes We set off back on the road for the second of three long drives. The road winds up from Dalvik, around the north-west coast, sometimes with nothing but a sheer cliff between you and … Continue reading Dad’s gone to Iceland: Day 8