(Post 1 of 2) Another transition and another exquisite landscape to explore. Hello Iceland! I’ve arrived from Greenland, and #meetthenorth has two weeks to discover this country through the eyes of those who live here. Iceland sits on the mid-Atlantic ridge and straddles two tectonic plates; to arrive here is to experience the formation of…
(Post 2 of 2) Eric Guth is here with me in Iceland. Reunion! For those of you following my progress with #meetthenorth, you will remember him from Svalbard back in June. He’s got the camera this week, and I’m happy about that. Here we go!
Farewell for now, beautiful Iceland. I’ll be back with friend and photographer Eric Guth in September. In the meantime, thank you to those I met and to this creature, Blassa, who showed me the tölt and carried me across the beach into hip-high lupines.
My newest friend in Iceland.
(Post 1 of 2) “There were cute boys on the ships who came in with the herring.” That’s part of what made being a herring girl in Siglufjörður, Iceland so much fun. Even though these women sometimes worked 24 hours straight, they assured me those summers were the best of their lives. Two of the…
(Post 2 of 2) What should I remember about the life of a herring girl? The fun after hours. Birna Björnsdóttir grabbed my shoulder and said, “It was fun to be young and to work a lot. You’d go home, change, put on a bit of make up and go to a ball every night….
Touchdown in #Iceland. Keflavik airport is nearly deserted, but these words are a lovely welcome for #mystopover. Going south this morning, before I can come #north again.