Post 2 of 2 Valgeir’s grandparents lived here on Flatey in Iceland. The family still owns the house but it’s now shared between 11 groups of descendants. So Valgeir can come every 11 weeks, and today he’s got a propeller to fix. In June, the extended family comes together and heads off to the small…
Iceland
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In the details
One of the icons of Iceland, the puffin. It’s about 10pm and fishing has been good as you can see. Traveling the Arctic we’re moving through such a big picture, but it’s often the details that make the biggest impact. Here, the land, the sea, and the air are all tied together. All in the…
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Turf war
Another pic from the island of Vigur. Life with the arctic terns. See how everyone is holding up a little flag to keep from getting attacked? Turf wars in Iceland. #iceland #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #north #tern #arctictern #divebomb #lookout #birds #sunset #eveninglight #icelandtravel
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Reflection in Latrabjarg
Before breakfast. Latrabjarg. Iceland. Some of you have been asking me to write more about my own experience of the north, and others have urged me to stay out of the frame. I’ve given this a lot of thought. I’m drawn to this work because I like to listen and observe. I’m less inclined to…
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Not the usual
Not the type of photo you normally see from this country, but that is what we are all about. We’ve arrived. Iceland here we come! Starting in Reykjavik … We will circumnavigate this beautiful island by ship. #north #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #iceland #reykjavik #church #smoking
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A Glass of Fresh Milk Takes on New Meaning
Come along with Arctic Deeply as it continues its journey through Iceland. Stop on the way to meet the owners of a small family dairy farm working in an increasingly tourism driven economy. The lush hayfields look so natural it’s easy to overlook the expertise it takes to grow such a crop in a cool, rainy climate where windstorms blow…
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Iceland’s Second Christmas – With Sheep
Embark with Arctic Deeply as it makes its way into Iceland. Meet one family as they celebrate the annual Skaftholtsrettir, or sheep round up, in the small municipality of Gnupverjahreppur. “The rettir is like a second Christmas,” said Olga Andreason, the matriarch of Minni-Mastunga farm located about 7 kilometers (4 miles) away. Her six kids and several of…
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International Women’s Day
I’m sending this out to all of the women who have guided Meet the North this year. Thank you for letting me look over your shoulder to see what you see. You are the guiding lights. Happy International Women’s Day. Photo Eric Guth
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Meet the North, we’ve only just begun
Meet the North is a project about the lives of northerners from Svalbard to Greenland, Iceland, the Canadian Arctic, and beyond. We listen and learn from the four million people who call the top of the world their home; we believe that their stories are an essential and often forgotten part of a land that is…
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Welcome memories, Minni-Mástanga Farm, Iceland
Iceland memories: It was getting late at the Minni-Mástanga farmhouse. We’d spent the day driving sheep home from the oldest sheep pens in Iceland. We’d spent the evening sharing a meal with the whole family (parents, six kids, grandkids and more). The only person we didn’t really talk with was this guy, Vilhjálmur Guðmundsson, eldest…
