Oh, Iceland in the sun

Yep, we are in Iceland right now and loving it. We had been warned by my nephew who has been here several times, and only had one afternoon of sun in those three visits, that it can be a bit grey and rainy, but so far it's been nice and sunny. When I say sunny, I mean day and night!

We arrived around 02.00 and by the time we got our rental car and found our hotel it was already full daylight. We were upgraded the first night due to a little booking problem and were put up in a very funky and cool place, but now we are in the serviced apartment that we had booked originally, and it is also very nice.

Yesterday was spent getting around Reykjavik and seeing the local sights, including Hofstadir Viking long house, and the Raven's Nest Recycled House, belonging to Icelandic film director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The place was surrounded by geese who seem to take their job of guard geese very seriously! We didn't dare to venture very close even though we had read that active participants were allowed to enter this very bizarre haven.

We also had a prolonged dip at the Nauhóltsvik Geothermal Beach.  When I say prolonged, I really mean long and wonderful, never wanting to get out.  The water is around 37°C and the outer temperature around 17°C, though it is quite sunny.  I guess it is not as fancy as the famous Blue Lagoon, but it was a nice start.  We'll probably go to the Blue Lagoon closer to the end of our stay, since it is close to the airport.

For the shoe lovers amongst us, this is what I saw in a window walking home from the restaurant last night. Eat your heart out, Imelda!