* 6512 miles flown 
* 2820 kilometers driven 
* 1000s of puffins 
* 1000s of laughs 
* 1000s of sheep 
* 100s of horses 
* 100s of sing-a-longs to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song” 
* 100s of yawns 
* 100s of waterfalls 
* Dozens of lava fields 
* Dozens of volcanoes 
* Dozens of seals 
* Dozens of new friends from all over the globe 
* 3 glaciers 
* 3 humpback whales 
* 3 midnight sun sunsets 
* 2 minke whales 
* 2 sailboats 
* 2 glacial lagoons 
* 1 icecap 
* 1 breakfast of fermented trout and lamb pâté 
* 1 argument over who was entitled to more bread at dinner 
* 1 jaw dropping, bone achingly gorgeous country 
* 1 trip we will never forget 
Iceland you were so good to us and we loved you so hard and we will be back before you know it.
“Surely the sea is the most beautiful fact in our universe.” –Mary Oliver //
Fire and ice. Volcanoes and glaciers.
And here, where they meet the sea: Jökulsárlón — the glacial lagoon. Huge, blue chunks of ancient ice floating on frigid waters.
In southern Iceland, the North American and European tectonic plates meet dramatically.
Þingvellir – Thingvellir National Park
