It’s official: we are going to Iceland! Not that there was any doubt, really, but having tickets in hand does tend to make it more real.
The Expedition is all paid off and the required paperwork is filled out, submitted, and approved.
Bryan worked for weeks on the flights, ensuring that we got exactly what we wanted: leaving Anchorage and arriving in Reykjavik at just the right times. The cost was a little bit more than expected, and yet at the same time not nearly as bad as we feared it might be.
For our personal time before the expedition, we will be doing a self-guided tour with THIS company: 5 days/4 nights touring the south shore. I am so excited about this part of our trip! Bryan and I travel very well with each other, so I just know we’re going to have a blast. The tour company rents a car for us, gets us lodging at small farms along the way, and provides a detailed itinerary with all the sights to see along the way.
For our last day in Reykjavik we will be going on a walking food tour, given by the same company that we got our first tour from. We’ll get to try some of Iceland’s best food and see the city a bit on our feet!
This week, he is studying the bus/ferry schedules to make sure we have enough time to get from Reykjavik to our rendezvous point for the expedition, and then back again to our hotel after it’s over. He’ll also be working on getting us a hotel room for the last night of our trip.
The only thing left to do after that is to gather all the gear we’ll need and figure out how to pack it. One tiny problem: my suitcase wheels broke on my last trip, so we are using this as an excuse to get new matching luggage for the two of us. I’m thinking something like this!
That sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDean said every time he turned around in Reykjavik he saw my face.