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Fjords and Glaciers | Diet Cricket Cola

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June 30, 2012. The town, nestled in the fjord. The blue church in Seyðisfjörður. The apartment was cheery, warm, and well lit. When we got there, the heat was on, but the windows were open. We forget that electricity is basically free in Iceland, given all their geothermal energy. We tromped back around the water to the main hotel and had a fantastic dinner, and then slept, warm and cosy, all night long. Reindeer in the morning fog. Spectacular view of the valley from Route 549. Glacier ice up close.

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Plaguebringers and Badlands | Diet Cricket Cola

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August 27, 2009. It’s strange, if not surprising, that we’ve had a tougher time getting Internet access in the USA than in any other country we’ve visited. But what can you really expect in North Dakota? We made the difficult decision to skip a trip to see the Jolly Green Giant and headed straight for the shiny new house of our friends Meghan and John. North Dakota isn’t much better. It is flat. It is hot (at least right now). It is dry. Every town has tried to create a tourist trap...Last night we arriv...

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Bored dogs, Amazing places | Diet Cricket Cola

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November 19, 2011. Bored dogs, Amazing places. Ahh, unemployment, how you push me to finish otherwise unconquerable projects. How you give me free time to spend in front of my computer. How you make me jealous of everyone else’s exciting adventures. Until I look back at the crazy adventure we had. And it was awesome. Even just flipping through pictures, I realize how cool and amazing it was, and how lucky we were to get to do that. And how strange we are for the pictures we ‘collected.’. You are commenti...

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Into The Belly of The Whale | Diet Cricket Cola

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August 23, 2009. Into The Belly of The Whale. Did you ever learn about the Monomyth. I didn’t, and most of what I do know comes from the sludge metal band Mastodon. In general, it’s a metaphor for the hero’s separation from his current world and the beginning of his transition into the next. You’ll get to hear about it, Wi-Fi willing. Laquo; Actual Blog Work? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).

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Brussels | Diet Cricket Cola

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January 8, 2012. Almost exactly one year ago, I got sent on a three day trip to Belgium for work. This was not nearly as glamorous as it sounds, given that, from the West Coast, Brussels is at least 12 hours of flying time away. And I had a connection. Both ways. So I had 32 hours of travel time to be there for 72 total hours. Yuck. Even in a backwater industrial town in Belgium, I couldn't get away from Steelers fans. The hotel ended up being really cool. I was up long before anything opened on a Saturd...

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The North Coast | Diet Cricket Cola

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May 16, 2012. North Way North. Almost-at-the-Arctic-Circle North. We woke up in Stykkisholmur for our first full day in Iceland. Having no breakfast, and it being Sunday, we stopped at the town grocery store/gas station to pick up some drinkable yogurt (Skyr) and pastries. And then we took an hour or so to walk around town, before heading back to pack up our stuff at Greta’s place. And, that night, we had our first taste of Opal, the black kind, which we had picked up in the airport duty free store.

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Golden Circle | Diet Cricket Cola

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May 8, 2012. First stop: Gulfoss.The Golden Falls (we came across a lot of “foss” on our trip). The first of many foss. Just a few miles away from the falls is the famous Geysir. While Geysir is not nearly as active as it once was, it’s little neighbor, Strokkur, will throw hot water and steam 60 feet in the air every five minutes or so. You can kind of tell it’s coming, because the groundwater starts to bubble and heave, but when it really goes it’s pretty spectacular. Dinner in Stykkisholmur at 11 pm.

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Mud City | Diet Cricket Cola

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June 30, 2012. Descending a Rope Ladder. We started out on Saturday, which began as a gloomy day. The beginning of the hike included hopping between large boulders about four feet in diameter (again, with a pack on). All sorts of marine life skittered around…it helps having a marine biologist on a hike like this! Artax in the Swamp of Sadness. Dave Falls Down a Landslide. Tim Among the Tide Pools. Tide Pool Sea Stars. Tim Fords Goodman Creek. I’ll sum up my hike by co-opting a favorite movie quote:.

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Diet Cricket Cola | Where you go? Need tuk-tuk? | Page 2

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July 14, 2009. Promises, Promises…. I know that we promised you all some interesting posts this summer, and now it sure looks like we’re slacking off, doesn’t it? Well, we are. And with good reason. Here’s the story: I sat down the other day to write my post about ingenious uses of ordinary things that we witnessed on our trip. And it was a lot of words. So I figured “Hey, why don’t I add some photos to show people what I’m talking about? Dad and I enjoyed the display. June 28, 2009. Well, we’re sa...