In 2015 our son, Scott, suggested he and I take a “father/son” trip to Iceland to complement an earlier trip I took with our other son, Steve, to Antarctica in 2013.  Iceland offers  a series of “you drive” trips of 7-12 days where they provide a car, make daily hotel reservations for you, loan you a local phone  and give you a guide book highlighting what you can see and do as you circle the island country.  In February 2015 we booked the trip for August, 2015. As summer approached Scott announces that he has taken a job in New Zealand and I quickly decided we needed to cancel the August trip so he could focus on the move and new job. Fast forward to 2017.  Scott and family are settled into living in the land of Kiwis and we decided to reschedule our adventure for this summer.

Our driving tour of Iceland is highlighted on the following website:

   http://www.tour.is/tour-package/iceland_circle_including_snaefellsnes_-_10_days

 

I am using Scott as my personal chauffeur; I intend to simply watch the world go by and take a lot of hopefully lovely photos of  Iceland.  From what I have read the country is rich in waterfalls, stark landscapes, active volcanoes, and glaciers.

It is a relatively easy journey for me as the Icelandair non- stop flight from Seattle to Reykjavik is only a little over 7 hours as we go “up and over”.  Scott, on the other hand, living on the opposite end of the earth,  has a much longer journey. He will be coming into Reykjavik a few days before me to visit with grad school friends coming in from Norway and Sweden.

If the Wifi is as good as they publications say it is in the country I will stay in contact and share our experiences as we traverse this unique landscape.

By the way this will be country # 97 for me-getting closer to my “current” goal!