Iceland has been great so far. The population of the entire island is about 300,000 so it has a nice small town feel to it. I spent most of my first 2 here days in Reykjavik taking in the sites before heading to the farm today. There are many experiences to share but my two favorites happened at the thermal pools.
Iceland is a volcanic island and their greatest natural resource is geothermal energy. High pressure steam fields underground allow the power companies to tap into these fields, harness the energy, and use it for heating. Heating swimming pools is particularly easy via this method; therefore, Reykjavik and other communities have popular community pools. The locals come to talk about politics, discuss current events and apparently embrace their inner nudist. Everyone must shower before going in the pools. Little did we know, this happens w/o clothing and w/o anything to hide you from...EVERYONE! It was shocking to say the least and if you know anything about how Brad and I operate, we have a problem with reading and following along so neither of us participated and both of us proceeded to get a verbal lashing from "mop" guy...who's only apparent job is to sop up water left by stupid Americans who don't read the pool rules.
Also at the pool was a giant water slide. I love me a good water slide. I also love causing a good scene. I decided it would be an awesome idea to scream like a little girl the entire way down said slide. Little did I know, but apparently the slide acts like a giant megaphone because EVERYONE in the park heard me. It was my first great "scene causing incident" of the trip and I'm glad I got to share it with the people of Reykjavik.
Below are some pictures so far from the trip.
Mink Whale I ate for lunch one day at SeaBarons in Reykjavik.
The group in front of Hallgrimskirkja.
The group at Gullfoss waterfall.
Oh ya, I won 5500 kr at the casino. Me 1. Iceland Casinos 0.
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