Just a short post to say we arrived back to Walnut Creek a couple of days ago. I updated the blog subtitle to be accurate. 🙂
- 4 continents
- 20 countries
- 35 cities
- 108 days
- 2000+ pictures
We completed our crazy, amazing trip!
-David
Finished!
Posted with BlogsyWedding Photos 2
Although technically our trip isn't over because we haven't closed the loop and returned to the Bay Area, I consider our travels over. Now we're relaxing at my cottage on Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. Familiar bed, familiar kitchen, laundry, etc. We had a great time on the trip, but by the end we were looking forward to finishing.
Anyway now that we're here I finally have access to a computer to get the photos off the computer disc we've been carrying since Beijing. So as I promised here are some more wedding photos.
-David
Iceland 2
I just realized I haven't mentioned the temperature in Iceland yet. For most of our trip it was 12-15C (54-60F). So not cold, but cool enough that I finally wore the jeans I've been lugging around for the first time on the trip. In retrospect I should not have packed those jeans.
For our last day we planned to relax at the Blue Lagoon, which is a natural geothermal spa about 40 minutes outside of Reykjavik. It is called that because the minerals make the water very blue. It was a bit of a tourist trap, but they limit the number of tickets so at least it doesn't get too overcrowded.
The water temperature was 38-40C or 100-104F, so very pleasant and warm. The spa is open year round, although I'm not sure how pleasant it would be in subzero temperatures, they did have an indoor entrance though.
We spent quite a bit of time there. This time Yanmei drank lots of water to avoid getting dehydrated. By the time we left it was after 6pm, but it was our last day and we had basically unlimited daylight, so why not take a road trip? We headed out to the Stokkur geyser.
What an amazing place! Steam rising from the ground everywhere. It smelled of sulfur as well, although it wasn't too strong. Unfortunately it was raining when we were there.
After that we drove back to Reykjavik. It was incredibly scenic, maybe even more so than the helicopter ride. At one point I said to Yanmei “Hey, we're entering a national park” and she replied “The whole country is like a national park.”
Yanmei said imagine if we had done this drive the previous night after sunset when the clouds were alight with reds and oranges. It would have somehow been even more spectacular. That is a great idea, and we both want to return to Iceland to see more.
Amazing finish to our trip.
-David