- Everest Base Camp #1 & #2
- Inca Trail 2018
- Women's Projects in Tanzania 2018
- Bhutan 2017
- Women's House Building 2017
- Antarctic Adventure
- Greenland by Day Hike
- Fire and Ice: Iceland
- Family Fire & Ice: Iceland
- Mongolia on Horseback
- Raising Voices, Raising Roofs
- New Zealand Adventure
- Inca Trail 2015
- Ethiopia Explorer 2015
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2015
- Patagonia & Wine
- Everest Base Camp 2014
- Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon 2014
- The Way: A Pilgrimage Across Spain
- Belize Dive & Jungle Exploration
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2014
- Everest Base Camp 2013
- Turkey: Mt. Ararat
- Inca Trail II 2013
- Inca Trail I 2013
- 2013 Kilimanjaro Cancer Climb
- Spanish Immersion with Mayan Tropics & Honduran Island Paradise
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2012
- Nicaragua Volunteer Adventure 2012
- In the Footsteps of Buddha 2011
- Iceland & Greenland 2011
- 2011 Kilimanjaro Climb for Cancer
- Everest Base Camp 2010
- Bhutan Sept. 26, 2010
- Galapagos 2010
Viewing Post for: Fire and Ice: Iceland
Date: Tuesday, August 16
Location: Solhiemajokull Glacier
So, first off, we made it! We got to the cars and the river we had to cross had spread out all over the gravel area. We followed a local bus and he showed us where to cross. It went off great. Well, some water did come into the floor off the car as the rushing river hit part way up the door. The car spun its wheels and gripped. And out we climbed! Drama.
Our good luck continues as the clouds are raised just enough to see the glacier. The wind that was on the coast abated. And we explored the foreign and beautiful world of thousands of years old ice, crevasses and rivlets disappearing into the bowels. Bowels of the glacier is a fitting word.
Then we went into Vik and its black sand beaches sheer sea cliffs with their soaring bird life. Dinner was overlooking the beaches with its fog and mist and mystery. Here history goes from Viking attempts at life to sunken German submarines and stories of the rescue and capture of its crew.
The crew is gelling well. People help each other on the trails, share the cooking when we have it and help load and watch out for each other.
Thank you for writing on the blog. All your messages are read to the
group. We don't have wifi sometimes and the days are very full so we
don't really have the time or a good way to use this for personal
emails. If you write a specific question to one of the people we can
answer it on here. It takes a day or two to get the answers back
though. We hope you will understand we are spending most of our time
exploring remote places without wifi and that we are only spending a few
minutes a day on a satellite email. When there is personal wifi each
person has access to that.
Messages for this post
For: Bob Cooper and Barb Harmer
This is just amazing! Hope you're having the best time ever and remember, back home we're getting our adventure kicks vicariously through you! Stay safe and bring back lots of stories. Love, Cary S.
Cary Smith - 8/17/2016
For: Mary and William Callaway
For Mary and William Callaway - you are out-doing yourselves and are making those of us back in the lower 48 look like couch potatoes - we can see for ourselves how well this journey is suiting for you. Hooray all around, love, Mary C P.S. This will go directly to 105 Stonybrook.
Mary Critikos - 8/17/2016
For: Barb Harmer
Barb, Hope you are having an amazing adventure! Lots to talk about when you return!
Rose Cooper - 8/16/2016
For: Bob Cooper
Love reading what you are all doing everyday. Iceland sounds like an amazing place! Glad you are enjoying your adventure - and an adventure it truly is!!! Have fun and be safe! Love, Rose
Rose - 8/16/2016
