Off to Iceland ... and home again
Thursday, July 31, 2025 We packed our bags, enjoyed our final breakfast at the Sommero Hotel in Oslo and hopped into a taxi for the airport. Our flight to Iceland was scheduled to leave at 1:30 pm and it left right on time. After a very pleasant 2 ½ hour flight, we arrived in Reykjavik. We gained two hours of time so, in fact, it was still only about 1:30. We picked up our bags, arranged to rent a car and headed to the parking lot. We were in our car and on the road by 2:30 pm. It is a lengthy drive from the airport into Reykjavik, almost an hour. That gave us time to familiarize ourselves with yet another new car. This one is a Hyundai Tucson, a bit bigger than we would have preferred. It also actually has a key that you have to put into the ignition. We are so accustomed to fobs that it feels odd to have a key. Along the way, we passed by an area that is closed to the public, including residents of Reyjkavik. Because .... there is a mountain in that area th...