The day started in the rain. It was a perfect opportunity for me to put on my blue cap and look even more ridiculous than I usually do. Yes dear reader, I know you imagine your favorite Owl looking all daring and fabulous, and I am sorry to disappoint you: I look ridiculous. Blue, with […]
Travel
Of Trolls and Sheep
If yesterday, we just met it, today, the Hekla dominates everything. We progress slowly and with difficulty, the ground being made of sandy ashes. With each step, the majestic silhouette of the volcano grows larger… We are getting closer and closer to the door of Hell… Above us, the sky changes frantically, clouds rolling and unfurling […]
Meeting Hekla
The morning after the terrible storm, I gobbled a quick breakfast and waited impatiently in front of the hotel for the Trek pick-up. It was still raining a little, and, because, for some reason, every minute lasted one hour, I was certain that they had forgotten or abandoned me when they arrived. I got to sit in front in the […]
How to be a Viking
Now comes the day where I proved my worth as a Viking. As seen in a Reykjavik store Did I plan my horseback riding tour just to be able to say to my friends that I met a handsome Icelander and watch the hope and joy fade from their eyes when I show them a picture […]
Reykjavik
Behold, ladies and gentlemen, the story of my great trip to Iceland. This was redacted more than one year after the facts, so it’s quite possible that time blurred some memories… Especially the troll attacks. It may have been a dream or too much Brennivin*… *Brennivin is a tasty Icelandic aquavit I tried to use […]
To the Door of Hell
Dear readers, Here is the wonderful story of this time I went to Iceland, visited Reykjavik, and did a 5 days trek around the Hekla. This is not a guide, dear reader, more a tale, and it is definitely useless. I hope you’ll smile, and wonder, and maybe want to visit Iceland. Still, for […]