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(Greg) It is 7:05 PM. A worse-than-Muzak Greek version of “For Your Eyes Only” is crackling over a single stereo speaker behind the bar and I am looking out at 4 students huddled around their teacher/mother in the hotel lobby teaching intransitive verbs and predicate nouns. I know those specifics only because I just asked. […]

(Dana) Those who know me will find it extremely humorous that I wanted to write the post about cooking. But even a non-cook like me was in sensory heaven during our culinary day in Athens. Working with our guide Antony and his sweet wife Sam, we navigated the stalls of the local farmers market. (Fortunately, […]

(Andrew) On July 10, we took a plane from Reykjavik to Stockholm, Sweden at 7:50 A.M (get up at at least 5:00). The flight was uncomfortable. There is a 2-Hour time difference. We were all groggy from the early morning and were walking (or is it sliding?) like slugs. The day brightened up, literally, when […]

What separates Homo Sapiens from all others is our ability to synthesize data, project into the future based on that data, and adapt accordingly.  I am tickled to state that my wife has, once again, reconfirmed her standing among h.sapiens.  And she did it with little prompting from rarely-sapiens like me. Those who have followed […]

This is a small island but a vast landscape. Geologically very young, it feels primordial and wild, stimulating and exciting.  For us, it was the land of our first adventures…

We were speeding along the highway when we suddenly stopped and parked. I knew what we were going to do, we were going jumping on Icelandic moss! I looked around me and all I could see for miles around was moss and road. The vast space around me was occupied by green, squishy, plants: moss. […]

(Andrew) Today we were at a settlement museum in Borganes, Iceland. After learning about mysa (which is the bitter juice that is left over from milk and the vikings pickled stuff in it) and that the cafe up the stairs gave a complimentary taste, we went up to the cafe. Then we got the horrid […]

(Emma) As we pull into the rocks at the “jumping site” I am starting to shiver. I am shivering because I have a decision to make. Should I jump off the 30 foot cliff into the 43 degree water; or should I stay dry? You might think I am stupid, but I am. I chose […]

(Alexandra) Today we went Icelandic Horse Back-Riding!! I was really excited to finally get on the PONY. We had seen many little ponies and horses running around throughout the five days in Iceland and we were all really excited about it! When we got to the farm, we got our horses. Finally we got onto […]

(Dana) The Hveragerdi Valley was almost the Lord of the Rings set. Soaring verdant, volcanic slopes; craggy outcroppings; rushing river down the valley. If only the weather didn’t change every 30 minutes, it would have gotten the nod for the films. Fortunately, misting rain didn’t bother the 6 Explorers as we hiked 6 km round-trip. […]