Eighty Nine North: Iceland

Fortunate to travel to Iceland with Kelly for our August vacation. What a trip. Most August vacations center around a relaxing beach vacation. We decided to mix things up and spend a week in a country where there was a legitimate chance it would rain every single day and a 100% chance that it wouldn't break 65 degrees at any point. Consider it a risk well worth taking!

Iceland is a spectacular country, and when the sun is shining, its hard to imagine a place with more breathtaking views. Mountains, fields, cliffs, waterfalls, geysers, and black sand beaches at every turn. And lots of sheep hanging out dangerously close to a dangerously narrow road. As if I wasn't nervous enough learning how to drive stick!

We also met some really friendly people, including an Icelandic tour guide on his day off, and a guy and a gal who were both biking around the perimeter of Iceland over the course of 40 days. What a trip that would have been. I would love to go back again. I'd probably pass on the 40 day bike ride, but a multi-day hike through the highlands would be spectacular. And, of course, just about every mountain in the whole country is composed of perfect, wide open 35-40 degree slopes. Perfect for skinning up and ripping down.

Anyway, words really cannot due this country justice. So instead, I'll simply leave you with a few pictures and a 17 minute video. I know - the video is too long. But there was just so much good footage. No expectation that anyone watches the whole thing, but if you do, I think you'll be glad you did. And you might even book a flight to Iceland for yourself before its over.