London was rainy and cold as usual and I got to visit with my sister and new grand niece and then on the Amersham, Bucks. to see the Admiral, who has been hard at work looking after her ailing Dad.
We left the UK on November 1st. for Iceland where we spent a few days in Reykjavik, Iceland is a fascinating place and despite some terribly gloomy and cold weather we got to see quite a bit of the southwestern corner of the country.
We did a tour of the golden circle and saw the Gundfoss waterfall, the Bingvellir National Park where the American and European tectonic plates are moving apart at a few centimeters per year. Also, the incredible horticultural endevours where they grow vegetables year round in illuminated, heated greenhouses powered by geothermal and hydro power.
On the next day we went to the famous Blue Lagoon. It was a bit touristy but an amazing place with a huge outdoor naturally heated seawater pool which had a luminous blue colour due to minerals in the water.
Very cold and dark in November and also seriously expensive but I think well worth anther visit in the summer to see the rest of the island.
We arrived in DC on November 3rd. and we have been running around ever since. It's very good to be back in the US of A.
We did a monument tour on Friday and met with our prospective in-laws yesterday. We had a very enjoyable lunch together and look forward to seeing them again at James and Katie's wedding next April.
We wandered around Georgetown all day today and tomorrow we hit the museums.
We have a flight back to sunny California on Election Day and will get to work immediately on our move to our new apartment.
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| Bingvellir National Park |
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| The Blue Lagoon. It really was blue |
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| A view of the Jefferson Memorial across the tidal basin |
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| The happy couple contemplating the reflecting pool and the Lincoln Memorial |
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| Outside the Dunbarton House in George Town |
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| The Vietnam Memorial and glorious, fall foliage |
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| James and Katie |
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| The Korean War Memorial |
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| George Town across the Potomac |
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| Jefferson Memorial |
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| James and Katie again |
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| Freezing in Iceland. Foul weather gear was very handy |
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| Iceland's famous geysers. Just getting ready to spout |
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| The amazing greenhouses in Iceland growing tomatoes year round |
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| The Gundfoss waterfall |
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| The American tectonic plate rising up due to seismic activity |
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| The blue lagoon |
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| Relaxing after the blue lagoon experience |
