Iceland

What an interesting place! Just under a 5 hour flight from Boston. We went directly north over Labrador and Greenland landing near midnight. The sun was just starting to set. No matter it never got dark and started to rise an hour later. Our room was on the 4th floor of the Flughotel overlooking the harbor and mountains of Keflavik. Unbelievable sticker shock - the food and gas is unbelievably high. Gas is about $8.50 a gallon- now I cannot complain about our measly $3 a gallon. There are no trees anywhere. The land is barren but with such a stark beauty. Speaking of beauty you should see the people. They are tall, striking and with the most stunning eyes. Also love the red hair. As we were landing I could see geysers in the distance. We will leave here shortly to start to explore. We have rented a Toyota Yaris. The roads, such as they are, are quite narrow and much of them are unnpaved so it will be interesting. Will try to keep this up. Oh, the best part so far- they have TAB! It is in Icelandic but I already know this is going to be my souvenir.