Iceland’s winter, August to April, is the only opportunity to see the northern lights. As well, they are visible primarily in the dead of night and the sky must be totally clear. It has been mostly cloudy this trip with intermittent rain. Last night the sky cleared and we were told we might…

Who knew there is a year round tomato farm in Iceland? The featured image shows my granddaughter, Rowan, sitting at a table decorated with a vase of fresh basil. We had lunch here this afternoon. The entire menu features only tomato recipes: tomato beer, bloody Marys, soup or a stack of tomatoes on a skewer…

Who knew there are so many colors of dusk. We were prepared for only 4 hours of daylight in Iceland yet it is light enough between 9:30am and 4 pm. We arrived at the Blue Lagoon from the airport yesterday morning and were in the hot springs by 9:30 enjoying the sky. Yes,…