101 things - the finale!

[miss_newham]

I finished my 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge on Monday! The last fortnight has involved quite a bit of scurrying to get things done, and we celebrated the last day of it with a bonfire (where I did not symbolically burn the list). Herewith, a long list of all the things I did and didn't do.

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[miss_newham]

Thanks! Though if you just wrote down a list of everything you'd done for the last three years, it'd look quite impressive too... I am terrible at swimming, but wouldn't mind another visit to Waddon - some company might actually motivate me to make a return visit.

Oh no, that's a long time to be banished from giving blood! I hope all your missing iron comes back, or whatever the issue was! Perhaps you can use the downtime to stock up on extra tattoos, though I can't think of anything that'd suit you quite as well as the 007 one.

Iceland! I know a few people who've driven around there, including one who drove all the way around the perimeter. Apparently that was straightforward enough; there's just the one ring road, so you go ahead in a straight line! I think it'd be a great thing to do - I've been to Reykjavik many times now and gone out into the country on coach trips, but it's always a bit frustrating to be beholden to the tour company's schedule. And there are some amazing things to see within 50 miles of Rekyjavik (Thingvellir!) There are a lot of mountains to drive through though...

[huskyteer]

I have added Thingvellir to the ongoing Google My Maps! Seems like the ring road would be open and in good condition all year round, and the main tourist things are all close to it...hmm.

I also have no idea what to do in Reykjavik! Museums? Any advice welcome.

I think my blood problem is anxiety, which is not going to be improved by taking 3 years off :( I overthink it, and when I'm down a pint of blood something as simple as a beeper going off can freak me out a bit and make me keel over. I always used to take the local anaesthetic option so I'd feel as little as possible, before they stopped that.

[miss_newham]

Oh no, it seems unlikely that taking three years off blood donation will help you get back into it without panicking! Bah, what a pain. I guess you can console yourself that they've had enough of your blood already to fill an impressive pond.

Iceland! So much stuff! Sarah and I went to Gullfoss (massive waterfall) and Geysir (a geyser) as well as Thingvellir. On other trips I've been to Skogafoss and I think Seljalandsfoss, two excellent waterfalls in South Iceland - in fact, here's a website with that kind of thing: https://www.south.is/en
Reyjavik has lots of decent museums; I like the National Museum and the cultural museum that you can get into on the same ticket. Also lots of awesome buildings like the church Hallgrimskirkja and the concert hall Harpa. It's a very small city and a nice place to wander around gawking at cool houses made of corrugated iron.
It is also worth noting that it is EXPENSIVE and for most of the winter it is DARK and COLD and you probably won't see the Northern Lights... but it's an interesting place all year round!

[huskyteer]

Wow, thank you for all this info - checking out 'Geothermal bathing' right now!