Adventures of a seafaring shield maiden
Elin and I had a very full day yesterday. We bundled the boys in the car (well, Daniel and Elin bundled the boys in the car, I mostly tried to stay out of the way) and we went to a friend´s birthday party. It was great to meet Elin´s friends who I´ve heard so much about! Plus, good food, good conversation, good coffee. We dropped Daniel and the boys off at home and went shopping at the museum store and the hand knit association where I got my lovely Icelandic sweater! Now I have to move somewhere cold.
We then went whale watching! We were able to see several Minke whales feeding, and I was completely thrilled to see my first whale. I even got to see the fluke of one as a deep dive was taken! Too bad I couln´t see a blue whale, but we were too shallow for them. Ah well, maybe next time! Elin had a blast, too. She doesn´t generally get to go whale watching unless she has tourists visiting her! Interestingly, we both got nauseas after we got back on land, because the pier wasn´t moving. We didn´t get sea sick, we got land sick! After whale watching we went to a lovely little Italian restaurant with amazing food. The menu was in Italian, Icelandic, and English, but it took me awhile to realize it was actually translated into English because I was just reading in Italian. I even started to order in Italian, but luckily for the waitress, Elin interrupted in Icelandic. After dinner we went to see Harry Potter, which I found very enjoyable. Some things made me annoyed, but that´s always the way of these things. It might actually be the best of the movies.
So now I´m all packed for the airport and we´re getting ready to go to the Blue Lagoon on the way. I´ll post more from the UK!
We then went whale watching! We were able to see several Minke whales feeding, and I was completely thrilled to see my first whale. I even got to see the fluke of one as a deep dive was taken! Too bad I couln´t see a blue whale, but we were too shallow for them. Ah well, maybe next time! Elin had a blast, too. She doesn´t generally get to go whale watching unless she has tourists visiting her! Interestingly, we both got nauseas after we got back on land, because the pier wasn´t moving. We didn´t get sea sick, we got land sick! After whale watching we went to a lovely little Italian restaurant with amazing food. The menu was in Italian, Icelandic, and English, but it took me awhile to realize it was actually translated into English because I was just reading in Italian. I even started to order in Italian, but luckily for the waitress, Elin interrupted in Icelandic. After dinner we went to see Harry Potter, which I found very enjoyable. Some things made me annoyed, but that´s always the way of these things. It might actually be the best of the movies.
So now I´m all packed for the airport and we´re getting ready to go to the Blue Lagoon on the way. I´ll post more from the UK!