Vestmannaeyjar was great. Searching for wayward pufflings in the dead of night, whilst wisps of the Northern Lights incandescently meandered overhead was quite an experience and not one I’ll forget in a hurry.
The plane from Heimaey got us back into Reykjavík this morning in time for breakfast. After that, we checked into our hotel and then ambled around the shops for a couple of hours.
In the afternoon, we went whale-watching, managing to see quite a few Minke whales. There were a few porpoises about, too, along with Fulmars and Arctic Terns.
Apart from that, we’ve spent the afternoon and evening relaxing in coffee shops and generally taking it easy; a fitting end to what has been a fantastic break from the chaos back home.
Tomorrow morning, we head for the Blue Lagoon (or Bláa Lónið, as it’s known here), where we’ll soothe ourselves in piping hot water for a couple of hours before heading on to Keflavík airport. There, the gruelling return home begins.
We’ll get back to Mountain View around midnight tomorrow, Pacific Time. Hopefully the jet-lag won’t preclude some small amount of sleep that night, because it’s in at the deep end and back to work on Thursday. Ugh.
Back to reality… Sigh. Still, at least there’s the sale of 5% of my Google stock to look forward to, the first week of September. That should hopefully restore the holiday glow to our cheeks.
Its a hard life…
From Patty: “Cry me a River”
From Mike: Whine, whine, whine…all the way to the bank.