Whale fashion

On our day off, we decided to look for whale.

Woolies underneath this made a toasty time despite being blown to bits and rained on.  No whales, only dolphins.  And here I am making the decision which activity we should choose.

Whale watching or Penis Museum...which would you choose?

Tectonic plates

Yes, a big claim to fame is Iceland's geothermal/volcanic activity caused by bridging the North American plate and the EuroAsian plate.  Seen on a scale as a narrow crack (wth fellow visitors) I was impressed, and buffeted by strong winds, yet again.

And water, moving...

Half a day outside for us knitters, was a stamp of approval for all our knitwear!

Wool factory #1

What a place!  And spotless! ( As I write this 3 weeks/many miles/several wool producers later, I can say those Icelanders are pretty meticulous!)

We heard an introduction and history in the lunchroom with color palette decor....

And marveled at the enormity of being the only wool producer for a nation full of sheep.

This is Istex (Icelandic Textiles).

Photos minus the noise!

Carol in Iceland

No Ice, just knitting.  Second sock...at N 65°. 

Knitting produce

An outlet for hand knitters, was our second stop.  Main Street, Reykavik.

Tour in the wind

Yep, the land for wool-wear! And wind proof clothing!  That's why we are smiling.

Our tour of "The Golden Circle", and Gold Falls...

A pretty day, but the WIND!

(Earlier: I dress, run out the door of the hotel to search for the cache across the street.  Located the area, standing on the edge of a break wall, buffeted by gale force winds, chilling my rain coat, and me.  I turn around and run back to the hotel, up to the room. "Pattie! Get the hats!"  And I peel off my light weight Landsend cardigan and replace it with solid Lopapeysa Icelandic cardigan.  A good choice!)

Following the trail where the tectonic plates move and government began in Iceland.

Icelandic lopi

Going to Iceland means being tempted by beautiful sweaters.  So to "help" resist the temptation, I pulled out my Icelandic sweater, washed, combed... and tried to remember the last time I wore it.  

Can't find any internet reference to the label... probably from 70's.

And then I found another sweater--Icelandic, and I never wear that one, either...

Please!  Remind me of this NOW!

And Norway

For my now and future knitting friends... A shopping trip to Panduro (craft store) in Bergen, looking for buttons, I discovered a bit of Iceland.  ---Heaven!

Pre-Iceland visit or KEF

A 2 hour stopover at the airport leaves me just enough time to snap a few pictures from the duty-free gift store:

Enough to entice... but wait, there's more!