Iceland Day 9: Reykjavik to NYC to DC
Sunday, May 4, 2025

From Home … At 7a we check out of Hotel Cabin and board the bus to Reykjavik International Airport. The Boston group is on an Icelandair direct departing…
From Home … At 7a we check out of Hotel Cabin and board the bus to Reykjavik International Airport. The Boston group is on an Icelandair direct departing…
From Reykjavik … Today we visit the Golden Circle, a popular tourist loop circling about 140 miles near Reykjavik. We’re going to Þingvellir National Park, Strokkur Geysir and…
On the road Reykjavik … Last night’s cod dinner at the Lamb Inn was delicious! After dinner Jóhannes, Jacob (our driver), Kolfinna (our guide), and Larry serenaded the…
From the Lamb Inn … After a late night at the Lamb Inn, breakfast is a little later this morning at the Lamb Inn. At 9:30a half the…
From Myvatn … Breakfast is at the Lamb Inn at 7:30a and we’re back on the road at 9:00a. Our first stop is an overlook above the fjord…
From the restaurant and lounge of the Lambs Inn in Akureyri … Breakfast is at Hotel Laugarbakki and at 9a we’re on the bus and leaving Hvammstangi. We’ve…
From Hvammstangi … We arrived in Reykjavik just after sunrise. Finally here after our 36-hour adventure with flight delays, missed flights, and rebooked flights. But that’s all behind…
From Dulles … again! Yesterday was a bit of a dress rehearsal. You know … drag the luggage down the steps, take an Uber to the airport, check…
From Dulles as we work our way through flight delays and arranging new flights to Reykjavik … UPDATE: Sometimes things don’t go according to the plan. Our flight…
My last international trip to Israel was in April 2022. I noted then that because of the pandemic that it had been two-and-a-half years since my previous international…
July 21, 2024 From my laundry room … This morning I checked out of the Courtyard Marriott and returned to Boston Logan for United Flight 2098 from Boston…
July 20, 2024 From Boston Logan … After nearly three weeks touring, it’s time to make our way home. Today is our return day to the United States….
July 19, 2024 From the rooftop bar of the Polis Grand Hotel in Athens … After an early breakfast we disembark from the Celestyal Discovery at 7:30a following…
July 18, 2024 From Santorini … We start the day with a visit to Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, known for its stunning beaches, rugged mountains,…
July 17, 2024 From the Celestyal Discovery enroute to Crete… At 7a we arrive at the island of Rhodes. We’re on our own today and there is no…