iceland- on top of the world

8/16/09

It helps to know people. This morning our hostel desk clerk agreed (thanks, I'm sure, to our dashing good looks and American accents) to drive us to a nearby town to go hiking through volcanic fields. What an experience. Through an arduous and entirely uncharted hike we arrived at the peak of a nearby mountain, which offered almost unlimited visibility.

The bus to the airport arrived at 4:30 in the morning. The bars stayed open until 6. Savant I am not, but that math adds up favorably. The most important number of the evening, however, was 7, the number of dollars required to purchase a pint of beer. Economists studying the root of the country's financial collapse need look no further than here. Still, in many ways, the trip provided a very good picture of Iceland...

Music: Sigur Ros- Track 4 from ( )