LAST ONES STANDING

We woke up the next am not know what we were doing or where we may be going, but one thing was for sure, Steve and I were going to stay in Iceland and finish our trip. Not so the rest of the group with which we had been traveling. They all wanted to go home! They were done with ice and snow and unpredictable winter weather. A representative of the company metbwith everyone and apologized for all the delays and the fact that we were probably NOT going to make it to the Westman Islands this time around. So the representative set about changing people's flight and working on getting them back to the states. They also offered everyone a complete refund for that part of the trip, and it was a substantial amount. We got it also, but since we decided to stay, we also got all the accommodations and meals...so we felt good and in the mood to see more of Reykjavik.  While all the others were packing up and leaving, we started hoofing around this great city. We bought Icelandic wool from a knitting co-op, we found a REAL hamburger place and indulged in beef after all the fish and lamb we had been eating. We went to see the big frozen ice pond, and Steve, being Steve tried to walk on it, and fell thru the ice. He got wet, but no worse for wear.  We even had a "proper" happy hour and enjoyed the leisurely pace of not having any agenda or schedule. That night, a new blizzard blew in and cover d the town and Marina area with a soft blanket of snow. Steve got up around midnight and walked around in the snow. Iceland is probabaly one of the safest places in the world. We never did see a police, and they don't carry guns. People really are very polite and friendly and wonder all the time what is wrong in our country with all our shootings and murders.....we felt at a loss to explain anything, even the terrible man who was unfairly elected to be president.