More from motorcycling in Iceland

The road to nowhere



Off to the glacier



Another water crossing (23 in three days)



In the Continental divide (North America on the left, Europe on the right)



Behind the falls



Gullfoss



Me and my riding buddy

David, that country looks too rugged even for Polar Bears. It's like Death Valley con agua.

I hear the ladies are gorgeous though, and so is yours.

Dubie

Thanks Dubie. I am a lucky man. There was NO WAY my wife was going to let me go to Iceland without her, and then she chuckled for days after we arrived because all of the beautiful women have apparently left to work for Icelandair in the United States. The prettiest Icelandic girl you see is the one that hands you your boarding pass in Boston before you get on the plane.

I am glad I took my own pretty girl with me. That way I had something else to look at when I got tired of seeing the rocks and snow.

David,

Looks like beautiful country and you both had a great time. Thanks for posting your photos and sharing your experiences.

Best,
Warren

David,
Real nice! Thanks for sharing!
Tony

David,

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. That must have been a fascinating trip.

Thank you gentlemen.

In keeping with the spirit of this thread, all shots were taken with the aforementioned Canon 20D, set on auto everything. No post-processing or Photoshop, other than cropping and resizing so they could be posted here.

The sunset shot was not taken in Iceland. It was taken two months later on a boat just southeast of Newfoundland, on the "Tail of the Banks." We were running north to St. Johns to escape a hurricane coming up from the south. The deep red sky was caused by the front that preceded the hurricane. Since this is the place described in the book "The Perfect Storm," we were eager to make port. But it made for a nice photo.

Back to real life.....

Sunday night, January 11, 2009, celebrating after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants in the playoffs. We chopped a hole in the ice covering the pool and everybody went for a swim. The air temperature was about 20 degrees by this time.













Who is coming over to join us this Sunday?

David,

From the look on the dogs face, It looks like he is thinking you all are crazy. Dogs are pretty smart.

Here in northern Florida we are blessed with an abundance of natural springs. The water temp is fairly constant year round at 72 Deg. It feels like it's freezing in the summertime. If I had jumped in that pool of icy water I would probably be impotent for the rest of my life.

Ironically, that's a Portugeuse Water Dog. You know he's smart if he doesn't go in. They love the water.

On a related note, I hope the new President gets a Labradoodle. I want my dog to stay rare.