{"id":54,"date":"2022-05-12T15:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2023-04-19T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:06:00","slug":"impressions-of-iceland-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/impressions-of-iceland-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressions of Iceland 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IcelandMapHeader-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Our route on the Ring Road in Iceland\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IcelandMapHeader-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IcelandMapHeader-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IcelandMapHeader-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IcelandMapHeader.png 1453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our route on the Ring Road in Iceland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trip Diary<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WaitingForDeparture-e1652316627129-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pam and David, with masks, waiting for our flight at the airport in Boston\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WaitingForDeparture-e1652316627129-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WaitingForDeparture-e1652316627129-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/23\/we-made-it-past-security-with-all-our-gear-now\/\">Day 1 &#8211; June 23 &#8211; On our way<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We made it past security with all our gear. Now we\u2019re just waiting for take-off \ud83c\udf0b\u2026. [Later at our COVID quarantine hotel] Flight was smooth and we managed to sleep some. We got the word &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IcelandDay1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Smoke from the Fagradalsfjall volcano\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/23\/iceland-day-1-keflavik\/\">Day 1 &#8211; June 23 &#8211; Keflav\u00edk\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We went for a walk after being freed from quarantine and got our first view of the volcano, 12 miles away.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-23_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Walking path by the shore, Keflavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/23\/day-1-june-23-arrival\/\">Day 1 &#8211; June 23 &#8211; Getting to our first hotel<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">[Originally a review post, but now we&#8217;ve moved it to the start] As you might have noticed, this is a fairly stream of consciousness trip blog. I thought it might be nice to list out &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lava field, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/lava\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 1<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lava\u2026<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hiking trail, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/and-so-the-climb-begins\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 2<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u2026 and so the climb begins.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Smoking lava, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/and-there-it-is\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 3<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u2026 and there it is.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Smoking crater, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/one-false-peak-after-another-sigh\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 4<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One false peak after another\u2026 Sigh!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hiking trail, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/one-final-push\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 5<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One\u2026., Final\u2026., PUSH<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lava churning in the smoking crater, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/wow\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 6<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Wow\u2026<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helicopter landing near the volcano.\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/cheaters\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Volcano Hike 7<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Cheaters!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-24_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hiking trail, Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/24\/day-2-june-24-fagradalsfjall-volcano\/\">Day 2 &#8211; June 24 &#8211; Review: Fagradalsfjall Volcano \/ Campground in Grindavik<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Happy Campers picked us up in front of the MicroSuites at 9:30am and took us to our Happy Camper 2 EX van. It had a little cooler running off of an RV battery, a one-burner &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-26_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/25\/day-3-june-25-drive-to-seljalandsfoss\/\">Day 3 &#8211; June 25 &#8211; Drive to Seljalandsfoss waterfall area<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We left Grindavik at around 12:30 &#8211; we were pretty exhausted from the volcano hike the day before. It was chilly and a bit windy (normal Iceland summer weather). On the outskirts of town were &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-25_0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/25\/heres-a-peak-at-our-home-away-from-home-its-a\/\">Day 3 &#8211; June 25 &#8211; Camper Van<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Here\u2019s a peek at our home-away-from-home. It\u2019s a Happy Camper 2 Ex. The Happy 2 is slightly larger than the Happy 1 and the Ex means that it\u2019s an older model (manual shift and an &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-26_0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/26\/day-4-june-26-seljalandsfoss-skogafoss\/\">Day 4 &#8211; June 26 &#8211; Seljalandsfoss, Sk\u00f3gafoss, Dyrh\u00f3laey<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Seljalandsfoss This was a looong, exhausting day! It\u2019s always light and we didn\u2019t manage to get into bed before 11 or 11:30pm. That would be fine if we were sleeping late, but for example, this &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-27_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/27\/day-5-june-27-vik-to-hofn-glaciers-diamond\/\">Day 5 &#8211; June 27 &#8211; V\u00edk to H\u00f6fn \/ Glaciers \/ Diamond Beach<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We spent all morning in the pretty, lupine-surrounded campground in V\u00edk. We walked to the B\u00f3nus market to get a few more groceries, looked at the IceWear store, and had some lunch at the Lava &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-07-01_9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/27\/another-quick-post\/\">Day 5 &#8211; June 27 &#8211; Long glorious days<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It\u2019s been pretty difficult getting these posts out because we\u2019ve been burning the candle at both ends big-time. It\u2019s always light and we haven\u2019t managed to get into bed before 11 or 11:30. That would &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-28_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/28\/day-6-june-28-hofn-to-fjar-abygg-eastfjords\/\">Day 6 &#8211; June 28 &#8211; H\u00f6fn to Fjar\u2202abygg\u2202 \/ Eastfjords Coastline Drive<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After our late night, David got up before 9am and photographed the tidal pool that we could see from our campsite. We got a mid-morning start with the goal of taking in the scenery along &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-29_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/29\/day-7-june-29-puffins\/\">Day 7 &#8211; June 29 &#8211; Puffins<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We got an early start heading to Borgarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Eystri and Hafnarh\u00f3lmi. We left the Ring Road at Egilssta\u00f0ir and got onto Route 94 which, except for a few stretches, is a mostly gravel \/ dirt &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-06-30_4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/06\/30\/day-8-june-30-on-to-dettifoss-and-myvatn\/\">Day 8 &#8211; June 30 &#8211; On to Dettifoss and Myvatn<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We thought about going back to see more puffins, but we did need to cover a lot of road across the north of Iceland. We hit the road at 7am heading for Dettifoss, Europe\u2019s largest &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-07-01_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/07\/01\/day-9-july-1-myvatn-to-hvammstangi-west-iceland\/\">Day 9 &#8211; July 1 &#8211; Myvatn to Hvammstangi, West Iceland<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">At around 8:30 we headed out for birding using a list of five locations around the lake from Myvatn Birdlife. We were at sites 1 &amp; 2 last night. We saw Whooper swans, terns, and &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-07-02_3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/07\/02\/day-10-july-2-back-to-reykjavik\/\">Day 10 &#8211; July 2 &#8211; Back to Reykjavik<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We weren\u2019t in a rush this morning because we only had around a half-day of driving to the Happy Camper drop-off in Keflavik. We took photos of birds at the campground, which was a pleasant &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-07-03_0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/07\/03\/day-11-july-3-reykjavik\/\">Day 11 &#8211; July 3 &#8211; Reykjavik<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We got some delicious pastries from Brau\u2202 in the morning and ate them in the Freyja kitchen. We drove to take the COVID test for our re-entry to the U.S. We\u2019d scheduled an appt at &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-07-04_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/07\/04\/day-12-july-4-reykjavik\/\">Day 12 &#8211; July 4 &#8211; Reykjavik<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The pastries from Brau\u2202 were so good yesterday that we couldn\u2019t resist going back to try a few more this morning. We hung out in the area on this day of exceptionally warm and quiet &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-07-05_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2021\/07\/05\/day-13-july-5-departure\/\">Day 13 &#8211; July 5\nDeparture<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We got up at 5 am to make the 40 minute drive to Keflavik Airport to return the rental car at 6:30 am. We couldn\u2019t see any volcano smoke on the drive, alas. It was &hellip; <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trip Diary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","latest_post","no_image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1432,"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/1432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}