But Wait, There's More (Behind the Scenes)

Seems Autumn is doing a great job of posting some amazing pics, so I'll spend a little more time on some behind the scene's stuff.

It's been a rough start for Zane.  Four days in, and he's still not quite right.  This was him on Day 2, sprawled on the couch with a "safety" bowl.  While Nicole, Autumn, and Bryce were out exploring downtown, I took the liberty to dust off my sketching skills.  I'll be trying to keep this up throughout the trip.

Bryce, our hot dog connoisseur, will be trying a hot dog in every place we visit.  His verdict of Iceland: 2 out of 5 stars.  "The texture was crunchy, but after peeled, it tasted ok".

Here is how we are getting around - Subaru, of course.  Love, It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.

Safety first. Our kids are each wearing an ID bracelet.  Hope it never gets used, but you never know.

Jet lag is still with us, 4 days in.  Of course, the sun setting at midnight, and rising at 3am doesn't help.  But man, once a-slumber, a herd of Icelandic horses could gallop through the apartment, and they wouldn't budge.

They weren't kidding, "Dining" at a restaurant is EXPENSIVE!  We took one look at the menu, saw that a standard burger was $25, and said.... "Let's go to the cafe and get fresh made ice cream instead."  If you squint, the cows that gave birth to our ice cream are in the windows.

One of our favorite past-times is watching other tourists (primarily of Asian persuasion), and then mimicking their picture poses.  (Zane is clearly not part of this game)

While it's always fun to see a Geysir, if you've been to Yellowstone, you'll be a little disappointed with Iceland. (Sorry Iceland, it's true)

Bryce particularly enjoyed saying "Geiser" (like an old man), not Geysir.

Nicole was particularly happy with this particular selfie

Then Bryce came along...

OK, so this little side adventure - tip-toeing over rocks, through a creek, between a chasm, to a hidden waterfall was pretty spectacular. (And Wet).  The waterfalls in Iceland are all spectacular really.  I can't believe it.  And so accessible.  And so "Un-American-ized".  If you want to scale that rock and get right in there.... go right ahead.  But if you get hurt, the nearest hospital is.... who knows.

Quick camera trick. If you want to get a star-burst on your SLR camera, set your aperture to at least F22.

I think we're going to have fun noting the different ways businesses around the world indicate where to "tinkle".