Empty Nest Adventures
Life after the kids are grown
Iceland in Poems, Part One
Stefán and the Land Rover
In Reykjavík there lives a man
Who shows visitors all that he can
His Land Rover’s a beast
With no cares in the least
About snow or ice or black sand
The Land Rover held three
Brett, Stefán and me
The things we saw did amaze
Volcano, glacier and waterfalls
We’ll remember for all of our days
The Volcano: Eyjafjallajökull
Where havoc was wreaked in 2010
We climbed to the top, gingerly peaked in
The crater that spewed not lava but ash
As the sun slowly rose, not one bit abashed
That it was so late, and we were alone
On Eyjafjallajökull’s summit while the winter sun shone
Waterfall #1: Seljalandsfoss
A thick slab of ice was all we could see
The pathway was treacherous, no crampons had we
The roar of the deluge, frigid water pounding down
We would not be going the whole way around
Those who braved going behind Seljalandsfoss’ curtain
Meant coming out drenched, of that it was certain
So we slipped and slid as far as we dared
While Stefán watched on to see how we fared
We took lots of pictures, then slid our way back
To the warmth of the “beast” and a good Kraftur snack
We were just getting started, there was still lots to do
Which I’ll relate next time in Poems, Part Two
Next Up: Waterfall #2, Glacier Hiking, and Black Sand Beach of Vik
beautiful & I love all the pictures you included!
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Thank you!
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Great combination of words and picture
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Hi Mimi! I just followed you back. Isn’t the blog party a great idea? Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing more from you as well. ☺️
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I love the idea of the blog party! Thank you for the follow ♥️
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Those poems were a lot of fun but I really loved hearing your husband’s laught as you two were making your way through the ice 😂 You two have a great energy!
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Awww, thank you so much, Aixa! That’s my favorite part too. 💗
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how blessed you are to see those places, I love the pictures and the poem^^
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Thank you so much!
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Love it. Empty nester here as well. Only just beginning to really take advantage of the extra time, but we are really having some fun exploring and seeing new things.
Photos for this post are beautiful. Very nicely done.
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It’s a very exciting time of life! I look forward to following your adventures, especially as a fellow empty nester. 😁 Thanks for the kind words!!
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Great photos! I really should upload mine.
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Beautiful Pictures 🙂 And great poem 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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Beautiful and musical! Such a pretty way to immortalise a trip
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Thank you, Rhea! I appreciate your kind words!
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loved the pics… I am about to visit Iceland very soon. In fact, I got bookings with one of the leading travel agencies. Their tour packages are awesome to know more go to @https://goo.gl/wChbRd
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Oh my, these are just beautiful! Wonderfully captured! 🙂
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Thank you so much! It’s quite a beautiful country.
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Oh my days the photos are incredible! You guys had a whole volcano to yourself! Amazing!
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Thank you! It was like a dream. Our guide couldn’t believe there wasn’t anyone else there. We were very lucky.
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