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For two weeks in June Carole and I drove a rented 4x4 around the perimeter of Iceland on Highway One. This highway, which was completed about 25 years ago, provided us with access to most of the country. The road is about 900 miles long, but with side trips and backtracking we drove more that 2300 miles. The trip was a beautiful, occasionally scary, and an adventure that gave new meaning to the word "awesome." Our accomodations included a fishing camp, a couple of farms, hotels and "summer hotels." Summer hotels are high school dormitories that open to tourists in June and July. In Iceland, all high school students live away from home next door to their high school. Some, but not all were in small towns. |
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Quick Facts |
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250,000 people |
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250,001 sheep |
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85,000 horses |
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Virtually treeless |
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30 active volcanoes |
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Impressions |
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Most of land uninhabited |
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Primal, expected a dinosaur |
Glacier Lake Panorama |
Most of land uninhabitable |
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Cold and windy |
Christian nation since 1000 AD |
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Many people aloof |
Gas = $5.00 a gallon |
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24 hour days in summer! |
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Crime is negligible |
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Get ready for gravel roads! |
Food prices 1\3 higher than U.S. |
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