What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

After working as naturalist and photo instructor on several trips aboard the Lord of the Glens for National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions, Ann joined me in Scotland to visit some of my cousins there and then we went to Iceland for a little adventure.

   Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the UK came out for sunset                                                                          

                                      

The drummer in an Oban High School Band gets a call.

A quiet corner at St. Columba's Abbey on Isle of Iona

Sandstone sculpture in the Abbey Courtyard

Does the wind blow on the Isle of Canna?

Colorful Tobermory on Isle of Mull

Fairy Glen on the Black Isle, where wishes on rags may become fulfilled.

Our flat above Kit & Greg's garage

Ann, Fran, Steve, & Liz having tea at Kit & Greg's house.

Just prior to the haggis, tatties & neeps, washed down with a wee dram, of course.

The bothy on Isle of Eigg

Ann & Kit & Floyd on the ferry to Eigg

Sunset behind the Isle of Rum as seen from Eigg

Our cozy bothy on Eigg

Kit & Greg were nice enough to drive us to the ferry 

and then came with us to visit cousin John.

Low tide and John's red house on Eigg.

An Sgurr - Have not made it to the summit yet.

Pushing the tectonic plates apart in Iceland.

North America on the left, Eurasia on the right.

Hang on!

                  A must see attraction in Reykjavik                                                                               

That's a whale of a penis...I mean a whale penis.

                                        

The members, so to speak, of the Icelandic Handball Team.

This museum was quite scientific and funny.  

To learn more and to visit their gift shop, go to

www.phallus.is

Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran Church & Leif Eiriksson Statue

Reykjavik

The Sun Craft

Reykjavik

Interior of the Harpa, the concert hall and cultural center

Reykjavik

A couple of block heads in

Reykjavik

The food in Reykjavik was delicious but pricey.

Trying out the unique horses of Iceland.

They have two gaits that no other horse in the world has.

In the middle of our ride, we spent some soaking time in a hot river.

Gotta be careful where you walk in Iceland.

Don't call the horse a pony!

Reykjavik

Gullfoss Falls

Any bad ass kayakers want to give it go?

Gullfoss Falls

Look at the number of tourists.

Yikes!

Iceland where chips at $8 and a beer $9

This is where our word for geyser comes from.  

The original geyser here, called the Great Geysir, has been

fairly dormant since 1916, but the one pictured, 

Strokkur, goes off every five to ten minutes or so.