We have been hearing lots of complaints about the cold back home so we thought we would let you all know it is 51 degrees today and has been in the upper 40´s for several days. Of course with those temperatures it has been raining most of the time and our river that was shrinking day by day (the dark part of the river shows the rocks just below the surface we normally do not see) is back up to full flow again. We hate to think how much snow we would have if the weather was cold so of course we are indeed very grateful for global warming (if that is truly what it is since many of the Icelanders tell us of a time when there was no ice on Iceland - must have been warm then).
Yesterday we took the Elders to the port to take the ferry to the Westmann Islands. We felt bad for them for two reasons - (1) the constant rain they would be out in while in the Westmann Islands and (2) the rough trip they were going to have. As I went into the terminal to buy their tickets, I could barely stand up because of the high winds and the waves looked ferocious. The picture was taken at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the gangway. The wind was so bad that it added almost 2 hours to the normal 2 hour and 45 minute trip. They survived it though without getting sick as they were dealing with head winds rather than the normal winds from the side.
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