Last week we had the opportunity to go dog sledding. We thought why not - this is Iceland and they have Greenland Huskies so it should be great fun. You certainly would expect that in Iceland in the winter when you go dog sledding it would be on snow, but no it was in a wheeled cart over the lava which is just about everywhere in Iceland. The dogs were quite amazing as they are very big and have beautiful coats. I asked the handler how they keep them so clean and he said the dogs do it themselves because they are outside in the rain and snow all the time.
One new site for us was the wreckage of a World War II US Navy plane. The pilot thought best to land on the beach as the fuel gauge suddenly showed empty. He crashed instead and then discovered the fuel gauge had quit working and there was still plenty of fuel to get to the airbase. Not sure why it has been left there since WWII but the kids enjoyed exploring it.
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It looks warmer then snow, but I'm sure it wasn't. The things we missed coming in the summertime.
It was very cold. I had on 6 layers and then they had me wear an insulated jump suit. My body was warm but my feet froze.
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