Guest Post by Husband

Iceland was awesome. It bears repeating given the tone of this post, so I'll repeat it: Iceland was awesome. It was however far different from my expectations.
What I thought Iceland was going to look like:

What Iceland Actually Looked Like:

What I thought Reykjavik was Going to Look Like:

What Reykjavik Actually Looked Like:


What I thought Icelandic Live Music Was Going to Be Like:

What Icelandic Live Music Was Actually Like:

What I Thought Icelandic Males Would Look Like:

What Icelandic Males Actually Look Like:

What I Thought Icelandic Females Would Look Like:

What Icelandic Females Actually Look Like:


So what was Iceland like? Here are some raw facts:
Warmest day: 25 C (around 78F)
Typical Evening Temperature: 9C (around 48F)
Number of Hot Dogs Eaten: 3
Number of Fermented Shark Pieces Eaten: 3
Number of Fermented Shark Pieces Regurgitated: 0 (Whatever, they were pretty good)
Average cost of a beer: 1000 kronur ~ 8.74 USD
Number of Books Read: 1.5
Number of Times Got Lost on the Bus: 3
Number of Trolls Seen: 0
Number of Times Publicly Urinating: 1
Percentage of Icelanders Who Speak English Apparently: 100% (A mentally retarded man was selling pens outside of a grocery store. I said 'Því miður' [I'm sorry] in an attempt to tell him I wasn't going to buy his pens and didn't have any money. He said "Oh, that's OK. Bye!")

We saw hot springs, volcanoes, lava fields, lots of museums, ate fish, drank beer, got lost, got found, walked a lot, climbed hills, and had an amazing time.