[Photos taken 27 – 30 April 2022, posted online 24 September 2022. My last Marel Annual Ball (for now) is tonight!]
The busiest week in a long while continued (!), with an evening-hike, a work-trip and a team-building party, an evening-bike ride, and then a day-hike.
As a pleasant non-sarcastic bonus, my knee got progressively better as time and activates piled up, go figure! I was frankly quite relieved once this week was over and done with, and patted myself on the back for getting through it in one piece. Also, it was fun! (70-ish images total!)
Wednesday 27 April 2022
A hop and a skip outside the city limits is the ski-hill of Skálafell.
Excellent attendance!
The parking lot below. The ground was pretty wet.
Weirdly, there’s a cairn a little ways up the hill. It’s there in remembrance of a ski-hut built before there were big machines to ferry lumber, that sadly burned down.
Walking in the snow was surprisingly nice. Our goal were the antenna-pylons up ahead.
Ran into my friend at the mall, told her what I was up to, and she decided to join!!
Antennas! The electrical engineer in me was quite pleased.
Weirdest artwork on top of a mountain, ever!
Nicely color-coordinated!
These light brown peaks are the Botnsúlur peaks, clearly visible from the city.
Surprisingly, there was zero wind at the top, which almost never happens. Mostly it’s the opposite, as seen by the bent wind-measuring pole where we sat down to eat.
The guides let us know that there is a sheltered space there that is always unlocked.
Quick peak inside.
We walked down the road.
Off road for the last bit.
It’s always a bonus when one of the guides is a physical therapist, as there is no getting back into the car without stretching!
The day began with a drive out into the country to check out a factory where we have a piece of equipment. We stopped in the newly and very successfully revamped center of Selfoss to eat lunch on the way back.
Good food!
After a stint at the gym, I joined my work buddies at an event space on the outskirts of Reykjavik. This was the view at 6 pm.
Yay for good food!!
That time where you barely have stomach space for dessert, but it’s just too. darn. good!
This event space is also the location of the permanent installation of the Chromo Sapiens art-piece. You walk in through a small door (no food!), go through a dark area, a colorful area, and then a mostly white room before exiting out in another spot,
The event space where everybody was had awful acoustics, just no sound dampening at all, so I literally hid out in a dark corner of a Chroma room for a while, to enjoy the quiet. At least 3 people walked past me without realizing it.
Photo courtesy of Hrafnkell.
The weather was nice enough to hang out outside for a bit. Spring evenings can be weird.
Friday 29 April 2022
I caved, and bought a proper bike-carrier for the big car that could handle two e-bikes (they’re heavier than standard bikes).
Shortly before noon, Bjarki returned from his 5-day school trip.
A little tired but in one piece!
Bike on a proper carrier. I’d stashed my bike inside the ID car for the first group-ride, but then the guide scared me by telling me that I run the risk of locking the disc brakes if I’m not careful, and accidentally grab the brakes with no front wheel on.
On the other side of the big road from the first ride.
In the land of teenage trees.
Gorgeous weather, again!
By one of the lakes up there on the heath. Yes, that’s a dog in a back-carrier!
A tiny church in a random location.
Pétur was there!
Re-fueling, before continuing and closing the loop.
