{"id":33262,"date":"2022-07-23T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=33262"},"modified":"2023-03-11T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T12:26:18","slug":"vacation-birthdays-us-travel-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/vacation-birthdays-us-travel-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation: Birthdays & US Travel Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 23 – 31 July 2022, posted online 11 March 2023. Daylight is staying noticeably longer, the sun is higher in the sky, but we’re also frozen solid = window-weather.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week two of vacation was swimming, jogging, preparing and then departing for our trip to the US, celebrating birthdays, and deciding to quit my job. So, relatively calm? (60-ish images total)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 23 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Post-swim ice-cream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Earlier in the day, Anna had made tear-away-bread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma enjoying said bread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 24 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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We decided Anna was correct, the white borders around the little windows had to go. Yay for more painting!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I volunteered Finnur as a plumber to switch out non-functioning bath-equipment for a new one at my oldest brother’s place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur can seemingly squat forever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Meanwhile, cousins had fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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An attempt at cat-holding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Two cats on a window sill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“No photos please, I’m eating!” Yours truly caught being impolite!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The view from our living room in the evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Monday 25 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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I kept spending my mornings at the same caf\u00e9, by the culture center buildings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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White border gone. Now, the biggest remaining problem was what to do with the green wall, decoration wise. (Still unsolved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I went out on a slow jog… the top of the hill we’re on is under construction, see the mounds of Earth?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Roses, very good to deter jaywalking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Proof it was me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tuesday 26 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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I tried jogging on the treadmill at the gym, and would eventually destroy my old lifting shoes. They’re not made for running!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I can’t remember why I was picking Emma up from the family park, but apparently I did?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wednesday 27 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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A walk in the rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Somebody left a packet of sugar snap peas on a rock?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Earth-work going on in the distance. Lots of houses planned there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I think I was trying out some new feature in Pokemon Go, I don’t think I was very impressed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The great switch-front switch-a-roo continued, and this dimmer also got the ax in exchange for app-controllable led-bulbs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I failed at having the patience to perfectly level the closets in Bjarki’s room. The floor was so crooked I gave up after fighting for an hour or more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Tools of the switch-a-roo trade include a headlamp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Thursday 28 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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We finally had mental-and-schedule space to host part #2 of Bjarki’s 15th birthday. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The birthday boy himself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The sofa getting a real trial run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The fast-growing guest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hot tub got used!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Perhaps a little ambitious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Some manly men.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Friday 29 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The face of a person that has just resigned from their job. Earlier in July, Marel had actually fired 5%<\/a> of their workforce to cut costs, I wished they’d asked for volunteers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was Finnur’s birthday! He got presents!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We then went out to dinner to Harpa’s Hnoss<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The view will hopefully be more interesting when they finally finish the fancy building next door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We were home again by 10 pm, and the weather was so insanely nice, and Pokemon Go’s new feature was demanding attention, so I went out for a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A sunset in slow progress at 10:10 pm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Buddha stupa in orange.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Saturday 30 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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I took Emma to buy sandals for our upcoming US trip. It’s not always easy to find shoe-stores when traveling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Some old friends who were on vacation in Iceland stopped by for a bit. The kids just keep getting bigger!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Also in the news was Yet. Another. Earthquake. Swarm. I started worrying that an eruption would disrupt our tightly-planned travel-plans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 31 July 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Status of car battery upon arrival to Keflavik airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Standing in line…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Shoe check. Much to my dismay, my shoes turned out to be unfit for long walks, and were ditched somewhere in the US.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Keflavik airport is expanding yet again, and I’m sure once that’s done, it’ll still be too small.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Stupidly small.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Boarding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We were on a 2-3-2 seater. I was out in front, Anna & Bjarki behind me, and Finnur & Emma behind them, to maximize window seatage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was a pretty day in Iceland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The east coast of Greenland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Greenland melt-puddles, ooof.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We took the train to downtown Seattle. One mentally ill person journeyed part-way with us, peeing on the floor upon entry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our hotel (from the epic travel-planning slideshow.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Soft bed! But first… dinner!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We found a dumpling place close by that was open late. Then it was straight back to the hotel and to bed! Hello USA!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 23 – 31 July 2022, posted online 11 March 2023. Daylight is staying noticeably longer, the sun is higher in the sky, but we’re also frozen solid = window-weather.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Week two of vacation was swimming, jogging, preparing and then departing for our trip to the US, celebrating birthdays, and deciding to quit my job. So, relatively calm? (60-ish images total)<\/p>\n

Saturday 23 July 2022<\/h3>\n
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Post-swim ice-cream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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