{"id":8632,"date":"2013-07-27T21:25:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T21:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=8632"},"modified":"2013-08-27T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T21:56:07","slug":"an-evening-visit-to-middalur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/an-evening-visit-to-middalur\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening Visit to Mi\u00f0dalur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Written 25 August 2013]<\/p>\n<p>My engineer\/lawyer-sewing club (as opposed to the Ex-CA-living club) headed out to an impromptu camping trip the same weekend we were at Laugarvatn, and it so happened that they were a 15 minute drive away from us, in Mi\u00f0dalur (Middle-valley).<\/p>\n<p>Once we&#8217;d settled in and had dinner, we therefore drove on over and enjoyed a few hours in the beautiful outdoors with excellent company.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_8633\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8633\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8633\" alt=\"The campers getting their own dinner ready.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The campers (and one drive-in family from the city area) having their own dinner.<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8634\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8634\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8634\" alt=\"The weather was lovely, although we did watch a rainy cloud pass on by a little ways away.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210358.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210358.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210358-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weather was lovely, although we did watch a rainy cloud pass by a little ways away.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8635\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8635\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8635\" alt=\"We had no idea there was a campground there, but there is, and it's pretty big!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210404.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210404.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210404-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had no idea there was a campground there, but there is, and it&#8217;s pretty big!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8636\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8636\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8636\" alt=\"There's even a big playground for kids!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210506.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210506.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210506-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s even a big playground for kids. \u00a0Excellent! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8639\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210734-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8639\" class=\" wp-image-8639 \" alt=\"Fun on the jumping mat!\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210734-MOTION.gif\" width=\"680\" height=\"511\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fun on the jumping mat!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hoppud\u00fdna \u00ed Mi\u00f0dal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URgTApYA0uE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A video of kids having a blast on the genius that is the jumping mat.<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8637\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8637\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8637\" alt=\"Bjarki borrowed some golf equipment and once I'd told him he didn't have to start from scratch every time he didn't hit the hole, he spent a loooong time playing.  We may have a golfer on our hands...\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210600.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210600.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bjarki borrowed some golf equipment and once I&#8217;d told him he didn&#8217;t have to start from scratch every time he didn&#8217;t hit the hole, he spent a loooong time playing. We may have a golfer on our hands&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8638\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8638\" alt=\"A happy non-camper.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210622.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210622.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_210622-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A happy non-camper.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8640\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_212248-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8640\" class=\" wp-image-8640 \" alt=\"The kids were summoned to grill marshmallows, and some made smores.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_212248-MOTION.gif\" width=\"511\" height=\"680\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids were summoned to grill marshmallows, and some made smores.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8641\" style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_212444-MOTION.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8641\" class=\" wp-image-8641  \" alt=\"Grilling from another viewpoint.  Animations all courtesy of Google+.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_212444-MOTION.gif\" width=\"641\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilling from another viewpoint. Animations all courtesy of Google+.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8643\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_215235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8643\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8643\" alt=\"\u00cdris holding Emma.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_215235.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_215235.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_215235-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00cdris holding a yawning Emma.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8646\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_222004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8646\" alt=\"\u00d3li fetched his guitar and we had a sing-a-long over snacks and drinks.  We stuck around for a while, but had to leave once the kids started looking too tired.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_222004.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_222004.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_20130727_222004-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00d3li got out his guitar and we had a fun sing-a-long over snacks and drinks. We stayed for a while, but had to leave once the kids started looking too tired.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00datilegus\u00f6ngur \u00ed Mi\u00f0dal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w2fBGvn3Ea4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A short video of the singing and snacking.<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Written 25 August 2013]<\/p>\n<p>My engineer\/lawyer-sewing club (as opposed to the Ex-CA-living club) headed out to an impromptu camping trip the same weekend we were at Laugarvatn, and it so happened that they were a 15 minute drive away from us, in Mi\u00f0dalur (Middle-valley).<\/p>\n<p>Once we&#8217;d settled in and had dinner, we therefore drove on over and enjoyed a few hours in the beautiful outdoors with excellent company.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8633\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8633\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8633\" alt=\"The campers getting their own dinner ready.\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_20130727_203535-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-8633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The campers (and one drive-in family from the city area) having their own dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/an-evening-visit-to-middalur\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8632"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8652,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8632\/revisions\/8652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}