I spent enough time in Iceland to know I will becoming back for more than an extended stopover of 1.5-2 days. I love it here, and the pictures—once I stop fighting with software—I am not sure do this place justice. The light is challenging. It’s harsh when the sun is out, direct and piercing. Unforgiving. Under clouds it softens and defuses all colour. Things are muted and contrast is drowned in grey. There is so much depth lost in my images of the landscape. And it’s hard to stop for any pictures on some of the roads I was on—there is no shoulder. Just volcanic rock and snow. Yes! I rented a car and spent today driving around. I was going stir crazy in Reykyavik. More on my snow adventures later…
For now, I’ve realized all I will be able to do is get a quick nap before I’m due at the airport at 4AM for my morning flight to Berlin—the main event! Knowing I was only here for a couple of days, looking back, put some pressure on me to make sure I was at maximum “take advantage of your time here!” mode, so with just over two weeks in Germany I can afford to take a little more down time and make sure I get enough sleep.
But I did get to see the Northern Lights—so happy! I needed a very long and very warm shower after freezing beside the ocean, but it was worth it.
Okay. Sleep time.