Reykjavik, we’re here!🇮🇸

And the power is out in the entire downtown Reykjavik area. So we are having breakfast at our lovely hotel and enjoying some of the famous Icelandic Skyr — yum!! (And we’re pretty tired from flying all night!)

The flight was eventful as the Northern Lights guided us for about an hour. I have seen the Northern Lights one other time. Also from an airplane. And also while flying over northern Canada (on our way to Alaska). Let’s hope this is a foreshadowing of what’s to come in Iceland! Note to self—don’t book an aisle seat on a flight where Northern Lights are possible! I had to do a bit of gymnastics to get this photo, which doesn’t do it justice.

Our driver from the airport was Arny. What a wealth of knowledge! Did you know that the Icelandic people don’t have a traditional last name? They follow a patronymic system, which mean that their last name is their father’s first name plus the words for “daughter of” or “son of”. So if Arny’s father’s name is Jon, Arny’s name is Arny Jonsdottir (daughter of Jon). If Arny has a brother named Gunnar, his name would be Gunnar Jónsson (son of Jon). Now you know!b

We will be staying at the Canopy by Hilton for the first 5 nights and then switching over to The Edition for the final 4 nights. I would love to drive around the island but this time we will use Reykjavik as our home base and do day tours from here.