Lisa
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Door County — Day 2
Potawatomi Tower A power walk this morning took us to the Observation Tower and Old Ski Hill Overlook, both along the Ice Age Trail that ends in Potawatomi State Park. Pileated Woodpecker On our way back to Usain, we saw a Pileated Woodpecker on the ground hopping around to scare up bugs. We got close…
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Door County — Day 1
Omro After leaving Buckhorn State Park, lunchtime found us at the town of Omro, WI where we stopped at our first cheese shop, Rockers Cheese House. The sign out front said to ask “What do you call a three-legged cow?” So I did; answer is Lean Beef – ha ha! Note to self, when buying…
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Buckhorn State Park, WI
We arrived at Buckhorn State Park in the late afternoon after parking at a church midway to wait out a thunderstorm. We’re in no hurry, so why drive in the heavy rain? Our campground has large spaces tucked into the trees that make them seem private except for the neighbor you may have across the…
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Mooch-dock in Belmond
The morning we set out on a trip is so busy with last-minute chores to be done to ready the van and the house. Not to mention catching two cats, one of whom is savvy enough (Primrose) to know something is up and now is the time to hide and perhaps tell her sister (Catnip)…
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Martie and Lisa go to Iceland!
I flew from Des Moines to Minneapolis/St. Paul and met up with Martie, a long-time friend from college, as she had a later flight from Kansas City. Flights from Wichita, Martie’s closest airport, were a few hundred dollars more than KC. We then had an uneventful flight to Reykjavik. We were given a late supper…
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Itinerary (with alphabet note)
Martie sent me a list of places she wanted to see in Iceland, gathered from online research. I used a guidebook from Lonely Planet and a large, waterproof National Geographic map as well as online videos. I added to the list Martie had compiled for each day, then used maps to come up with a…
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What to wear
At age 60, we did not feel the need to have cute outfits; we were more concerned with warmth and comfort. Packing for wearing layers takes up a lot of suitcase space, so having quick drying pants and tops makes it easy to hand wash items at the hotels. I specifically bought waterproof pants (Frogg…
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Travel suggestions
Just bring credit cards or use Apple Pay; we never had need for Islandic Kroners. Spend a couple of days in Reykjavik; there are lots of things to do and it allows you to adjust to the five hour time difference from Central Time Zone in US. Find the kiosk for the Flybus at the…
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Restaurants
We had arranged to eat breakfast each morning at our hotels because that was convenient and there were many delicious options. Lunches were at restaurants for a few days, then we visited a Bonus grocery store for some squeezable peanut butter and crackers and a fruit/nut mixture so we could maximize our time on the…
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Hotels
Hotel Centrum in Reykjavik , Hotel Ork in Hveragerdi, Hotel Dyrholaey in Vik, Hotel Hofn in Hofn, Hotel Hallormsstadur in Egilsstadir, Hotel Laxa in Myvatn, Hotel Kea in Akureyri, Hotel Hamar in Borgarnes, then back to Hotel Reykjavik Centrum Jeni Schrimsher, our travel agent, used Scantours to book our hotels and arrange for the rental…