Last leg

 We spent time in small fishing villages - Talknafjordur, Grundarfjordur, Olafsvik. Lots of cod and haddock to be taken, and much wild food to be gathered.



Blueberries, great for cereals, skyr, and pancakes. To the right, sea rocket - the pods are tender & crunchy, and these make up the salad, center. In the frying pan is a pasta sauce made of shaggy mane mushrooms (Coprinus comatus) that Mike found. 

The Northern Lights can be seen most nights, if the sky is clear.

Karl decided to shorten his trip and to fly out with Mike from Keflavik International/Reykjavik on the 6th September. Yesterday an English sailor, Jonathan Taylor, joined us, to accompany me for the leg home. He is really wired about this. We push off from Grindavik on the south coast of Iceland on the 6th, weather permitting.

I look forward to the trip home. And to returning to my home and to my friends whom I hold dear. 


Comments

  1. sophieSeptember 4, 2022 at 9:29 AM

    See you in Clifden soon I hope. I'm watching a depression in the Atlantic tracking north.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2022 at 8:09 AM

    Safe travels!

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  3. CCSeptember 7, 2022 at 4:48 PM

    Thanks for the blog!

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  4. PMcSeptember 22, 2022 at 8:56 AM

    Wonderful, thanks for the blog an the photos, glad you all got back safely

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