Today was my 50th birthday.
I celebrated it in style, that's thermal style dressed in 4 layers of clothes, dog sledding across the snowy wilderness of Iceland.
A picture speaks a 1000 words so here you are....
and yes - I was ridiculously happy and had an incredible amount of fun.
After we'd finished sledding we went into Akuryri (rhymes with Tipperary) and tried a great Icelandic tradition - the hot dog. They eat them with baked beans, wrapped in bacon, with a variety of toppings. We opted for fried onions (adventurous I know!) and I have to say they were delicious!
Hubby clearly enjoyed his!
It was a good job we went out sledding when we did as the next day Akureyri was closed - literally - the ring road around Iceland "The 1" was closed in the section that reaches the town. All flights were cancelled from the small local airport so we hunkered down for the much anticipated blizzard.
We were not disappointed. The snow snowed and the wind blowed all night long. If a snow plough can't get through there's not much hope for anyone.
We only went out so we could experience the extreme weather (and to get some pizza - well a girl's still got to eat!)
The above situation clearly demonstrates a valuable point when travelling in extreme conditions such as these we encountered in Iceland - be flexible! We didn't have to change any plans this time as we were already booked into this hotel for another day but there were plenty of fellow travellers who had had their plans disrupted. As ever a smile and a polite request for help can work wonders. It has made me re-evaluate some of our travel plans though as we have another storm predicted for the next 2 nights.
p.s. still haven't seen the Northern Lights - blizzards get in the way of that sort of thing!!
Jo x
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