My mother Paula, step-father Scott, cousin Leona and I traveled to Iceland together-this is our story. In the interest of interest I've tried desperately to condense.
Day 1
7 am Flight arrival-we spent the day exploring (and napping).
6 pm we start drinking with other lodgers at the hotel. Scott, however, hung out in the lobby bar, single-handedly paying everyone's wages with his drink tab.
Day 2 (just by clock, not by our sleep pattern)
1 am We went out dancing. Paula turned in early. I stayed out late to assist Scott. Leona is a rock star and didn't need my help with a damn thing.
3:30 am Scott and I make it home safe.
6:30 am Leona arrives back.
6:45 am wake up call for Super Jeep tour. Leona literally jumps out of bed and is ready by 7 am pick up. I did say she's a rock star.
Note: The Super Jeep looks like something you'd take on a safari, but its wheels are close to four feet in diameter and the thing is wobbly.
8:30 am We are happily bouncing over rugged roads shaped by glacier and volcanic activity. Scott looks like a kid in a candy store with his grin as we explore the continental divide and other geological wonders.
11 am Bouncing hits Scott's stomach. Smile is replaced by frown and crabbiness and requests to stop talking.
1 pm We drive to the middle of an expansive, pristine, white glacier. It's breath-taking. Except for the huge pile of pink vomit Scott just laid all over it.
1:15 pm We are up to about five piles of puke now.
3 pm Driver takes us into a stream and drives on its bed for a mile before making the climb out. I, Paula and Leona cheer gleefully. Scott wants silence and less movement.
4:30 pm Leona, Paula and I explore crater. Scott doesn't leave the Super Jeep.
7 pm We are back at the hotel. Our moderation served us well as mom, Leona and I enjoy a drink and have some dinner. Scott doesn't have that luxury and goes to bed. We stay up late.
Day 3
9 am Whale Watcher tour pick up
9:30 am We are all trying on our "Gumby" suits to protect us from the cold wind while we stand on the ship's deck looking for whales.
9:45 am Leona, Paula and I are cold and go below deck.
10 am Leona, Paula and I are all fast asleep while Scott takes photos of us "whale watching."
Note: Mom denied sleeping, but then discovered the water she believed someone had spilled was really a pool of her own drool. I also denied it until I saw the evidence on film.
11:30 am The tour is over, but no whales were spotted so we are able to use the tickets again on the afternoon tour.
12:30 pm We try on our Gumby suits for the afternoon tour.
12:45 pm I go down for a break from the cold.
12:50 pm Back up top so I don't miss anything this time.
1:30 pm Leona, mom and I are all "whale watching" again. More photographic evidence is collected.
That evening dinner at the highest restaurant in town (it rotates like the Space Needle) to celebrate mom's birthday.
Stay tuned for Part II......
1 comment:
Certainly does bring back all those old memories reading this today ...I think we should do it again ...without Scott
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