Progress on Sibling of Music Novel has been non-existent lately, but damn do we have a great excuse. That excuse is “Iceland.” Holy crap you guys, it’s gorgeous! It’s also not the warmest place this time of year. Who could have predicted?

We visited Gullfoss, a 105-foot waterfall.

 

At Thingvellar National Park, we stood between continental plates. Seriously.

 

In Reykjavik, the Punk Rock Museum is in a disused public bathroom. The toilets are still in place.

 

Kent enjoyed some Icelandic beer, while Jen stuck with the lamb stew.

 

Mmmmm… sheep dung smoked.

 

In Akureyri, on the northern coast, the stoplights are heart-shaped.

 

From Akureyri, we boarded this teensy little plane and flew north. Why? Because that’s where Grimsey Island is.

 

And Grimsey Island is home to the Arctic Circle.

 

And puffins!

So you can blame our stalled word count on the puffins.

The Iceland and Grimsey legs of this trip count as research for a couple of novels in the Science series, and the Wales leg counts for the Music Novel. Sure, those books are all already written, but now we can zhuzh up the descriptions during editing. Learn about our Welsh adventure next week!