We left from San Jose airport Tuesday morning June 1. We had a 5 hour layover in Seattle – just long enough for me to break my camera.
I was trying to take a picture of the Iceland Air jet we would soon be boarding. I held the lens against the window to avoid any reflections from the glass. Then I hit the zoom button and the camera dutifully attempted to extend the lens. Being unable to move the lens, it stripped a gear – or something. I will take it apart and do a post mortem when I get my tools.
From Seattle, we flew to Reykjavik. A tolerable 7-hour flight that got us in at 7am. I have always wanted to see Iceland. Since it is not someplace I fancy sailing to, this seemed the perfect opportunity, so we stayed for four days. If like geology, volcanoes, hot water, or cold weather, Iceland is the place to go. For sailing – not so much.
Sailing in Iceland
This is Icelandic sailing on a sunny day in June. I said sunny, not warm. Although the locals were wearing T-shirts and shorts this day, I was in a sweatshirt and windbreaker. My idea of good sailing weather requires only sunscreen.
After four interesting days in Iceland – including one during which an ash cloud covered the city – we headed south toward our boat. It took 11 hours, 2 buses, an airplane, 2 trains, and an automobile but, we got there. At long last we are on our boat…
A sailboat on a perch
… and under our boat. As long as we are here, we might as well replace that old gate valve and put on a new zinc. We hope to go sailing real soon now.