Monthly Archives: August 2014
August 20: Flight Home
The next day it was sunny again in Reykjavík, but we had to leave. On our flight to Boston I got a spectacular view of Greenland from the plane. We flew right over Nanortalik, where we had been in July … Continue reading
August 18-19: Reykjavík, Iceland
When we flew into Reykjavík on Monday, the weather was beautiful. I saw Surtsey from the plane. Surtsey is a new island, created by a volcanic eruption in 1963. I have always been fascinated by the fact there is land … Continue reading
August 16 & 17: Wales
Our main UK destination was Devon, but I could not resist taking a quick look at Wales on our way to Manchester Airport to fly to Iceland. So our Wales visit had to be “American style”: very quick! The first … Continue reading
August 15: Hiking in Hope Cove
Arjan went on a hike on the Devon South Coast at Hope Cove. I couldn’t walk that much, so I took the car up to the heights and did my own walking tour with my camera. It’s a beautiful place. … Continue reading
August 14: Daytrip to Plymouth, England
On the day with the worst weather, we decided to go do a “town thing” and went to Plymouth, from where the Pilgrims once sailed to the new world. Plymouth is a beautiful town with lots of non-Pilgrim history as … Continue reading
August 13: Dartmoor National Park
Arjan: We made an afternoon trip to Dartmoor National Park. The English moors have a character all their own. We had afternoon tea at the Two Bridges Hotel. We kind of got into an afternoon tea habit in England. When … Continue reading
August 12-15: Visiting in Devon
Next we visited friends, who live in a house that was converted from a barn that used to belong to the manor house just up the road. The barn house had a separate flat with an independent entrance, which became our quarters … Continue reading
August 10 & 11: England’s South Coast
It was a relief to escape the London crowds on Sunday, when we rented a car at Heathrow airport. After a rainy start, courtesy of ex-hurricane Bertha who visited England that day, we went towards the English south coast. The … Continue reading
August 8 & 9: London
London was incredibly crowded. You had to stand in line everywhere or shuffle in a crowd. We had three nights and two days planned. On our first day we went to the British Museum, within walking distance from our hotel. … Continue reading
August 7: From Holland to the UK
Next day we traveled from Groningen, in northeast Holland, to London by train. We had to change trains twice, once in Rotterdam with only a 13-minute connection, and again in Brussels on the Eurostar. We were concerned about the tight … Continue reading