In reality, we have now been home from
Iceland for a couple of weeks, but it has taken me this long to absorb the
adventures of our trip and to write about them for you. I know that I often
enjoy hearing about the travels of other people so I hope that my descriptions
and the pictures on this blog have given you similar enjoyment.
Iceland was a fascinating place to visit
and would you believe that it was the 2012 White Cane Connections that was the
inspiration for the trip? When Lyle and I did the white cane walks across
Canada we met Baldur. Baldur was originally from Iceland but at the time of the
walks, he was working for CNIB on Prince Edward Island. He walked with us in Charlottetown and as we strolled
along the city streets Baldur told us more about his homeland.
We met up with Baldur again in Reykjavik.
It was good to catch up and also to hear more about the city and the country,
and not just from a tourist point of view. The picture below was taken by a
passerby on the Reykjavik street where we had brunch. The church tower in the
background is iconic and can be seen for miles distant.
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| Lyle, Sue, and Baldur in Reykjavik |
In some ways, Reykjavik is a city like any
other city with crowded streets, traffic jams and extensive suburbs. In other
ways it is like no other city with its isolation, busy waterfront and eclectic
history. It was not the easiest place to navigate with my white cane. Narrow
sidewalks, bustling pedestrians, and cobblestone streets and pathways made
mobility difficult. However, the end result was worth it all.
The second and last picture on this post is
of Lyle and I standing beside a stuffed polar bear. I hope it is the closest I
will ever come to one of these magnificent but fierce creatures. While polar
bears aren’t native to Iceland they sometimes drift down from Greenland on
floating ice.
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| Sue and Lyle with polar bear |
I hope that you have enjoyed this series of
posts about Iceland.
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