Travel

By Glen Bruels

Escape to the Virgin Islands

The past 6+ months have been very stressful for our family when our son was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive blood cancer.  Luckily, he was accepted into a clinical trial and, after an immunotherapy course of treatment, he was declared in remission!  As a consequence, we decided this would be the perfect time for…

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By Glen Bruels

Into the Volcano!

This is part of a series called Nordic Sojourn 2022 Sounds kind of ominous, doesn’t it?  Well, this was our last day of touring and we only really had one activity for the day — descending 400 feet to the bottom of a volcanic crater and exploring.  Seems easy enough, right?  Let’s do it.  The…

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By Glen Bruels

Husafell

This is part of a series called Nordic Sojourn 2022 Today, we spent our time in the Husafell area, which is about a 1.5 hour drive from Reykjavik.  The main reason to go was the Langjökull Ice Cave Experience.  Basically, this means climbing the Langjökull glacier in a 20-ton truck that used to be a…

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By Glen Bruels

The Diamond Circle

This is part of a series called Nordic Sojourn 2022 Today we did the Diamond Circle, a 150 mile circuit in the northeastern part of Iceland, filled with diverse landscapes and experiences.  Our first stop for the day was at Dettifoss, recognized as the most powerful in Europe (over 6000 cubic feet per second).  Detifoss…

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