FaithManor Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Now this is all dependent upon me NOT murdering dh and getting arrested for it because he has played ZERO role in planning and packing, he keeps rummaging through the suitcases and carry-ons and questioning my packing logic which is in fact quite good despite his naysaying opinion! LOL Thou shalt not murder.....mantra for the next few minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have a wonderful trip! I no longer pack for Dh. We are all much happier, as are the stores where he has to buy the things he has forgotten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have a great time! Have a wonderful trip! I no longer pack for Dh. We are all much happier, as are the stores where he has to buy the things he has forgotten! This is us too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I only pack the bathroom necessities for DH. He is responsible for everything else he needs. Then again, he also drives me nuts with all the "how many xyzs should I take" questions. I mean he's a grown man that knows how to count after all. Enjoy your trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wow, Iceland! How wonderful! Have a lovely trip! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ohhhhh. I've always fancied Iceland. Have the best time ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have a great trip! Hubby is actually the main packer in our family. He puts his engineering talents to good use. I do all the planning for trips though. We like the arrangement. I'll be looking forward to a trip report when you return! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavandula Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I still pack for DH. I thought I was the only one. Last time I didn't because I had gone before him and DD, and he came with a belt wrapped around some clothes. No toiletries. Only a few articles of clothing even though he knew we would be there for at least a week. No shoes, no pills (he needs several a day), so on. He is a very smart man, but packing seems to be a big challenge. Sometimes I feel like I am married to a child :001_rolleyes:. He doesn't question anything when I do pack but when I question his packing he acts like it's sufficient. Anyway, have fun on your trip! I have a friend in Iceland and it looks beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I am green with envy! I would love to go to Iceland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 :seeya: Have a great trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have an amazing time! I have a friend leaving for Iceland in a little over a week. I keep threatening to pack myself in her carry on! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Also Green with envy.... have a wonderful trip. Can't wait to hear your report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 What? No Internet in Iceland? We want a play by play! I love their *forest*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Safe travels and have a blast! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have a wonderful time, Faith. I hope that you link some photos upon your return. Bon Voyage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have fun storming the castle!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have fun! DH used to question my packing, then he realized he enjoyed travelling where everything was thought of (usually toiletries, you know the small things like Q tips) and not having to "make do". :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ha! I do not pack for Mr. Marine (aka dh). So, it seems to me the trick is to NOT get caught in murder, right? Have a wonderful time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ha! I do not pack for Mr. Marine (aka dh). So, it seems to me the trick is to NOT get caught in murder, right? Have a wonderful time!! Yes, but announcing her desire to murder him might put her even higher on the suspect list. ;) Plus. . . does that then count as premeditation? :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Happy travels! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have a good trip! We'll try not to start too many cupcake threads while you're gone :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Enjoy your trip! I have never packed for my hubby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hug a puffin for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 What is the top temp in Iceland? I want to know because I want to picture you in Iceland while I am sitting here in F102. Journey's Mercies! And no murdering anything or anybody, okay?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Have a wonderful trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Have a wonderful and very safe trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Have fun. I make a checklist for all of us when we travel. That way it all gets packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Now this is all dependent upon me NOT murdering dh and getting arrested for it because he has played ZERO role in planning and packing, he keeps rummaging through the suitcases and carry-ons and questioning my packing logic which is in fact quite good despite his naysaying opinion! LOL Thou shalt not murder.....mantra for the next few minutes! FYI, Iceland abolished the death penalty in 1928. Try to hold out. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Okay, funny thoughts from today. One can purchase whale hunting shirts, baby seal skin sneakers, roast puffin with wild rice and mushrooms, and a nice whale dinner. LOL, this would NOT make me popular amongst the other 4H parents and leaders!! Oh, whale is divine, puffin tastes like pheasant, and do you like the bahy seals I'm wearing on my feet??? This country has a rugged beauty that is hard to describe. You feel as though you have stepped back in time to the viking era, and yet it is probably one of the serenest, most civil, and friendly places I have ever been. We drove through lava fields to get to Reykjavik from the Keflavic airport. Inlets from the harbor were gorgeous, and to our right, the volcanic mountains with low lying clouds were magnificent as well as a little eerie. Security and customs was a breeze. 200 people were processed through in less than an hour. We were greeted most warmly, asked how long we were staying, opened nothing, had not a single inspection or other question, and had our passports stamped in less than a minute. We have a small one bedroom apartment in the heart of the city and only a few short blocks from the harbor. Thugh called "Room with a View", there isn't any view actually because the building isn't tall enough. But, in a country where food is costly and eating out for even simple meals is a $60-90 dollar proposition every time, being only three blocks from a supermarket and having a stocked kitchenette is wonderful! We've napped and scoped out the harbor area as well as almost half the city. I will post a picture from our balcony if the jpeg isn't too big. I have no idea how to resize the file on my tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Let's see if this photo will upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hey Faith, you made it! We're about 2 blocks from you, on Klapparstigur. :) We spent the last two days driving all over the place seeing waterfalls and hot springs, today we stayed in Reykjavik & dd got an Icelandic dictionary... Really hard to find those online. If you guys aren't too tired, it would be fun to figure out a way run into eachother. :) We're off to London in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Hey Faith, you made it! We're about 2 blocks from you, on Klapparstigur. :) We spent the last two days driving all over the place seeing waterfalls and hot springs, today we stayed in Reykjavik & dd got an Icelandic dictionary... Really hard to find those online. If you guys aren't too tired, it would be fun to figure out a way run into eachother. :) We're off to London in the morning. Oh bummer! I just now checked this thread and it's 5:19 pm Icelandic time so you are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I hope you have a wonderful trip!!! Iceland sounds awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Oh bummer! I just now checked this thread and it's 5:19 pm Icelandic time so you are gone. Yep, we're in London now. Would have loved to have met you - I always love reading your posts about rocketry adventures, and dd thought it was so cool there was another kid into Iceland! I wonder if we walked past eachother in the street - we were strolling around all afternoon. We ate breakfast the first day in the shop (the one that trumpets CASH REFUND with the astronaut suit in the window) right next to your hotel - the cafe in the back actually has really good Icelandic food. Iceland was great! Dd really wanted to see lots of waterfalls (other two dds were with us, but that dd set most of the itinerary, since she's the Iceland freak :) ). She alternated between being over the moon that she was actually there, and rather cranky that she couldn't see everything she wanted to (like things that were 13 hour car rides - each way - from Reykjavik). Told her she'd have to go back by herself when she was older... Here, let's see if I can post a pic - this is my family (minus me - the guy and the cluster of girls in pink raincoats) in front of Skógafoss. There's stairs all the way to the top of the cliff (whew!) and if you climb over the stile at the top and walk a ways along the path, there's another huge waterfall just behind it. PS Just FYI in case you need more yarn - the Lopi (exact same stuff they sell in the pricey tourist shops) is way cheaper at the Hagkaup - it's like the Target of Iceland. There's one open 24 hours off of Miklabraut where it crosses Grensásvegur - we stumbled on it when desperate for a grocery store that was open hours other than 10 - 6:30, when we were always out exploring. And it sells groceries and yarn - they even have a nice selection of pattern books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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