While planning for our year, both in advance and on-the-go, TripAdvisor became our sixth family member. We poured over reviews and suggestions of restaurants, apartments, hikes, hotels, trains, and self-guided tours. As a school writing assignment, we even studied what makes a good review and...

Ah, the joys of the universal language of….. Adele?? Last July, during the first week of our adventure, our family cozied up for pizza around a tiny wooden table in one of only two restaurants in a little coastal town of southern Iceland.  We were giddy with anticipation of our year...

The tooth hangs by a thread, flicking back and forth almost as easily and mindlessly as breathing in and out. If you ask him why he doesn’t just pull it out, the answer is quick and firm: “NO. I DON’T WANT TO.” H is on the verge of losing his second tooth of the trip....

I breathe more easily knowing that –though scenery, food, tempers (and temperature!), and resting place all change — our anchor remains the same. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. – Hebrews...

We all know God is everywhere but I really saw Him whale-watching in Husavik. (You can view a great video here.) The whales were amazing like God but way less powerful and amazing than Him. God made them amazing just how He made everything beyond good. God does...

A video goodbye to Iceland. So grateful for what has happened over the last two...

We got Sven in Vik. He is a puffin and he is Iceland’s national bird. He has a son named BJ (he is also a puffin, but is smaller and is on a keychain). I sleep with Sven in my sleeping bad. Sven can’t exactly fly, but he can beat everybody in a staring contest — even if they...

Just a shout out to the Gaskins family w will be safehile they depart for a cross-country trip!! Hope y’all will be safe!!!

The thing that suprised me the most suprising thin gin Iceland was that it never got dark!  When ever we went to sleep it still looked exactly like it did during the day!!  It was so weird!!  It just suprised...

I was surprised a lot during the time in Iceland. One time I was surprised was when we went whale watching. I was surprised how close the whales got.I was also amazed. I was amazed how beautiful Iceland was.

70 years for a good sleeper!

Please listen along as the guide from the boat Gardar explains how to look for whales on the...

We’ve come face to face with ANYWHERE over the last two days. Today in the artic sea beyond Iceland’s port city of Husavik, we were looking out over the many sides of a ship for whales. They could surface from ANYWHERE. A quite expansive ANYWHERE. Yesterday, we were stalking...

While we were whale watching, we got these special overalls that were insulated with fuzz!!  It felt...

this afternoon we went whale watching! the only whales we saw were humpbacks. The humpbacks kept waving their flippers at us. It was awesome!!!!

So yes, we screeched to a halt on the highway shoulder, flung open the doors, and gave chase to what we thought must surely be a massive herd of reindeer just over the next volcanic rise. I stopped to take some photos of a mossy stream, and by the time I resumed the hunt, J and the boys were...

We met a man named Finbar in Seydisfjordur and I asked him if he was crazy. He laughed. He’d sailed around the world. Solo. Several times. Finbar gave us a generous tour of his 50-foot sailboat. As the boys say: “It was boss.” Full queen-size bed. Bathroom with shower. Living...

Yesterday we were driving in the car to our new campsite when I saw a  big animal on a hill to our left.  Mom said it’s a reindeer!!!  Dad rushed to pull over on the side of the road and we all jumped out and tried to chase it!  When we got to the hill they where nowher in sight! ...

My camera setting pink & black is boss.  We use it...