Iceland 5 – Ullarselið
After our visit to Ístex, we drove north to Hvanneyri and the Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI), which combines strong research with a mission of teaching. Thanks to Google for the map.
Iceland 4 – Ístex
I’m taking our Icelandic adventures a bit out of order, in order to relate them logically to each other. This post concerns the trip to Iceland’s spinning mill, which was the first place our North Atlantic Native Sheep and Wools … Continued
Iceland 3 – sheep roundup
Preface: The sheep roundups we saw were highlights of my time in Iceland, and also emotionally difficult for me. As much as we textile folk hear about Icelandic wool, the primary market is meat, principally lamb. Most of the four-month-old … Continued
Iceland 2 – miscellany
The last post gave an overview of geography and travel. This will grab a few random impressions. The next one will dig into content. I’m warming up—! Reykjavik served as base of operations for the beginning and ending of the … Continued
Iceland 1 – orientation
The final eleven days of my trip ended up packed full of experiences. Two were essentially travel days. On the first I went from Scotland to Heathrow airport near London, then flew into Keflavik, Iceland’s international airport, and took a … Continued
Scottish Highlands 2
A welcoming sight in a B&B: a well-behaved rescue Border collie who knows where to hide herself when there are guests who are not comfortable around dogs . . . and where to get comfortable (below) when the guests display … Continued
