August 7th - It Begins!
After a lovely drive up to Montreal, we finally get started on our great adventure! Despite a minor hiccup at the airport (no wifi UGHH), we said our goodbyes and awaited our flight to Iceland. In true French Canadian fashion, this involved several unannounced gate changes and an hours delay, but in the end we made it. Arriving in Iceland, a series of thoughts went through our heads. As we groggily shuffled off the plane, we wondered how we had convinced ourselves a 10 hour layover was a good idea. Next, as we left the airport, we were struck once again by the desolate beauty of Iceland's landscape. Brimming with excitement, we began the hour's walk into the nearest town, Keflavik. Lastly, as we arrived and felt the frigid wind blow in off the sea, we came full circle as we questioned why we had thought it a good idea to ever leave the relative comfort of the airport in the first place. To top it all off, we arrived at 6:00 am and, as we quickly discovered, no...