The Latest from Reykjavik Harbor Watch

posted on
January 1st, 2009
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Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

Veuve and rockets

New years in Iceland remains one of the most exuberant places to start things off with a bang. S and I returned from Germany in time to do it right, landing in the midst of the preliminary experim ...

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posted on
November 28th, 2008
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Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

What is the late November doing

November is the most difficult month for me here- the shrinking daylight, the chaos and lights of Christmas not yet begun, the drenchery, the wind, the interesting colds and flus brought from abroa ...

posted on
November 10th, 2008
from
Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

unfamiliar

On Tuesday I went to the American Embassy's reception, where I stayed only long enough to see the state where I voted be the first to declare its tiny 3 votes for Obama, to see that of all the stat ...

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posted on
November 4th, 2008
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Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

new stuff

On Friday my office moved for the third time since I came to Iceland. I swear my destiny in this country is to put things into boxes and take them out again- six house moves and three office moves ...

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posted on
October 28th, 2008
from
Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

shifting

Somewhere along the way since my last post, it became winter here, with well-below-freezing temperatures, several snowstorms last week, and the glorious chaos that is the Icelandic approach to wint ...

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posted on
October 15th, 2008
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Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

carefully, carefully

so apparently I have to be extrasupercareful what I write here, as both the Guardian in the UK and several other sources have picked up excerpts of my entries in the past few days. This location s ...

posted on
October 13th, 2008
from
Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

two sides of the story

This morning dawned perfectly October so I strapped on my rollerblades and went out along my favorite route by the sea. A bright blue windless day, it was the perfect time to enjoy the autumnal co ...

posted on
October 9th, 2008
from
Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

october freeze

Yesterday morning was one of those beautiful magic-light and pink clouds that make me remember why I love it here. It's hard right now, since the chaos that has hit the international news is unfol ...

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posted on
September 16th, 2008
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Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

Irish interlude

writing to you from a tiny village in Donegal now, where I have come for a week to visit with my friend M and learn a bit about Ireland. Along the way we've had a bit of help from various people p ...

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posted on
August 15th, 2008
from
Reykjavik Harbor Watch
based in
Reykjavík

baking bread

I'm at home in my new house, baking tea bread just like my mama taught me when I was a kid. The bananas from the last rousing highland trip didn't all get eaten and were too brown for museli consu ...

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