Monday, 18 July: a very late breakfast while wi-fi'ing at
Sólon i: what they call "tapas" here is not tapas at all, but it's quite nice -
lots of prawns in sweet chilli sauce, with toasted bread underneath and aioli sauce on the side.
It's a very sunny day, though it's very windy so relatively cool. We have a quick walk down by the
sea after this, but the camera ran out of battery, so no photos...
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Tuesday, 19 July: Another really sunny day, less windy, ie. really hot! I had to pick up a package
from the post office out of town, which was located inside a big supermarket, so I got to do some
slightly unusual food shopping.
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Purple peppers - some are almost black, others are paler.
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But inside it's boring green : - (
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Dijon mustard au cassis.
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No idea how they can get away with this: Yorkie Ice Cool Mint flavour, "too cool for girls"!!!
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I've never understood why tourists buy still mineral water in Iceland, when the tap water is so good.
Still, I *had* to buy this, just for the psychological cooling effect of looking at the bottle!
(Yep, clever packaging does work.)
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In the late afternoon, I took the bunnies out for another quick walk by the sea.
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If you zoom in, you see a peaceful looking bird enjoying the sun.
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And a few of his friends too, though you really have to look carefully to spot them.
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This one's even more difficult, thanks to the very strong sunlight!
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I realised the Vatn! Vatn! piece, snapped last month, was not just a sculpture
but also served a practical purpose. But the water flow isn't very strong (looks like an
old man who can't piss with any force), and I can't imagine anyone being able to really
quench their thirst from this. So maybe it's not
*that* practical after all...
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Back home, it's dinner time. Catfish** marinated in garlic & dill, then fried with some veg, plus potatoes for me,
a little fruit salad for the bunnies.
And another bottle of rosé, this time Californian White Zinfandel. A little sweet but it's ok.
**That reminds me: Fast pointed out my incorrect caption a while back. I have since learnt that
Icelandic Steinbítur is catfish and has nothing to do with German Steinbutt,
turbot. Very confusing though...
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