This afternoon I drove back to Reykjavik, taking a short leave from Hofsós. My cousin Maddy is flying in from California tomorrow morning and we are going to spend a week traveling around Iceland and meeting with Icelandic cousins. It's going to be a blast, and I'm pretty dang excited. We are starting out tomorrow with a visit to the Blue Lagoon to help Maddy wash off the airplane dust, and that will just be the beginning of our planned adventures.
This morning before I hit the road, Kat, Viktor, and I went to Kolkuós to see the new foals and enjoy a lovely pancake breakfast made by Lena. The weather was warm and the wind was under control, and we strolled through the fields above the sea with bellies full of pancakes and whipped cream on our search for the herd of horses. We discovered them tucked away in one of the many nooks of their field. The mares took their foals a safe distance from us while the childless horses came closer for a snuggle. We were able to manoeuvre ourselves closer to the mares eventually, and Viktor even got in a few fuzzy foal nose snuggles.
The last few weeks in Hofsós have been chock full of horseback riding, hikes in the foothills, enjoying family time with Valgeir and Gunna (and their cute grandkids), and many hours at the Icelandic Emigration Center, greeting guests and helping fellow Western Icelanders with their genealogy research. It was an amazing whirlwind, and the time passed much too quickly. I am so excited for these next 10 days of traveling, but I also can't wait to go back to Hofsos.
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