Category: Europe 2013

  • Day 3 – Iceland

    Day 3 – Iceland

    Even the town drunk speaks English We had finally started getting onto GMT, and woke after 7, without an alarm. Today was spent around Reykjavik. First stop was the Leifer Erricson monument out the front of Hall church. They have a lift to take you up 8 stories in the bell tower. Much easier than…

  • Day 2 – Skaftafelljökull, Iceland

    Day 2 – Skaftafelljökull, Iceland

    It’s only a 700km round trip. Day two started early again. Awake before 7 without an alarm. Breakfast, gear check, and we headed off again. Down the same tourist route, but this time along the southern coast towards some more waterfalls and a glacier or two.

  • It’s Alive!

    It’s Alive!

    I am no longer carrying around a 1.3KG (stylish) paper weight in the backpack. The MacBook Air is back, and no thanks to Apple, well a little, but I still hate them. On returning to Finland I set off to try and find the Apple (non-official ‘Retail’) store. Between the hotel and the shopping centre…

  • Who said iPads were productive?

    So the laptop wont boot/stay operational for more than 30 seconds. Much Googling and attempts to do a verify disk on the SSD resulted in nothing. Even Single User Mode crapped out. Either the SSD or the logic board (motherboard – stupid Apple and their special names…) are dead. The SSD even disappeared from Finder…

  • Day 1 – Iceland – I knew that was a Thorn!

    Day 1 – Iceland – I knew that was a Thorn!

    After about 12 hours (of well needed) sleep we both woke up well before breakfast was to be served in the hotel so we headed off for a wander down to the front. The sun was bright and warm, but I very quickly regretted not grabbing my jacket, the wind off the ocean was freezing.…