tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post8599560947734096357..comments2024-03-28T16:44:45.252-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Iceland Day Four: The Golden CircleToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-54701229140610695152018-09-21T20:43:14.744-07:002018-09-21T20:43:14.744-07:00Thanks Leigh! Imagine any time prior to the twent...Thanks Leigh! Imagine any time prior to the twentieth century, when the population was maxed out at 50,000! It is very lonely indeed - and stark, if I might choose a word.<br /><br />The geothermal greenhouse was fascinating. There is actually an initiative in Iceland to strengthen their own agriculture through the use of greenhouses to drop the price of fruits and vegetables to the consumers.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-91865113262286561612018-09-21T20:41:03.567-07:002018-09-21T20:41:03.567-07:00I am sure you do, Linda - just as I learned to get...I am sure you do, Linda - just as I learned to get used to the humidity. That said, I do not know I would thrive - it would be an interesting experiment.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-722918206677392922018-09-20T18:21:19.987-07:002018-09-20T18:21:19.987-07:00Excellent photos. Iceland seems to have a very pur...Excellent photos. Iceland seems to have a very pure but lonely landscape. Seems quite meditative to me. I love the geothermal greenhouse. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-72914588301801565782018-09-20T17:49:17.147-07:002018-09-20T17:49:17.147-07:00We spent about 4 years in Alaska, and we loved it....We spent about 4 years in Alaska, and we loved it. If we had stayed, it might be a different story today. But the Air Force moves you where they want you, and now in our 60s, it just wouldn't be the same. <br />You get used to all the dark. Just like you get used to all the light. :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-78513615287263526992018-09-20T17:35:44.053-07:002018-09-20T17:35:44.053-07:00Linda - you are more than welcome. But yes, endur...Linda - you are more than welcome. But yes, enduring the cold would be a must. And the dark, at least part of the year. In theory it enchants me; in point of fact I am not sure I could do it.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-79612522678443921752018-09-20T17:35:01.220-07:002018-09-20T17:35:01.220-07:00Vera - You are quite welcome. I am glad they were...Vera - You are quite welcome. I am glad they were able to help you see the country a little bit.<br /><br />I understand wanting to stay where you belong - The Ravishing Mrs. TB likes travel far more than I. I would be perfectly content spending most of the rest of my life at the Ranch my parents currently live on (with annual trips to Japan to train, of course).<br /><br />One of my favorite authors and farmers, the late Gene Logsdon (otherwise known as "The Contrary Farmer" - if you have never read him, I might think you would enjoy him) was of the same mind as you. In his book The Contrary Farmer he writes about how he never needed to travel because the wonders of the universe were literally right as his doorstep. He need only step out and see them.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-65246647261716744942018-09-20T14:08:49.237-07:002018-09-20T14:08:49.237-07:00Gorgeous. If I could still take the cold, I would ...Gorgeous. If I could still take the cold, I would like to live there. Or Alaska. <br />Thank you, TB. :-)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-53059377093324609022018-09-20T13:46:59.889-07:002018-09-20T13:46:59.889-07:00I was interesting looking through your photos of I...I was interesting looking through your photos of Iceland. I do no think that I shall ever visit that country, but I feel as if it is not a total unknown to me now as you have introduced me to that land, and thankyou for that. <br /><br />I have a dislike for travelling, finding the farm gives me all I need. Most people I know find this hard to understand! But then they do not meditate and connect with the wider energies of the Universe (God), so I travel but in a different way to most other people! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.com