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20-02-2008, 18:06
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Iceland in 2009
Planning a trip to Iceland in 2009 from Boston and would like any and all info. Thanks Michael
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21-02-2008, 03:20
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Iceland is about 180 miles East of Greenland, and 600 miles West of Norway, at about 65 Deg. N x 18 Deg. W.
The Official Gateway to Iceland:
Goto: Iceland.is - Gateway to Iceland
The Noonsite profile for Iceland:
Goto: http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Iceland
Log of Holly Hughes’ 2001 voyage to Iceland aboard “Hannah Brown”:
Goto: Sailing Homepage
Map (below) courtesy of the CIA - NOT for NAVIGATION
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21-02-2008, 03:31
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Originally Posted by mikary522000nh
Planning a trip to Iceland in 2009 from Boston and would like any and all info. Thanks Michael
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Go out. Turn left. Wait till it gets even colder. Turn right. Wait till you hit snow covered rock.
More people would go if it was called CoconutIceland.
Mark
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21-02-2008, 14:03
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There is a real nice article on the environmental problems that Iceland is facing today in National Geographic this month. Iceland looks fascinating. I may go there someday. By boat would be real cool (no downrite cold).
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Charlie
Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness
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21-02-2008, 14:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkJ
Go out. Turn left. Wait till it gets even colder. Turn right. Wait till you hit snow covered rock...Mark
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Originally Posted by Charlie
... By boat would be real cool (no downrite cold).
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In spite of it's proximity to the Arctic Circle, the climate of Iceland is not particularly harsh, and winters are relatively mild, mainly because of the warming waters of the Gulf Stream.
The average temperatures are above freezing, in winter.
Goto:
http://www.hi.is/~oi/climate_in_iceland.htm
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21-02-2008, 15:42
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Ok so wait for a Southerly go to the Gulf stream and turn left. Temps don't sound horrible its the getting there that sounds cold. I imagine that you would get artic storms trying to get to Iceland unless you got a perfect window.
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Fair Winds,
Charlie
Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
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21-02-2008, 15:49
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I recommend the book "Into the Light" by Dave and Jaja Martin, which describes their voyage to Iceland (and beyond).
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21-02-2008, 17:41
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Happy to help
I lived in Iceland for seven years - I would be happy to chat with you about that wonderful country.
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21-02-2008, 18:14
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