(Holy cow, was I really in Italy eleven months ago as of last Friday? I can still remember clear as crystal when I landed in Rome and when we drove out to Orvieto.)
Anyway, before I landed in Reykjavik, my parents told me to get myself a wool sweater while I was there. I thought about it, but those things are expensive! So I told myself I would wait a few days to see if I really needed it before the grand finale experience (which I will get to soon.)
Like I said, the first day with the whale watching and the Golden Circle, I was cold. But it wasn't something I couldn't handle, and I also wasn't wearing my warmest clothes. I'd left my scarf behind (that was dumb) and wasn't wearing my warmest shirt. So I decided I'd see about the volcano.
Well, on the hike out to Thrihnukagigur (still copy-and-pasting) I wore more warm clothes and I was fine. I thought, Okay, I don't need a sweater. Then we got down into the volcano, and... yeah, I decided I needed a sweater. I mean, I was okay inside the volcano, but in an event where I was not moving at all and exposed to wind chill... yeah, I needed a sweater.
So on my day in Reykjavik, I bought a beautiful sweater. Here are some of the ones I looked at:
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| Love the buttons on this one |
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| Cheap... but not very warm |
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| Snowflakes! |
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| Puffins!!! And a hood! But I didn't really trust the zipper. |
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They were all very pretty... But here's the one I went with:
That is one of my favorite shades of blue, and it's very warm. I've actually worn it a few times here in Milwaukee because it's getting cold enough now. I wonder if I should wear it to my thesis defense...
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