Feb 20th. Today, Mardi Gras, is known in Iceland as Sprengurdagur or Explosion Day. The idea is similar...eat as much as you can on this day before Ash Wednesday. However, the significance of this day is long-gone; same applies for tomorrow.

A definite lightening of the atmosphere towards spring but not quite there.

After work today...and I get out at 3pm...I think I´ll take a ride to the Nesgill area, about 40 minutes east of Reykjavik. That´s the place from which Reykjavik and environs receive geothermal power. I´ve seen it from a distance, Þingvellir, but never been there. Perhaps a brief checking out of the place may lead to further exploration later on.

As for exploration, there´s a local walking group which meets every Sunday at 10.30 am for walks in the area, and that includes Reykjavik to about a 30 minute drive away. If the weather holds, I may join them; has a website to mention their pending destination.