{"id":763,"date":"2022-07-25T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/?p=763"},"modified":"2023-10-28T21:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T21:50:13","slug":"iceland-2022-day-0-recovery-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/2022\/07\/25\/iceland-2022-day-0-recovery-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland 2022, Day 0: Recovery Day in Reykjavik"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Monday, 25 July 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/2022\/07\/25\/iceland-2022-day-0-recovery-day\/#A_good_nights_sleep\" >A good night&#8217;s sleep<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/2022\/07\/25\/iceland-2022-day-0-recovery-day\/#The_trip_in_general\" >The trip, in general<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/2022\/07\/25\/iceland-2022-day-0-recovery-day\/#The_Afternoon\" >The Afternoon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_good_nights_sleep\"><\/span>A good night&#8217;s sleep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norse-mythology.org\/symbols\/svefnthorn\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Svefnthorn-norse-sleep-magic-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-766\" style=\"width:233px;height:217px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norse-mythology.org\/symbols\/svefnthorn\/\">https:\/\/norse-mythology.org\/symbols\/svefnthorn\/<\/a>Norse Sleep Rune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I&#8217;ve aged I find that I fare less well on less sleep; or perhaps, I never fared well on less sleep, but when young was too inexperienced to notice my own deficits. Regardless, I scheduled my trip to have a &#8216;recovery day,&#8217; so that I wouldn&#8217;t be dragging on the first day of the tour. Additional benefits are decreased stress &#8212; I was unconcerned the cascading delays of the day before would cause any disruption in my schedule \u2013 and a chance to wander about Reykjavik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I did indeed sleep well and long, and the occasional surfacings familiar to time-shifted travelers did not turn into insomniac intervals. In the morning I had breakfast, wrote a bit, and saw Dave Wilhelm arrive; I went out and met him and was introduced to others: Maggie, and (I think it was Kate and David). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_trip_in_general\"><\/span>The trip, in general<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a bit I shall wander around Reykjavik a bit more, but first I&#8217;ll provide an overview of the trip. Basically we proceed from Ryekjavik counterclockwise around the island. The first two days are the Reykjanes and Snafalles penninsulas, for which we remain based in Reykjavik (and are thus able to accommodate travel delays that may afflict other members of our group). Then we&#8217;ll head east along the south coast, which will take us past two of the major glaciers\/ice caps, and the landforms shaped and created by their melting. And then north, west and back south, with a few ventures into the interior. The map of the trip looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ILSG-Iceland-Itinerary-Map-1024x660.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-783\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ILSG Iceland Itinerary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These maps show :<br>(1) the expression of the mid-Atlantic ridge (solid red lines), and the transverse facture zones connecting them (dashed); then red lines show intraplate volcanic belts.  <br>(2) Age of the rocks. In general, the newest material is, as one would expect, at the expression of the spreading ridge, and then it get&#8217;s older moving away from the ridge; the exception (black area in the right map) is that there is very new sedimentary material along the southcoast from glacial outwash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iceland-geology-map-ridge-and-faults-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-784\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Iceland-Geology-Map-rock-ages-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-785\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Afternoon\"><\/span>The Afternoon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spent the last bit of Day 0 wandering around trying to stay awake, and then a few outings today as well. I forgot to turn off GPS, so you get to see the full extent of my pre-tour wanderings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ILSG_Iceland_day_1-Reykjavik_Walk-Map-831x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ILSG_Iceland_day_1-Reykjavik_3-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ILSG_Iceland_day_1-Reykjavik_2-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/ReadingNotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ILSG_Iceland_day_1-Reykjavik_1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-803\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Views: 24<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, 25 July 2022 A good night&#8217;s sleep As I&#8217;ve aged I find that I fare less well on less sleep; or perhaps, I never fared well on less sleep, but when young was too inexperienced to notice my own deficits. Regardless, I scheduled my trip to have a &#8216;recovery day,&#8217; so that I wouldn&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/2022\/07\/25\/iceland-2022-day-0-recovery-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Iceland 2022, Day 0: Recovery Day in Reykjavik<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73,42,61,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal_notes","category-geology_notes","category-pictures-broken","category-travel_accounts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions\/2543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomeri.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}