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| Sunrise, from our fifth floor apartment. Sunrise at 10:37 a.m.; sunset at 3:53 p.m. By the end of our trip, on December 3, the times were 10:51 a.m. and 3:43 p.m. |
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| Much of Iceland's fresh produce is grown in geothermal greenhouses. Behind Papa Tom, you can see PVC pipes through which naturally hot water is piped, keeping the greenhouse at a comfortable 73 degrees or so. We partook of fresh tomato soup made on the premises. You could pick fresh basil leaves to add to your soup from a plant on your table. Talk about locally grown! |
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| Too full after delicious tomato soup made with caraway seeds and hot artisan bread and butter to try the tomato ice cream, tomato cheesecake, or green tomato/apple pie. |
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| Pressure gauges for the geothermal water, pumped from a hot spring on the property. Bumblebees live in the greenhouse and pollinate the plants. |
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| Tools of the tomato pickers' trade. This greenhouse ships one ton of tomatoes per day to the rest of Iceland. |
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| Merry Christmas from Iceland! |
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| Back to the snowy reality outside! |
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