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dramatic place to throw all your gods

It's very buggy around here. Apparently, Lake Mivatn translates to Lake Midge. No midges in the hotel (thankfully), but plenty of flies. Last night at dinner, a pair of flies landed on the table and began copulating. "Seriously??" said F as he shooed them away. Also, I slept poorly because there wer...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 31, 2024

moonscapes, hellscapes

We set out bright and early for the Myvatn region. F bought an air freshener to clear the residual smell of fermented shark from the van. It's variety terrain day! Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe, amidst a bleak landscape of volcanic rock. Astronauts go on training missions in this...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 30, 2024

the road to akureyri

We stayed last night in a hotel in Varmaland. Every hotel has its quirks. This one had a tiny bathroom with no shower stall, just a floor drain and curtain. Water gets everywhere. But the hotel restaurant was swank: a fourth-floor restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows giving a view of the surroun...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 29, 2024

viking broomball

Last night we got word that the glacial flooding was so severe that it damaged the ring road bridge. Looks like that route will be impassable for a while. Instead, we'll be heading north with a whole new itinerary. Impressed with F and the tour group for patching all this with basically zero turnaro...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 28, 2024

a saga of dragons and trolls

Icelandic hotels don't have air conditioning or fans. They also don't have a second sheet on the bed, just a fitted sheet and a blanket. I always prefer sleeping with something covering me, but it's too hot for a blanket. It was fine. I slept well and breakfast was good. Our first stop today was the...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 27, 2024

a day of panoramic landscapes

Mom asked, "Will we get to see a live volcano?" "I hope not," said our bus driver. "I will drive the other way if that happens." We're off on our adventure! We're in a 14-person tour group, including our party of 5 (aunts have joined us; they landed in Reykjavik yesterday evening). I conked out at 1...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 26, 2024

reykjavik roam

We're going on a full-island tour of Iceland. Every night we stay in a different city; every day we have an 8-9 hour driving and sightseeing tour. Today was the exception. We landed at Keflavik Airport at 9 am and spent the day blobbing around Reykjavik on foot. Our hotel is a few minutes' walk from...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 25, 2024

the ice is nice

Vacation time! We’re heading to Iceland! Woo! “What are you going to do in Iceland?” asked HGR. Genuinely I do not know. Dad arranged the whole thing through a tour group and I’m just along for the ride. Should be fun though. Brother went a few years back and his trip pics were amazing. Mom and Dad...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 24, 2024

the silence

Let’s talk for a bit about how Peter Lukas’ attempted ritual makes no sense whatsoever.“Deceptively spacious” apartments with no rooms large enough for “a decent-sized sofa”: You know what doesn’t take up much space? A loveseat. You are encouraging people to buy loveseats.“Cooking facilities that se...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 22, 2024

arcadion

Did Arcadion normals last night! I don’t have strong thoughts on the tier yet, except for the Queen Bee fight, which took us four tries to clear (pub queue). It was actually way more fun than a straightforward clear. Our third run was super close. We were at 8.9% with only the tanks and one dps surv...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 17, 2024

if love is void of loss

(Minor spoilers for zone 5 of Dawntrail. I don't think this one is a huge deal so I'm not doing a huge spoiler block, but here's a bit of space and text) . . The memory deletion mechanic in zone 5 is wild. It fits with one of the major themes of Dawntrail, namely, that seemingly odd local practice...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 16, 2024

dawntrail spoilers

DAWNTRAIL SPOILERS IN THIS POST. Major zone 6 spoilers. You have been warned. I'm going to type a bunch of extraneous stuff so that no spoilers will show up in the preview window. I like how Koana's a machinist. I feel like I've seen more machinists in duties ever since Dawntrail came out and I like...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - July 13, 2024

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