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    alexxedge
    Haraki san Student
    @goosehd
    Joined: 20 May 2024

    @goosehd oh lord, like I need another reason to want to go back to Iceland. What an absolutely amazing country.

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      Oaktavia
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

      Thanks Dennis for starting this thread. It was rad to meet you in person in Gosport yesterday. I'm stoked to share my time in Iceland through photos.

      We spend a little time in Reykjavik upon our arrival. Here is a neat mural we found:

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      Here we are at Cafe Loki for lunch nearby the mural. Amanda ordered a traditional Icelandic platter consisting of dried fish, smoked trout, Icelandic lamb, fish mash and (unbeknownst to her) fermented shark. Amanda previously dived with sharks and loves the animals as they are often misunderstood. When she double checked the menu and realized her order included shark, she knew she needed to honor the animal and eat it. I made the mistake of smelling the little white cubes (in the ramikn with the Icelandic flag toothpick) before I was considering trying a bite. The shark is fermented up to three months and smells strongly of ammonia. I drew the line there, but Amanda ate all three pieces. She is usually much braver than I am. As with all of the dishes we ordered, it came with delicious Icelandic rye bread she was able to mask and chase it down with. No sharks were wasted this day. At least in our plate.1000047333.jpg 1000047334.jpg

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      As we made our way out of the city towards our Airbnb, I was constantly blown away by the majesty of Icelandic nature.

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      The flora growing on the lava rocks looked out of this world. I felt a bit of culture shock as we arrived, but while we continued away from civilization, I felt an even stronger "nature shock". It was incredibly inspiring, I took many of these photos to use as references for paintings when I get home.

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      View from of and from our Airbnb:
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      I will continue to post more photos of our trip and caption them the best I can. I hope y'all enjoy a window into this awesome place. Here are a few more from our first day. We were on zero sleep from the overnight flight so please excuse our worn out mugs.1000047406.jpg

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      The other stop we took in Reykjavik was to purchase a lopypesa for each of us. We knew that of course some makers were superior to others, but were clueless where to even start. As with any time we have this dilemma, we resorted to searching on Reddit. All comments then pointed towards the best of the best, known as The Handknitting Association of Iceland. I did not take a photo of the building but I wish I had.

      Lopypesas are traditional hand knitted sweaters constructed with Icelandic sheep's wool. Where makes them unique is their water resistant properties, making them perfect to wear in the environment in which they came from. Icelanic sheep and their wool have adapted to their wet and snowy habitat to keep warm in the environment.

      Nap time, a good place to end this post before it get too long.

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      Oh, and check out this bird called a rock ptarmigan, a member of the grouse family. They sounded like little trolls or gremlins on the tin roof the the house we were in. They scared the shit out of us at first. It was the clicking, gutteral, Hellish sounds made from these glorious bastards. This one is a male, as indicated by the red coloration by its eye. 1000047436.webp

      IG: electricindigowizard

      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

      WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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        ARNC
        啓蒙家
        @Oaktavia
        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

        @Oaktavia keep ‘em coming!

        Also hoping you’ll share the Iceland series of paintings when they’re ready.

        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          Outstanding start @Oaktavia 🙂 Thank you!!!

          Because every thread should have a theme song… 🙂 I know, I’m old…

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            endo
            見習いボス
            Joined: 29 May 2020

            Thanks for sharing @Oaktavia beautiful pictures and report.

            si tacuisses

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              Oaktavia
              見習いボス
              @goosehd
              Joined: 12 Jun 2019

              @goosehd wait...Immigrant Song is about Iceland?! I had no idea. That's so rad...I've been a huge fan of Led Zeppelin since I was a kid when my dad introduced them to me. I've heard that song so many times and never made that connection. Amanda says that song is going to be stuck in her head all day now hahaha...

              @ARNC I have painted one already while I was there. I wanted to make an "en plein air" watercolor which is simply a referrs to the practice of painting outdoors.

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              Not my best work by a mile, but I'm glad I made it. The colors have been embellished and lots of the landscape left out. The photo with the landscape was taken at a different time of day. Trees are meticulous to paint!

              I made this drawing on the plane over to Gatwick yesterday. I think I'll add color when I get home. Or maybe just more ink.

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              A simplified abstraction of this image taken of lake Þingvallavatn, which was a short walk from our Airbnb.

              IG: electricindigowizard

              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

              WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                goosehd
                Mod Squad
                @Oaktavia
                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                @Oaktavia That cloud and sea picture is amazingly surreal!!

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  ARNC
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                  @Oaktavia great to be able to capture your memories like this. Wondering if we should have an IH artist in residence (not my decision, of course).

                  “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                    Mizmazzle
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                    @Oaktavia hell yeah dude!! What an incredible first leg of your trip. You and Amanda look great in the new sweaters!! I’ve heard the food in Iceland can be really far out!!

                    Now tell me, has the travel bug set its teeth deep into your soul yet??

                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                      twin
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 12 May 2012

                      @Oaktavia What a great vacation in Iceland for both of you.

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                        Oaktavia
                        見習いボス
                        @Mizmazzle
                        Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                        @Mizmazzle said in Iceland:

                        @Oaktavia Now tell me, has the travel bug set its teeth deep into your soul yet??

                        The possibilities are endless now and I definitely won't be traveling with this many fucking bags next time.

                        IG: electricindigowizard

                        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                          Mizmazzle
                          見習いボス
                          @Oaktavia
                          Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                          @Oaktavia hahah. Yeah the bag burden is real. Normally I’m a single backpack guy. When Morgan and I went to Italy for our wedding the bag scenario was an absolute nightmare.

                          New addiction to unlock…passport stamps!!!

                          In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                            Oaktavia
                            見習いボス
                            @Mizmazzle
                            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                            @Mizmazzle oh my I can't imagine that goodness!!!

                            IG: electricindigowizard

                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                            WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                              derek111
                              @Oaktavia
                              Joined: 9 Apr 2024

                              @Oaktavia those sweaters are incredible! Looks like you two are having an amazing time.

                              Get outside, feel small

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                                Oaktavia
                                見習いボス
                                @derek111
                                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                @derek111 said in Iceland:

                                @Oaktavia those sweaters are incredible! Looks like you two are having an amazing time.

                                I can't wait to wear the sweater back home when it gets cold and rainy. They were perfect for Iceland weather!

                                IG: electricindigowizard

                                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                  Oaktavia
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

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                                  I love how many of the homes and buildings there had moss and grasses growing on the rooves. This one was well lit and caught my eye. We were at a gift shop in the middle of nowhere.

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                                  This was a view of a mountain/hill right outside of our Airbnb. There were many of these hills in every direction. We were unable to see how tall they were until this day when the fog subsided.

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                                  These red rocks were on a path next to the lake. I thought the denim looked neat next to it.

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                                  These are Icelandic horses. They are often mistook at ponies but hey are indeed a specific breed of horse native to the country. Icelanders do not like it when you call them ponies. I found a tooth from one of these horses a few miles from these particular horses. I found two actually.

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                                  This lighthouse was both eerie and beautiful at the same time. Nobody was around (aside from the horses) and the lighthouse door was locked. There was a loud calling raven that circled around Amanda and I as we walked around the tower. It reminded me of a scene from Alejandro Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain.

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                                  I quite like this particular photo from standing on the platform of the lighthouse and want to use it as a reference for a painting.

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                                  These are black sand beaches that we visited. I found a good amount of seaglass here! I also found some tumbled ceramic pieces that were really cool looking. Some of the seaglass had words imprinted onto it. We were going to go to the black sand beaches in Game of Thrones, but a group of tourists had to get rescued after a sneaker wave trapped them in a cave. That and it was two hours one way. It turned out there are a lot of beaches with black and in Iceland and we went to two that were closer.

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                                  These candies were left for us to try from our Airbnb host. They were delicious and tasted like Kit Kat bars. 10/10 would recommend.

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                                  Lastly for this post are images of an Icelandic lake inside of an inactive volcano. It looked much bigger in person...if you look at the people down by the water and across the rim of the volcano you can get a better idea of the scale.

                                  I have more photos and will post again in about a week. Hope you enjoy! I miss this place a lot!

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                    tody
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                                    Most excellent photos!

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                                      goosehd
                                      Mod Squad
                                      @Oaktavia
                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      @Oaktavia Love it!! Thank you for sharing 🙂

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        Oaktavia
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                        @tody @goosehd I have edited the post with captions. Thanks!

                                        IG: electricindigowizard

                                        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                          ROman
                                          Haraki san Prodigy
                                          @Oaktavia
                                          Joined: 5 Jan 2015

                                          @Oaktavia Great journey through Iceland. Thanks for sharing.

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