As my fellow expats in Iceland are so painfully aware, we've been having a bit of a cold snap here on The Rock. Actually, "a bit" is an understatement. It's just fucking cold.
While it's true that no one visits or moves to Iceland for the weather (except maybe people with heat sensitivity or excessive sweating) this is just getting ridiculous. It has barely cracked 10 degrees C (50 degrees F) since one glorious week in the beginning of May. As I write this post it is a balmy 6 degrees.
The biggest problem is that the last two summers have been "unusually nice" (as many Icelanders have told me) and so by comparison, this summer is not living up to the new high expectations.
Now, I'm not one to obsess about the weather because I'm holed up in an office most days but I've since taken up a crazy hobby of training for a half-marathon in August. And you know what? Cold, rainy, windy weather ain't good for the joints and muscles. Nope. I was forced last week to buy fleece-lined "winter running tights" at an excessively inflated Icelandic price. (12000 ISK for 50 Euro tights.)
One of my old college buddies and Facebook friends recently posted a haiku she wrote about the heatwave that's steaming up Wisconsin. In response, I wrote this about our sorry excuse of a summer here:
Cold is getting old
Waking up with stiff ankle
Not my cup of tea
This probably doesn't need to be explained, but I was never a poetry major in college.
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Remember that you now have available someone who can buy stuff in the UK and send it to you as a 'gift' ;) If that works out cheaper ofc.
ReplyDeleteI wish Iceland wouldn't be so far from Hungary. :( I want to see at least once in the life. o.O
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell has possessed you to train for a half-marathon? Crazy woman. :-P
ReplyDelete@Mandrill - YES PLEASE! Oh god that is tempting. Getting "gifts" around the toll nazis can be problematic though. My mother was recently informed by her local post office that Iceland now requires receipts for packages even marked as "gift". WTF. Cheap asses.
ReplyDelete@Adlersson - Hey wait, you have an Icelandic name? But yeah, I wish Iceland were closer to Hungary as well. Everyone tells me Budapest is like the new Prague, and I'd love to tour some wineries there.
@Carrie - I know, right? Bat-shit crazy. Maybe I need a real hobby, like drinking fancy beer and travelling to the UK or something.
Scotland is the land of perpetual autumn. We almost know how you feel. 13C is a warm day here now.
ReplyDeleteI just found your site. Love it. It just made my day. I moved here 7 months ago for my husband's PhD work and I can relate to many of your posts.
ReplyDeleteI could not figure out how to contact you directly without having to write a pubic post. Hope there is a way to hear back from you. A Minnesotan living in 101.
It's hard to imagine that it would be so cold. Recently in Paris it's also rainy and cold, around 16°C.
ReplyDeleteWheres the bloggggggggs??!?!? OMG its so warm in Minnesota right now!
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