{"id":38960,"date":"2018-02-01T23:53:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T04:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=38960"},"modified":"2018-02-01T23:53:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T04:53:12","slug":"throwback-thursday-on-and-in-the-ice-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/throwback-thursday-on-and-in-the-ice-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: On (and In) the Ice in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"

My gorgeous friend Tina sent me some more photos from my birthday trip to Iceland<\/a>, and this is my favorite one.<\/p>\n

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Yep, that’s really me climbing up an ice cave on a glacier. It’s not like I was using a big axe and ropes or anything … there were steps!<\/p>\n

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But I still felt pretty adventurous.<\/p>\n

The next day, a group of us scrambled through a lava cave.<\/p>\n

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From left: Wendy, Stacy, Alyssa, Tina. Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n

And I’ll never forget this relaxing walk on a black sand beach.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, it was a bit windy out there. When we weren’t withstanding gale force winds on a beach, however, the temperature was comparable to New York’s. Iceland is such a beautiful country. I would love to go back in the summer to experience the midnight sun.<\/p>\n

If you missed my previous Iceland pictures, you can check them out here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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My gorgeous friend Tina sent me some more photos from my birthday trip to Iceland, and this is my favorite one. Yep, that’s really me climbing up an ice cave on a glacier. It’s not like I was using a big axe and ropes or anything … there were steps! But I still felt pretty…<\/p>\n

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