It's 7:40 pm and I am at a coffee shop in downtown Reykjavik. It is clearing out which makes me a little concerned they will close but its Friday so I don't know why they would close early.
Maybe it's dinner hour and everyone went home.
So I have been doing pretty well, mentally I go back and forth between really enjoying myself and being frustrated with money. Physically I am annoyed I can't sleep all night, but its been really helpful for tours and things to wake early. My right leg has been hurting every day, which is no different than when I'm walking at home, but its super annoying to have to stretch every half hour... And it makes me wonder if I tore something at some point. Other than that I am physically doing well, surprising since I am behind on sleep.
I guess tomorrow I am going to try to do a whale tour. The next day I am going to another peninsula further west on a really expensive tour... I hope is worth it. Overall I think I will be spending a thousand plus on this one week in iceland... But hopefully I will never need to come back because I have seen it all.
It hasn't been sunny the whole time I have been here, some days the blue peeks through but the sun doesn't really. My feet smell and my clothes probably will soon... Is that combination of walking for hours and getting wet over and over again. It's not so bad since my pants dry fairly quickly but I don't really want to do Landry here in iceland because its going to cost me 8 bucks and for some reason I imagine I could get it cheaper in England... Which doesn't make an sense because the British pound is not going to be doing me any favors. I'm going to spend a few days in Manchester than maybe meet up with Becky for a day or two and then head to Dublin. I'm worried about the flight to Dublin because I think they purposely set it up so people would be late and they could make more money. I will probably have to call a taxi and that ain't gonna be cheap. My goal is always to have a great time and it spend much, but on this trip I think I may just have to bite e bullet.
Typing on this thing is really hurting my wrists. Like the worst arthritis I have ever had.
Google maps says my hostel is 10 Kilometers away but I think it's less and I think it's walkable... Unfortunately with my leg being weird I don't think I should try... But it would be fun and give me something to do.
Personal thoughts?
I wonder what others think about me... Can they tell I'm a tourist right away? Can they tell how old I am? Do they think I look interesting or attractive?
Furthermore, am I? I don't think I am going through some kind of crisis, but without a source of productivity and without friends or family to guide me, to mold me, to support me... Do I have anything to offer?
It's hard because while traveling you don't really get to know people... These relationships are so shallow and knowing that I will move on very soon, makes me think its more important to check in with Facebook than say hi to someone at a hostel... But I wonder if they are thinking that too...
Most of e people I have met are on shorter trips... I guess one lady I hung out with a couple days ago was on a much longer trip, but I didn't find I had that much of a need to impress her, and I wasn't necessarily impressed with her... Not because she wasn't interesting. Just wasn't needy, or drawn in.
I remember one of the joys of traveling w as finding like minded people and they are here... But not in the same way. Maybe my bod and my mind have changed. Maybe I shouldn't be doing these trips in is way anymore... Maybe I need to be in a group or go with friends.
I'm not homesick and I'm not excited to go home. I'm really enjoying the trip other than the slight pains on the body and the wallet. But. I guess I thought I would be relaxed and curious... And I am not that yet. I should give up electronics for a few days.
Anyway. Maybe I need to take some Tylenol or something, you enjo yourself.
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