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Sunday, 27 June 2010 18:26 |
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At this point, the ocean is a breaking mess. With no interest in paddling for the day, I made my way over to the farm to see what was going on. The order of the day was going to be horse rounding and hoof trimming, then Stenni and Marani, with their 15 year old daughter Karen, were going to Denmark for the weekend. I was definitely keen to help round up the horses, so I grabbed my camera and away I went. The pasture their herd of about 25 head was in has a lot of soft ground, bumps, and marsh areas, so a little foot work was needed, which happens to be my speciality. I volunteered to run to the far side of the herd while Stenni´s brother Gunni pushed them from the other end, toward a gate and eventually the road. The horses were only too happy to avoid us, and the round up was uneventful. It was defintiely spectacular to see 25 Icelandic horses trotting down a gravel road kicking up dust. Not knowing much about horses I spent the rest of the morning taking photos, trying to be helpful, and mostly staying out of the way while Gunni expertly trimmed the horses hooves and removed the remaining shoes from last year. It made for a good morning and a nice diversion from cold spray and grinding waves. At that point I was actually quite sad to see Stenni and his family leave for their trip, but they were kind enough to invite me to stay in their house for the night. Talk about trust! I had a good evening of updating the website and cleaning clothes. Gunni and his sister in law, whose name I didn´t catch, came over for a while and taught me about Icelandic summer solstice legends. I think they were trying to get me to embarass myself by running around the house with only one trouser leg! There was only one beer per person in the house, so there was no chance of that happening. At any rate, I was much more enthusiatic about my journey after a day filled with interesting diversions.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 06:44 |
