Working in a haze

We are still fighting everything the Icelandic climate has to throw at us. Unfortunately the latest is very thick fog, making visibility far too low to safely navigate the "trails" much less spot contacts. We are starting to get to the point where I can piece the big picture together, though without more samples and the chemistry to back it up, its all just educated guessing. So we are taking what the weather gives us and trying not to get too discouraged; I am failing miserably at the latter. We have been given a little time off lately, so we have made a few plans to do some of the touristy things. We also decided to take the long route home; this will allow us to see more of what Iceland has to offer, not just rainy valleys. Those trips are still a little ways off for now, but they give us motivation to work hard to earn them in the mean time. Apparently there is a large Icelandic festival starting which may be very interesting to be a part of. Some of the hikes lately have provided scenery that looks like it belongs in a Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter movie, I thought for sure Brianna was going to have to fight a dragon today; I'm sure she would have been fine as I waited patiently at a safe distance (the car). Even through the clouds on tops of the ridges the views are pretty spectacular, a little sun wouldn't hurt though.