Thor is backing down!

Thor is the Nordic God of Thunder so it made since to us to blame all of the conditions on him. Lately he has realized that we aren't leaving any time soon, and he is going to have to live with us being here. We have had two very productive days and the weather has been very nice, almost bordering on warm! We have made a list of goals and we have been knocking them off pretty efficiently. Things are starting to change a lot around here; its actually dark(ish) for a few hours every night now, the mountains don't seem as daunting every morning, we are getting used to living out of a tent, and we may even be picking up a few Icelandic phrases. We are really working hard so next weekend's trip to the rift zone is sounding better and better all the time. One of my professors from UMass is coming by on vacation with his wife this weekend, and we're looking forward to taking a quick breather to spend some time with them. Time seems to be running out fast but each time we check the list, it seems more and more manageable.