Slight Detour: Iceland; Inferno-Land

I think the Young Love's are having fun.

They lucked out today with a second day of nice weather in Iceland, and I've lucked out with a nice supply of photos of their activities thus far.

Today they are driving the "Golden Circle."

In a nutshell, according to Internet sources, the Golden Circle "is a 300 kilometre (186 mile) route to the three most popular natural attractions in Iceland: the Geysir Geothermal Area, Gullfoss Waterfall and Þingvellir National Park."

As I write, they are at Pingvellir National Park where Debbie says the area is alive with geysers and thermal pools.

Tomorrow, they'll go on a guided fly-fishing excursion.

Once again, I thank them for taking the time to send their photos so I can share them with readers.

Hope you enjoy. North Idaho news below.

----Iceland photos by Willie, Debbie and Annie Love

The Love Squad visited the Blue Lagoon in Iceland yesterday.

They haven't verified yet whether it really is a "turist trap" like the old "Snake Pit" which lured more than its share of curious travelers.

---Stock Image of Blue Lagoon

In North Idaho: company comes and an air-conditioned drive to Caribou Creek . . . .

It had been 31 years since Nicole Disteldorf had returned to Sandpoint. She spent her childhood here on their North Kootenai Road farm.

The Disteldorfs, Bernie, Lynne, Gina, Laurie, Melinda and Nicole, were close family friends because of 4-H, church and various school connections. Nicole's mom Lynne taught Annie as an elementary student.

Nicole now works as an electrical engineer in the Phoenix area, as does her husband Mike.

And, so when Nicole and her family rolled in the driveway yesterday, there was seldom a gap in the conversation. We spent about three hours on the deck, sipping on water, munching on Oreos and catching up.

The family included hubby Mike, father-in-law Mark, daughter Zada and son Caelen.

Before coming to the Lovestead, Nicole had already gotten her teacher fix for the day, visiting Bob and Ginny Libby and Woody Aunan, who live in Nicole's old neighborhood.

Twas definitely a treat, spending three hours catching up on 31 years. We did hit the highlights and had a delightful but hot afternoon.

These Arizonans noticed the humidity here in North Idaho to go along with 100-plus temperatures.

At our house, 102 appeared on my cell phone for a couple of hours.

When the temp had dipped to 100, Bill, the dogs and I were pulling out of the driveway to cool off.

This two-hour trip took us to Caribou Creek, to see the rabbits. Well, even the bunnies were hunkering down last night. We saw one gopher, and that was all.

Still, the views and the wildflowers and the air conditioning helped us forget our early-evening misery.

Today will be even hotter, but we'll have a plan.

Happy Tuesday. Stay cool and safe.