I feel incredibly lucky to have spent New Year's in Iceland! My first stop was the infamous Cafe Loki where I gifted the manager a print copy of my short story Loki The Mind of a Trickster. The sugared pancakes were delicious. Then it was a day of shopping in Reykjavik, which included a stop in the bookstore of course. After that it was onto a stay in my secluded cottage on the Sodulshot horse farm nestled on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Snæfellsnes is known as "Little Iceland" and boasts much beauty as well as saga history. The highlight of my trip was taking a much welcomed dip in the geothermal bath known as Guddrunarlaugur which once belonged to the Icelandic heroine Gudrun. Gudrun was the only female to ever have a lead in an Icelandic saga! I also enjoyed hiking the enormous lava field known as Buðir. Once again Iceland didn't disappoint and I am already scheduled to return to my continue my love affair with this special country in May. Happy New Year!