GastroShark

Thursday officially marked the beginning of the First Day of Summer in Iceland according to the old Norse calendar. The first month of the 'nightless days' is called Harpa and ends with the 'harvest month' in mid-October.

And as is tradition, rain pours down on this first day of 'summer' and this year was no different. After what feels like months of no rain (we had a little snow instead), we finally had the first drops on Thursday as I was hiking up a mountain outside Reykjavik. Luckily I had bought my waterproof trousers but my fellow adventurer was soaked, though we still toasted the summer in with beers at the summit.