There is an Icelandic festival in Canada every first weekend in August near Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is held at a town called Gimili on Lake Winnipeg. That would be the closest I know of. The usual parade, shiners, Amma’s Kitchen where you can sample Icelandic food. My mom was born in this area. Still lots of people of Icelandic descent live there. They came during a famine in Iceland from the 1880’s. That would be the next closest I know of. No hot springs or glaciers, though. Heckla Island is near, a local resort that I went to long ago.
Yeah, that’s the issue. I want to go to Iceland for its unique environments (though the pretty women would be a bonus ha) for photography, video, etc. I had some great shots from my trip through Yellowstone, Grand Teton NP and I can only imagine the photos I’d have from a trip around Iceland.
There are some Icelandic horses I can ride in the states, which was one of my other goals but I am just going to have to postpone it until this clears up, I guess.