Keflavik (Iceland)

I woke up late due to the time-zone and our late evening arrival. Fortunately, I had a chance to look around near the Scandic hotel - there was some shopping within a short walk. I picked up some beer - I think it is from Denmark. When I rejoined the crew, I learned that we already had problems with our flight plans - we eventually got airborne in the early afternoon. Once again, the low cloud layer meant we couldn't see anything out the window. Meanwhile, the terrain alert was red everywhere and the charts showed mountains all around.  Fortunately, the departure took us through a fjord to the ocean. Wow - as the pilot flying, I was REALLY glad we had GPS and EGPWS... Flew over to Keflavik for fuel. Everything was very green! I never expected the weather that they had here today - I thought it would be cold like Norway... Now that I've seen this, I would really like to make another trip to Iceland. During the next leg, we saw many other things I have never seen before as a pilot.  For example, our route took us across northern Greenland and, as a result, our course brought us into the US from the north. The icy mountains in Greenland were really something to see - and there wasn't any sign of civilization for miles in all directions. It was also interesting to look down to see Goose Bay (Labrador), the St. Lawrence River and some great terrain in Quebec and Maine (including Mount Katahdin).  The weather was awesome and we could see for miles in all directions.  Wade was a local of the Pine Tree State and he kept pointing out great places that he knew about for fishing and paddling.  I wish this flight could have lasted longer... We stopped for fuel at NAS Brunswick and then headed back to Atlanta.  This was definitely an unforgettable trip!