Overall, the trip was very enjoyable. The activities were entertaining, informative, well-organized, and nicely varied. The guides were outstanding - personable, well-informed, very competent, and a pleasure to be with. My only complaint, and it doesn't really rise to the level of a complaint, but for lack of a better term, I'll use "complaint", is the balance of touristic "sight-seeing" and the hiking: I would have preferred fewer sight-seeing stops and more days of hiking. A couple of additional comments: 1) Although they sounded enticing in the description, the kayaking and the glacier hike felt a little perfunctory; I would have preferred a multi-day kayaking expedition and at least a full day of glacier hiking. 2) I realize that you don't really have any control over this, but I was disappointed that all of the tour members, agreeable and friendly as they were, were from the US; I was hoping to meet more international travelers. All the better that the guides were locals! I was very pleased with the accommodations - they were all clean, comfortable, and reflective of Iceland. My favorites were the hotel in Gulfoss and the huts on the hiking portion. With those reservations stated, I shall definitely recommend the Stelkur tour to my active friends. On the whole, a very enjoyable time.

| January 1970