{"id":2935,"date":"2022-10-21T01:26:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T01:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/21\/ak-monthly-recap-august-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T01:26:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T01:26:07","slug":"ak-monthly-recap-august-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/21\/ak-monthly-recap-august-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"AK Monthly Recap: August 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<div class=\"astra-advanced-hook-23274 \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><small><em>Adventurous Kate accommodates affiliate hyperlinks. If you make a purchase order by these hyperlinks, I&#8217;ll earn a fee at no additional value to you. Thanks!<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>August was a HUGE month.<\/strong> This month I turned 38, had loads of enjoyable instances in Prague, after which went to Iceland for 13 days with my buddy Amanda of <a href=\"https:\/\/dangerous-business.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Dangerous Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But these 13 days \u2014 did we EVER make them depend. In blogger type, we moved quick, did SO a lot, and photographed all of it \u2014 20+ waterfalls, eight sizzling springs and swimming swimming pools, two Hobbit House-type stays, plus whale watching, horseback driving, a wild RIB boat journey, and one epic volcano hike.<\/p>\n<p>Yep, this journey would run most individuals into the bottom (and at one level we joked how a lot our companions would have hated the tempo of the journey). But we received materials for SO many weblog posts. I can\u2019t wait to begin writing.<\/p>\n<p>Add in some good instances in Prague and it made for one really glorious month!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Kate takes a smiling selfie in sunglasses and a red pullover. Behind her is a smoking volcano with a crater full of bubbling red lava. You can see a bunch of people sitting on a hill watching the volcano spew.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31353 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate takes a smiling selfie in sunglasses and a red pullover. Behind her is a smoking volcano with a crater full of bubbling red lava. You can see a bunch of people sitting on a hill watching the volcano spew.\" class=\"wp-image-31353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-at-the-Volcano-in-Iceland-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Witnessing Fagradalsfjall Volcano up shut was a once-in-a-lifetime expertise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Destinations Visited<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prague, Czech Republic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kopavagur, Grindavik, Mosfellsbaer, Grundarfjordur, Olafsvik, Snaefellsjokull National Park, Arnastapi, Helena, Budir, Bjarnarhofn, Stykkisholmur, Reykholt, Bifrost, Vididalstunga, Vatsnes, Undirfell, Blonduos, Varmahlid, Vindheimamdar, Saudarkrokur, Hofsos, Siglufjordur, Akureyri, Husavik, Fosholl, Myvatn, Reykjalid, Dettifoss, Vidhidalur, Egilsstadir, Seydisfjordur, Stodvarfjordur, Berufjordur, Djupivogur, Stokksnesvegur, Hofn, Jokulsarlon, Oraefi, Nordausturvegur, Skaftafell, Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Vik, Heimaey, Skogar, Storidalur, Selfoss, and Klausterholar, Iceland<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"An in-car selfie of Kate and Amanda in the front seats, and a girl in the backseat. All three are wearing brightly colored raincoats and grinning.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31357 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"An in-car selfie of Kate and Amanda in the front seats, and a girl in the backseat. All three are wearing brightly colored raincoats and grinning.\" class=\"wp-image-31357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Amanda-and-Hitchhiker-in-Iceland-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Amanda and I had an ideal journey to Iceland \u2014 and even picked up our first hitchhiker!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Turning 38 with buddies in Prague. <\/strong>We celebrated with a yard barbecue and completed the night consuming my buddy\u2019s fabulous tiramisu straight out of the pan, in pitch darkness, after midnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finding our marriage ceremony venues! <\/strong>After testing loads of locations and feeling lower than enthused, lastly Charlie and I discovered two nice spots for the ceremony and reception of our May marriage ceremony!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SO MUCH IN ICELAND.<\/strong> Iceland was such a implausible journey, and we did manner an excessive amount of to summarize right here. So I\u2019ll checklist a couple of of the highest highlights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hiking to Fagradalsfjall Volcano was an all-time journey.<\/strong> This volcano started erupting on August 3, and we determined to hike it on our first full day in Iceland, August 13. We joined the plenty mountain climbing a newly created path earlier than hopping although lava fields. The hike was about two hours every manner, longer and extra uphill on the way in which there.<\/p>\n<p>And then the volcano. NOTHING prepares you for seeing wild lava like this up shut. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/aeolian-islands-sicily-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not even Stromboli.<\/a> We had been laughing with delight! We then sat right down to take pleasure in a protein bar picnic and watch the lava for about an hour earlier than heading again.<\/p>\n<p>The volcano has since stopped spewing, however preserve paying consideration \u2014 the Reykjanes peninsula may very possible have comparable eruptions sooner or later. If one other one erupts and it\u2019s protected to go to, GO. You is not going to remorse it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00falaglj\u00fafur Canyon grew to become my favourite place in Iceland.<\/strong> This beautiful canyon is a bit offbeat and laborious to succeed in, however SO definitely worth the effort. Imagine a craggy canyon crammed with mist and lined with moss, skinny waterfalls bursting out of the rock. I can\u2019t do it justice, however belief me, this place is magical.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A craggy stone canyon covered with tons of green moss. A river runs through it and there are three skinny waterfalls. Clouds hang in the air.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31356 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A craggy stone canyon covered with tons of green moss. A river runs through it and there are three skinny waterfalls. Clouds hang in the air.\" class=\"wp-image-31356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mulagfjordur-Canyon-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Even this picture of M\u00falaglj\u00fafur Canyon can\u2019t maintain a candle to the true factor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Visiting SO many sizzling springs in Iceland to search out the very best.<\/strong> There are so many nice ones. Overall, my private favourite was the V\u00f6k Baths in Egilsstadir, East Iceland, with attractive geometric baths perched on a lake you may really leap into mid-spa.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, Hvammsvik, a model new pure spa constructed on the sting of a beautiful fjord 45 minutes exterior Iceland was my second-place spot, with GeoSea in Husav\u00edk and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/sky-lagoon-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Lagoon<\/a> in Reykjavik rounding out my prime 4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Westman Islands had been a delight.<\/strong> We added this archipelago off the South Coast a bit on a whim, and had been handled to a fully beautiful place crammed with volcanic surroundings, unforgettable historical past, puffins, black sand seashores, surprisingly good eating places, and a swimming pool with a trampoline waterslide (severely).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Snaefellsness Peninsula was one other delight.<\/strong> This peninsula in West Iceland is named \u201cIceland in miniature\u201d as a result of it has every part \u2014 volcanoes, waterfalls, glaciers, and so on. \u2014 and it\u2019s all shut collectively. In retrospect I used to be shocked how few guests there have been in comparison with different components of Iceland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>H\u00fasav\u00edk was hilarious in all the fitting methods.<\/strong> Yes, the city from the Eurovision film is an actual place! Here we went whale watching and horseback driving (success on each counts!) and visited a bar named, you guessed it, Jaja Ding Dong, which additionally holds a Eurovision museum with props from the film!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Eastfjords are spectacular.<\/strong> Easily the very best driving was alongside the beautiful Eastfjords, plus the city of Seydisfjordur was so pretty!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"A square with a garden in Prague. You can see warm-colored residential apartments and behind them, the futuristic silver blocky TV tower.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-150x200.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-768x1024.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"wp-image-31354 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"A square with a garden in Prague. You can see warm-colored residential apartments and behind them, the futuristic silver blocky TV tower.\" class=\"wp-image-31354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Square-near-Zizkov-Prague-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>The picture I took proper after falling on my face in Prague.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Challenges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I took a very laborious fall in Prague.<\/strong> While strolling in \u017di\u017ekov, my ft caught on a round piece of packing ribbon and I topped ahead on the cement, touchdown proper beneath my left knee. It damage for weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I really LEFT MY PURSE BEHIND at a restaurant.<\/strong> Cannot keep in mind the final time I did that! And in fact I seen after being on the tram for 5 minutes\u2026it was nice, although!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A nail polish catastrophe. <\/strong>I received my nails achieved in London in July, however once I went to get them redone in Prague the day earlier than Iceland, the technicians instructed me they may not take away the polish \u2014 the London manicure hadn\u2019t been achieved correctly they usually couldn\u2019t take away it safely.<\/p>\n<p>I freaked out \u2014 would I be caught with terrible half-grown-out blue glitter nails for Very Important Events developing?<\/p>\n<p>Well, a couple of days in the past I used to be again in the identical London neighborhood, so I went again to the salon and instructed them to take away it, which they did with ease. Phew. Last time I am going there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting an ear an infection, like a toddler.<\/strong> I\u2019ve been swimming a couple of instances this month, and I suppose that interprets into getting ear infections once more. Got to expertise Czech pressing care, which is mainly going to the hospital, however the non-emergency space (it\u2019s free, however very powerful for those who don\u2019t converse Czech).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Kate wears a bright yellow raincoat and gestures behind her, but all you can see is fog.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31358 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate wears a bright yellow raincoat and gestures behind her, but all you can see is fog.\" class=\"wp-image-31358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Dettifoss-Fog-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>I swear the waterfall is true behind me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Getting fogged out at Dettifoss.<\/strong> Amanda and I had been so excited to see Dettifoss waterfall, essentially the most highly effective waterfall in Europe, in addition to two extra close by waterfalls, Selfoss and Hafragillsfoss. We even determined to take a gravel street to the extra distant jap aspect of the falls.<\/p>\n<p>We drove 45 minutes alongside that gravel street\u2026and it was so foggy we couldn\u2019t see A THING. We walked round a bit, however there was no level. Oh properly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rain, rain, rain, and dust at Studlagil Canyon.<\/strong> Studlagil Canyon in East Iceland is a just lately found and really uncommon vacation spot \u2014 a canyon of basalt columns, crammed with shiny teal water. It was about an hour\u2019s hike every manner (there&#8217;s additionally a platform you may drive to on the west aspect if you wish to see it however not hike it).<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it started raining laborious about midway by, and I had worn rain gear however not my rain boots. Once we received to the canyon, it was SOLID MUD. I soaked in mud as much as the tops of my footwear, getting my ft moist. Amanda made it right down to the canyon\u2019s edge; I couldn\u2019t make it by the mud. And it was nonetheless POURING.<\/p>\n<p>We hiked again in miffed silence, then the rain stopped about midway by as soon as once more. (Oh, did I point out we each REALLY needed to pee this complete time? That added to the enjoyable!)<\/p>\n<p>Studlagil Canyon was REALLY cool and we\u2019re so glad that we went \u2014 however it wasn\u2019t very enjoyable within the second!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A scary second in Tr\u00f6llaskagi.<\/strong> Iceland is stuffed with one-way tunnels and bridges. When we had been on the Tr\u00f6llaskagi Peninsula, a beautiful however at-times treacherous drive, we entered a one-way tunnel the place our aspect had the fitting of manner.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t you understand that THREE automobiles had been concurrently coming by the opposite manner and wouldn\u2019t pull over into the pull-outs! (We had no pull-outs as a result of WE had the fitting of manner!) Amanda was driving, and we determined to again up by the entire tunnel, which she did amazingly. I\u2019m nonetheless mad at these folks, although.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Several people sitting in a hot thermal spring overlooking the ocean and snow-covered mountains in the distance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31360 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Several people sitting in a hot thermal spring overlooking the ocean and snow-covered mountains in the distance.\" class=\"wp-image-31360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Geosea-Day-in-Husavik-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Of all Iceland\u2019s sizzling springs, GeoSea in H\u00fasav\u00edk has the most effective views!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Blog Posts of the Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/turning-38\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turning 38 and Two Exciting New Developments<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 My annual birthday put up, all about our engagement and my new foray into <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Hampshire Way<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/towns-of-cape-cod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 16 Towns of Cape Cod \u2014 Which One is Best for You?<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 The Cape is way larger than you assume, and each city has its personal character. Here\u2019s methods to discover the fitting one for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/museums-in-boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>21 Best Museums in Boston (for each sort of temper!)<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 A information to the very best museums in my house metropolis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Kate standing in a cave with a waterfall falling through it, wearing a yellow raincoat and holding her arms up in joy.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-150x200.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-768x1024.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"wp-image-31362 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate standing in a cave with a waterfall falling through it, wearing a yellow raincoat and holding her arms up in joy.\" class=\"wp-image-31362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-Cave-Waterfall-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Glj\u00fafrab\u00fai\u00a0Waterfall was superb \u2014 and also you WILL get moist!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>This Month on Patreon<\/h2>\n<p><strong>On the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/adventurouskate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adventurous Kate Patreon<\/a>, I publish unique content material and never-told tales which you can entry for $6 per 30 days.<\/strong>\u00a0We even have a personal Facebook group and members get free entry to the Book Club every month.<\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s large month-to-month put up is about determining the place to go on our honeymoon! Charlie and I wish to go in December 2023 (December is a gradual work month for us each) and go to a brand new nation with fabulous surroundings, splurging out on good lodging.<\/p>\n<p>I narrowed down among the locations we\u2019re contemplating, and the professionals and cons \u2014 and all people joined in with extra superior concepts!<\/p>\n<p>For September on Patreon, I\u2019m planning out extra content material across the Iceland journey \u2014 like the very best locations we visited and suggestions for visiting them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" alt=\"Lewis and Murray, two gray tabby cats with white bellies and white paws, standing on top of the TV and looking at the ceiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-1024x698.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-800x545.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-1536x1047.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-150x102.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-1024x698.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31361 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-1024x698.jpeg\" alt=\"Lewis and Murray, two gray tabby cats with white bellies and white paws, standing on top of the TV and looking at the ceiling.\" class=\"wp-image-31361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-1024x698.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-800x545.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-1536x1047.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lewis-and-Murray-on-the-TV-150x102.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>When I say my cats are on TV, my cats are ON TV!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Book Club This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Our subsequent Book Club might be on Sunday, October 2, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time!<\/strong> We might be studying <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/3920\/9781250776686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Of Women and Salt<\/a><\/em>, a novel by Cuban- and Mexican-American creator Gabriela Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFive generations of ladies, linked by blood and circumstance, by the secrets and techniques they share, and by a single e book handed down by a household, with an affirmation scrawled in its margins: We are pressure. We are greater than we predict we&#8217;re.<\/p>\n<p>1866, Cuba: Maria Isabel is the one girl employed at a cigar manufacturing unit, the place every day the employees discover energy in each day readings of Victor Hugo. But these are harmful political instances, and as Maria begins to see marriage and motherhood as her solely choices, the sounds of battle are approaching.<\/p>\n<p>1959, Cuba: Dolores watches her husband make for the mountains in reply to Fidel Castro\u2019s name to arms. What Dolores is aware of, although, is that to outlive, she should win her personal battle, and commit an act of violence that threatens to destroy her daughter Carmen\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p>2016, Miami: Carmen, nonetheless wrestling with the trauma of displacement, is shocked when her daughter Jeanette declares her plans to journey to Cuba to see her grandmother Dolores. In the partitions of her crumbling house lies a secret, one that may hyperlink Jeanette to her previous, and to this fearless line of ladies.<\/p>\n<p>From nineteenth-century cigar factories to present-day detention centres, from Cuba to the United States to Mexico, Gabriela Garcia\u2019s Of Women and Salt follows Latina ladies of fierce pleasure, certain by the tales handed between them. It is a haunting meditation on the alternatives of moms and the tenacity of ladies who select to inform their fact regardless of those that want to silence them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/ak-book-club-of-women-and-salt-by-gabriela-garcia-tickets-414098338277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can enroll right here.<\/a><\/strong> Patreon members get entry within the personal Patreon group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" alt=\"A big restaurant in a shingled house with a big porch, a Pride flag, and people sitting outside and enjoying beers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-800x523.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire.jpg 2048w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-1024x670.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31352 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"A big restaurant in a shingled house with a big porch, a Pride flag, and people sitting outside and enjoying beers.\" class=\"wp-image-31352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-800x523.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rek-Lis-New-Hampshire.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>One of my favourite New Hampshire breweries, Rek-Lis Brewing Co in Bethlehem \u2014 ran right into a reader named Angela right here, and he or she gamely posed for pictures within the crimson sweatshirt!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>New Hampshire Way Update<\/h2>\n<p><strong>This month, I hit a serious milestone on my New Hampshire website, <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire Way<\/a> \u2014 I hit the site visitors numbers the place I can apply to Mediavine, the show promoting firm I exploit for Adventurous Kate.<\/strong> This is main as a result of whereas I earn some cash by lodge bookings, it\u2019s not sufficient but. Display adverts will make the positioning financially sustainable!<\/p>\n<p>I instantly utilized to Mediavine that day. Unfortunately, as quickly as I utilized, the \u201cThanks for applying!\u201d message learn, \u201cBy the way, if you use Google Analytics 4, our system can\u2019t read it. You\u2019ll need to get Universal Analytics and 30 new days of data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google has mechanically been assigning GA4 to new websites. New Hampshire Way is on GA4. All websites might be on GA4 by mid-2023. Shouldn\u2019t they know methods to learn it by now? But for now, I&#8217;ve so as to add new code and wait till September 19 to use once more.<\/p>\n<p>That means I miss an extra 30 days of revenue throughout the busiest time of 12 months for New Hampshire journey. I used to be relying on that large fall foliage cash. GRAH! <\/p>\n<p>Here are some newly revealed posts from New Hampshire Way that I\u2019m enthusiastic about:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\/23-fantastic-things-to-do-in-new-hampshire-in-the-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">23 Fantastic Things to Do in New Hampshire within the Fall<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 New Hampshire is THE fall vacation spot! Here are some superior concepts for issues to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshireway.com\/things-to-do-in-keene-nh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21 Cool Things to Do in Keene, NH<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 I visited Keene for the primary time final 12 months and actually fell in love with town and the encircling Monadnock area. It\u2019s a enjoyable offbeat place value visiting!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Kate jumping into the air like a goofball, wearing a pink coat, purple leggings, and tall black boots. She's on a rainbow-striped street and behind her is a pale blue church, followed by a steep green mountain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-150x200.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-768x1024.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" class=\"wp-image-31355 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate jumping into the air like a goofball, wearing a pink coat, purple leggings, and tall black boots. She's on a rainbow-striped street and behind her is a pale blue church, followed by a steep green mountain.\" class=\"wp-image-31355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-640x853.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kate-in-Seydisfjordur-Iceland-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2>Most Popular Photo on Instagram<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hello, Seydisfjordur!<\/strong> This small city in East Iceland is known for its rainbow avenue and artsy group.<\/p>\n<p>For extra reside updates from my travels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adventurouskate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comply with me on Instagram at @adventurouskate<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<h2>What I Watched This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>What We Do within the Shadows<\/em> is again \u2014 and there\u2019s a second within the first episode that made me chortle nearly has laborious as \u201ccreepy paper.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best comedy on TV. If you haven\u2019t watched it but, it is advisable to!<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, I haven\u2019t actually been watching something. But excited for the return of many exhibits this month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"A small city with hundreds of buildings. In the background is a craggy green mountain and in the foreground is rough gray dried lava interspersed with greenery.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-150x113.jpeg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-1024x768.jpeg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31363 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A small city with hundreds of buildings. In the background is a craggy green mountain and in the foreground is rough gray dried lava interspersed with greenery.\" class=\"wp-image-31363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Pretty-Westman-Islands-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>I adored the Westman Islands of Iceland \u2014 an surprising spotlight!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What I Read This Month<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/3920\/9780735211001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Air You Breathe<\/a><\/em> by Frances de Pontes Peebles (2018)<\/strong> \u2014 This historic sweeping epic tells the story of an advanced friendship between two younger ladies in Brazil. Dores is an orphaned kitchen maid; Gra\u00e7a is the daughter of the plantation proprietor. But their friendship types and deepens over music. As their story strikes to Rio after which Hollywood, each work to develop into musicians, however just one can develop into a star.<\/p>\n<p>THIS BOOK. I completely adored it. If you\u2019re a fan of Elena Ferrante\u2019s Neapolitan Novels, you&#8217;ll love this e book \u2014 it will get the difficult, aggressive, affectionate, tumultuous friendship so proper. And the settings are completely magical \u2014 my favourite half was once they had been making ends meet within the colourful bohemian neighborhood of Lapa in Rio.<\/p>\n<p>Also \u2014 for those who\u2019re in search of glorious historic fiction the place there are many queer folks, who&#8217;ve at all times existed in each time interval however are so typically ignored by straight authors \u2014 you\u2019ll love this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/3920\/9780593320525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I Was Better Last Night<\/a><\/em> by Harvey Fierstein (2022)<\/strong> \u2014 Few folks have made as fascinating an impression on New York\u2019s theater scene as Harvey Fierstein. (And few folks have as distinctive of a voice, which is why of COURSE I needed to take heed to this as an audiobook.) This e book is a narrative of the evolution of theater, homosexual rights, and New York tradition over greater than half a century.<\/p>\n<p>What an ideal e book that is! Thanks to so lots of my readers for recommending it! I&#8217;m an enormous fan of labor memoirs, speaking about all of the behind-the-scenes facets of how issues work, however I\u2019ve by no means actually learn a theater memoir earlier than. My favourite components had been studying how Harvey would translate a widely known piece of leisure right into a play or musical that an viewers would really love.<\/p>\n<p>And in fact he has so many tales of interactions with different celebrities. He has an anecdote about James Taylor that made me SCREAM whereas on an airplane. <\/p>\n<p>Note that this e book is lengthy \u2014 however superb. You would possibly have to take some breaks alongside the way in which, as a result of it\u2019s very dense stuff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"A garden set on the edge of the sea on Cape Cod.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-150x100.jpg 150w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-1024x683.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-31207 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A garden set on the edge of the sea on Cape Cod.\" class=\"wp-image-31207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adventurouskate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Orleans-Towns-of-Cape-Cod-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Looking ahead to exploring Orleans, Cape Cod! Via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Coming Up in September 2022<\/h2>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s a busy month of journey forward.<\/strong> I\u2019m typing this from a rambling historic house in Watford, England, the place we celebrated Charlie\u2019s finest buddy\u2019s milestone birthday this weekend. Charlie and I additionally dropped in on Brighton, a seaside city the place I had by no means been (and actually cherished!).<\/p>\n<p>Soon Cailin arrives to go to in Prague, after which the three of us going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traverse-events.com\/traverse22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traverse 22<\/a>, a journey content material creator convention in Brno, Czech Republic. (So glad it\u2019s just a few hours\u2019 prepare trip away!) I\u2019m talking on the convention on methods to weblog within the age of TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the convention, Charlie and I fly to Boston to see my household. We\u2019re attending an enormous household occasion on Cape Cod, which we\u2019re actually wanting ahead to. <\/p>\n<p>After that, we head to Martha\u2019s Vineyard for a couple of days (FINALLY, my first time ever!). We end the month by heading to Maine for the subsequent a part of our New England journey.<\/p>\n<h2>What are you getting as much as in September? 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