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PROJECT DIARY

This is a day-by-day Report on the progress of the Project, updated daily whilst in Iceland.

Mon Aug 20 Arrival in Reykjavik and some first impressions
Tue Aug 21 Exploring Reykjavik and an insight into the fishing industry
Wed Aug 22 The National Gallery, molecular chemistry, the Shopping Mall and Harleys
Thu Aug 23 An innovative weather business, whaling boats (old and new), fiskur and franskar
Fri Aug 24 The Meteorological Office and a hot Pearl
Sat Aug 25 Hafnarfjordur and Viking history
Sun Aug 26 Whale watching and more walking around Reykjavik
Mon Aug 27 A beautiful day in Akureyri
Tue Aug 28 The University of the Arctic, distance-learning and Myvatn
Wed Aug 29 Fish processing, Grimsey Island, the Captain of the "Amsterdam" and the fresh fish trawler
Thu Aug 30 Whale watching in Husavik, map-making, beer labels and holiday snaps on the web
Fri Aug 31 Back to Reykjavik, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sheila and Alice arrive for the weekend
Sat Sep 1 Sight-seeing in Reykjavik with Sheila and Alice
Sun Sep 2 The "Golden Circle": water, steam and history
Mon Sep 3 Organising for the next two weeks and reflections on the Project so far
Tue Sep 4 Trade Council of Iceland and North Atlantic Solutions
Wed Sep 5 The West Fjords, in the steps of Ashkenazy, many books and some very old buildings
Thu Sep 6 Sunshine in Isafjordur, the Faktorhus and a boat trip to an island community
Fri Sep 7 My ISP and distance-learning
Sat Sep 8 Exploring the West Fjords, sheep-gathering, fish-drying and avalanche defences
Sun Sep 9 Returning to Reykjavik and some web stats
Mon Sep 10 Norse navigation, productive education and crocodiles
Tue Sep 11 The journey to Selfoss and terrible events in the USA
Wed Sep 12 How yesterday's events were received in Iceland and a visit to the dairy
Thu Sep 13 A damp day in Selfoss and some observations on life in Iceland
Fri Sep 14 Back to Reykjavik, Halo re-visited and some amazing virtual reality
Sat Sep 15 A Community event and meeting the President of Iceland
Sun Sep 16 The Project concludes

A list of the Meetings that took place on the project, and were recorded in the Diary.

Some Statistics about the Project and this Website.

The Conclusion of the Project.
 
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