Iceland seminar.

[Richard Brekne]

Kristinn Leifsson wrote:

> Do you copy, Roger? tsk tsk. :)
>
> The name, my friend, is the reason for our success.  "What´s in a name"?
> thou wondereth.  Well a long time ago, even before the patch of land that
> the U.S. of A occupies was discovered (by us I should add),

Actually, you are in error there. Iceland was inhabited by Norsk Vikings at
the time and it was THEY who discovered America,, for all the good it did
them... grin. At some point they dropped out, as did the Icelandic Norsk...
forgotten for a time in the dust of history.. Isolated from the rest of the
world the remainder of the people on Iceland slowly developed there own
society, indeed Icelandic reads and probably sounds like old Nordic. And as we
all know the Nordics who discovered America simply disapeared leaving only
hints of their stay there.

> the name
> Iceland was given to the country to get the brunt of the leeches in the
> world to stay away.  People who needed comfort without work.  However, the
> name Greenland was given to that country because they definitely needed
> more people over there.

Grin... and more Green period..

> Yet Greenland is ice.  So you can send us all here
> a postcard from Greenland during our seminar in Reykjavík. :)
>
> Well what can I say, just come over.

That is in any case sound advice. You should all visit our Nordic countries at
some time.

>
> Actually I´ve received positive feedback on this matter.  Would you people
> please tell me if you think there is any basis for this.
> Would you take a trip?

Interest is certainly their.. but I think realization is somewhat off in the
future. I am on board tho on the first boat.

> Best regards,
>
> Kristinn Leifsson,
> Reykjavík, Iceland
> 6°C at 9.am (dry)
>
>

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
13¤ at 15:00 (very wet)