Today marks the 1 month anniversary of my "Iceland Beard." I only hope Chesterman is still wielding his grizzle as he buzzes over Borneo shooting laser beams at Orangutans. There is a third man in the race now too - aptly named Dan 'the hairy American' from next door. Although Dan has a few weeks growth on me and Aaron, he has a major problem; his wife is not so keen to seem him claim victory in this particular event. I guess there comes a point in a man's life when he has to decide whether he wants to be a man with a horrendously out of control beard, or a man with a wife.
If only it was as simple as a beard OR a wifeDespite always having trouble with lack of ferocity and highly variable density, my winter coat as it's referred to in the animal kingdom, is coming along nicely. Sure there are white bits, ginger patches, long stray hairs and pieces missing; but it's going to have to do. After all, it's the only one I've got.
My initial burst of growth has coincided nicely with the first signs of the Arctic winter, which has now officially RSVPd for Christmas. The air definitely has the crispness you'd expect so close to the North Pole, but up until now the weather has been surprisingly mild, if not highly changeable. Having said that, however, let's be honest - its still pretty fricken cold. It's Iceland after all.
24 September 2008
27 September 2008
1 October 2008The snow is definitely outrunning the beard at this point, but I think over the next month or two my bristles are really going to gain some momentum. Wish me luck.
View from Holar towards the head of the Hjaltadal Valley
The snow covered Hjaltadal Valley 3 days later
cant wait to see what the grizzle looks like in a year haha
ReplyDeleteA month later need new photo of the BEARD!!! The Warriors had them 3 monthshow long now!!!
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