The Icelandic Canadian - 01.02.2007, Blaðsíða 16

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. (50 #4
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
We practiced for two hours then went
to the University of Akureyri where we
were given a talk about the Vilhjalmur
Stefansson Foundation and its work in
Polar Studies. Following this everyone
went downtown to shop and walk around.
There was a group dinner that night and
the plans for the following day were con-
firmed.
Rev. Stefan,Joia/Assoia,
ARBORG UNITARIAN CHURCH
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Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 2N4
Telephone: (204) 889-4746
E-mail: sjonasson@uua.org
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Several of the players went horse back
riding at SteinumTs family farm and saw
some of Iceland’s famous sheep. This same
group visited the Christmas store that is
open year round, while the others relaxed
walking around Akureyri. Game time was
at seven that evening and we were playing
the team everyone called SA - Skautafelag
Akureyrar.
Our two guides, Solveig and Steinunn
played for SA and they were very anxious
to play against the girls they had come to
know over the last three days. SA was very
serious about this game as we saw when we
entered the rink. Running up and down the
stairs of the arena and from one length to
the other were a group of very healthy and
fit women wearing SA team colors and hol-
lering encouragement to one another. This
raw energy made our team nervous. Our
players were very quiet as they prepared
for the game but once they hit the ice we
could tell they were ready.
The puck dropped at 7 p.m. as the pro-
gram said it would and SA came out hit-
ting. The Falcons were pinned in their own
end for the first three minutes of the game
when suddenly a long clearing pass sent a
Falcon in on a breakaway and the score was
1-0 Falcons. The SA team played the entire
game as if it was tied and in sudden death
overtime. They competed hard until the
last second but the superior skating, pass-
ing and game experience of the Falcons
prevailed. Following the game the players
from SA wanted two things: a re-match
and the Falcon team over at Gudrun
Blondal’s house for a party. Well, as the
saying goes: “What Happens on the Road
Stays on the Road!”
Friday, March 31, 2006
What a great day! We had a light skate
in the morning, went to the spa and then a
sightseeing trip to Myvatn (Mosquito
Lake). We drove around the area then went
for some walking tours of the site. From
there we landed up at a hot spring site that
was so remote I don’t think it has a name
yet. All around it were little geysers with
smelly steam pouring out and we all con-
cluded that this was the most forlorn place