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  I just watched the 1957 British Hammer movie "The abominable snowman" for the first time. It is awesome :-) The movie follows an expedition in the Himalayas set out to find and capture the Yeti. It stars Peter Cushing as a friendly botanist and Forrest Tucker as a profit driven businessman and showman, leading the expedition. The film was Cushing's first of many Hammer collaborations. Needless to say, Cushing is wonderful in his role and Tucker also does a very good job. The mo...

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  Aðaldalur, #Iceland. I recently spent some time in a summer cottage in #Aðaldalshraun in #NorthernIceland which is a large lavafield about 2000-3500 years old. In some parts it is disappearing in moss and Icelandic birch but in other places it looks remarkably intact. I also cycled around lake Botnsvatn which is just above the beautiful town of #Húsavík, made famous in the 2020 #Netflix comedy #Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. It is quite a beautiful place and amazing to #cy...