Reykjavik Blog, Day One

Left my flat at 7.30 this morning, got to Gloucester Green and on the Airline coach at 8. Checked in at Heathrow by 10.30am - I was amused by the EVE banter going on in the queue. The poor an behind me lost his Absolution the previous evening. (But it's not all bad; his son salvaged the wreck in his Paladin.)

The flight itself was about three hours, end to end - I got a window seat above the wing so got a few nice pictures, as well as some video footage that's just begging to be used at the next Late Service I run visuals at... Very smooth flight, and any form of transport where the tea is complementary is a winner to me.

Got to the hotel at about 5.00, and I went for a wander around the city while I had the chance... Managed to get thoroughly lost, and did actually end up going in circles for a while before I worked out I'd been right the first first time... It's not warm here, but above freezing, so I'm fairly comfortable with the temperature walking around.

Grabbed some food from the Subway across the road. This hotel's a little stingy - there's not even a "welcome to the hotel" pack, let alone a kettle or even any toiletries - and the WiFi is costly, so I've had to make the choice to leave the "leet haxor" skills in the toolkit and will use the FanFest area's free WiFi tomorrow!

Tomorrow's expected highlights: Free-for-all PvP tournament, plus some round-table discussions on the EVE server cluster and web development. More photos, thoughts and news from Iceland as it happens (and as I find free WiFi hotspots and the time to type!)