Skarpi, my friend, you will always be welcome in my home. And the chances of an Icelander being a terrorist are not high, but that is precisely why we must be consistent. If one were a terrorist and were looking for a place to enter, they often choose places that pose the least threat. I believe my country has gone overboard on this stuff, but I object to the ganging on that always occurs in these discussions from folks with a bias. It is the old "mote in my eye and tree in yours" thing. And it does nothing to resolve problems, but it does make the naysayers feel like they have worth.

The USA, for years, has had much more lax rules regarding visitors to our country than most countries in the world. I find it odd that folks from those countries use individual incidents such as these to immediately go into finger pointing mode. And they always tell us what lovely folks we are, its just our government they don't like. I could say the same thing about the British people and the British Parliament, or any number of other governments. I just don't see the point in it.

BTW, Skarpi mein, if you decide to visit me this year, it will be tough. I now live 750 miles (1200+ kilometres)west of where you stayed. But I will see you at Getaway and we will share a drink, a smile, and many songs.

All the best,

Mick