Thanksgiving's on its way! In Iceland they don't have Canadian Thanksgiving, of course, but I still want to celebrate. I invited my friends over to make some pumpkin pie this weekend and they're all excited - most of them have never even tried pumpkin. I can't imagine not growing up with pumpkin pie, it's such a staple of my holidays.

The problem now is that pumpkin is extremely hard to come across in Iceland, and I'm questioning whether it exists anywhere in the country. First I went to Bonus, but they didn't have any. Then I went to Kronan, which is a different grocery store, but they didn't have any either. An Icelandic person I know recommended I try Hagkaup, so then I walked to Hagkaup, which is out near Seltjarnarnes. I asked an employee at the store if they had pumpkin but she looked at me like I had two heads. She said they may have some at Halloween, but not now. It's looking grim!

I emailed the Canadian embassy, asking if they can help me find some pumpkin. (I tried visiting the embassy this afternoon but they're only open from 9 to 12 - those lazy Canadians!) It's a long shot but the quest to find some pumpkin has stolen half a day from me and I will not rest until I have acquired pumpkin!

P.S. Here's a couple of nice Iceland-related pictures I've taken lately.