Iceland: Hakarl ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Regular readers of Nation Plates may have noticed that I skipped a letter in Round One.

This project ain’t perfect โ€“ but it’s going to be good, and I’m trying hard. So I skipped Iceland in Round One because I couldn’t come across some hakarl, the rotten shark meat that is foisted upon tourists as the national dish of Iceland.

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Gambia: Domoda ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

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A few weeks ago, I had a particularly busy weekend.

The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District had its annual native plant sale on Saturday, and I picked up some new low-maintenance plants for the garden. But since I was already going to be working outside โ€“ and because the weather was so freakin’ great for February โ€“ Emily and I went up to our favorite garden center, Cistus Nursery up on Sauvie Island.

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