July 11
Every 4 years the Icelanders get together and hold an 18 and over amateur Olympics called the Landsmot UMFI. The country is split into 11 regions and you compete for points for your region. This year it happened to be in Akureyri the weekend we were in Akureyri. They hold competitions for everything, sports to cooking. Ginger and I were lucky enough to be camped right next door to the basketball arena. After hiking Sulur we relaxed by watching some local hoops. Some teams were definitely better than others, and to make most regional teams you simply needed to be able to tie your own shoes. We were lucky enough to see one of the better teams in action and they even have a kid that will be going to a division II school in Alabama for basketball. It was a very entertaining way to spend the afternoon.
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