1 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:21,980 Iceland. 2 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:23,500 Middle of winter. 3 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:25,680 It's dark here. 4 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,800 Only four hours of sunlight each day. 5 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,040 It's enough to drive you mad if you're not used to it. 6 00:00:32,580 --> 00:00:34,840 And I'm definitely not used to it. 7 00:00:46,700 --> 00:00:48,100 I'm Anthony Bourdain. 8 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:54,260 I write, I travel, I eat, and I'm hungry for more. 9 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,680 Iceland is out there on its own. 10 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:14,660 A volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic. 11 00:01:14,661 --> 00:01:16,560 It sits just below the Arctic Circle. 12 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,120 Steam rising from its hot springs and geysers. 13 00:01:20,860 --> 00:01:23,400 Less than 300,000 people live here. 14 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:24,700 It feels extraterrestrial. 15 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,600 Hit it in wintertime with only four hours of sunlight a day. 16 00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:34,920 And you feel like you're walking on a frozen planet. 17 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,940 Wake up, young lovers, wherever you are. 18 00:01:39,820 --> 00:01:42,931 What may seem like a dark, dank, suicidal time of year 19 00:01:42,932 --> 00:01:45,820 for most people is in fact, for Icelanders, anything but. 20 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,160 Now, in the first 28 years of my working life as a chef in New York, working in 21 00:01:52,161 --> 00:01:56,040 largely windowless spaces in the back of restaurants, my way of dealing with those 22 00:01:56,041 --> 00:01:57,864 kind of feelings was to get together with 23 00:01:57,865 --> 00:01:59,880 some chef friends after work and get hammered. 24 00:01:59,881 --> 00:02:00,881 Woohoo! 25 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,120 And though these days I'm living a marginally healthier lifestyle, 26 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:06,477 I don't think sitting in front of the sun lamp or 27 00:02:06,478 --> 00:02:09,200 chugging down fish liver smoothies will do it for me. 28 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,240 So I head to Iceland to see what their secret is. 29 00:02:12,241 --> 00:02:14,473 I'm told they managed to turn the extended 30 00:02:14,474 --> 00:02:17,020 hard day's night into a rollicking good time. 31 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:23,020 Eating, drinking, and pumping iron. 32 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:29,838 Exercise is one of the ways Icelanders preserve 33 00:02:29,839 --> 00:02:31,580 their health and sanity during the winter. 34 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,580 No wonder the world's strongest man for many years was from this country. 35 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:43,780 Athletic facilities in general fill me with terror and dread, and I'm really 36 00:02:43,781 --> 00:02:47,680 trying to figure out why I'm here in this frozen wasteland. 37 00:02:47,860 --> 00:02:50,650 I'm guessing because it's the producer of the show loves 38 00:02:50,651 --> 00:02:53,500 seeing over-muscled guys in tiny little bathing suits. 39 00:02:53,820 --> 00:02:55,900 It's really the only reason I can think of 40 00:02:55,901 --> 00:02:59,661 world's strongest man meet world's weakest man. 41 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:01,800 This is 180 kilos. 42 00:03:02,460 --> 00:03:05,780 You'd expect the locals to be walking around pale, thin, and bleary-eyed. 43 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,080 Yet, oddly, Icelanders are among the healthiest people on earth, with a long 44 00:03:10,081 --> 00:03:12,920 life expectancy that ranks second only to the Japanese. 45 00:03:14,340 --> 00:03:16,892 Apparently, this country's Viking roots remain close to 46 00:03:16,893 --> 00:03:19,860 the surface, and a little darkness doesn't turn them soft. 47 00:03:21,220 --> 00:03:24,720 I will take 200 kilos for you. 48 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:26,840 I ain't lifting squat, okay? 49 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,860 Just the thought of these people pumping away makes me queasy. 50 00:03:29,861 --> 00:03:31,600 You wanna scare master anyone? 51 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,220 Look, I can't even make it to the gym when it's 52 00:03:34,221 --> 00:03:36,300 sunny and the cab drops me off at the front door. 53 00:03:36,500 --> 00:03:40,120 I need a little more than the promise of sweaty, ripped abs and better health if 54 00:03:40,121 --> 00:03:43,040 I'm gonna drag my candy ass out of bed on a cold, dark morning. 55 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:44,240 Tony. 56 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:45,880 And there is something more. 57 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:48,104 These healthy lads are some of Iceland's elite 58 00:03:48,105 --> 00:03:50,801 strongmen, and they have just the thing for me. 59 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:56,520 Downstairs in the kitchen, Greta, the gym's resident mom and chef, 60 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,940 is making up some kyotsuppa for the muscle dudes. 61 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:04,060 A traditional lamb soup made of fatty lamb, rutabaga, onion, carrot, 62 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,720 celery, cabbage, leek, and a fistful of rice to thicken. 63 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:11,340 It's a kind of hearty, peasant-y food I really like. 64 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:16,100 This heaping bowl of protein is the feed of choice for the strong guys when training. 65 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:21,740 In Iceland, back in the old days, it was very difficult, so the people who 66 00:04:21,741 --> 00:04:24,820 were less strong, the weak people, they didn't survive. 67 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,560 So only the strong people survived. 68 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,080 I'm thinking he could be talking about me, and he's got a point. 69 00:04:30,340 --> 00:04:32,140 I don't know if I would survive here. 70 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:37,760 Don't hit me like that. 71 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:40,780 I'm going behind him. 72 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,280 You have to eat four dishes. 73 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:44,080 Four? 74 00:04:44,180 --> 00:04:45,180 One for each, you know. 75 00:04:45,340 --> 00:04:46,240 One for... Yeah. 76 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,000 That's gonna take a lot of soup. 77 00:04:48,260 --> 00:04:50,400 I'm planning on running for governor of California. 78 00:04:50,980 --> 00:04:51,980 Yeah, yeah. 79 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:55,840 Just one bowl, I'm going right from donuts to bulkitude. 80 00:04:58,500 --> 00:05:00,500 You might go up to be a viking, you know. 81 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,280 One day, eat six bowls of this every day. 82 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,640 Yeah, that's too late for me. 83 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:06,180 Never too late. 84 00:05:06,300 --> 00:05:07,300 I'm, yeah. 85 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,680 I like your attitude. 86 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:15,100 A real Icelandic ant, you know, made of... made of the soup. 87 00:05:15,620 --> 00:05:17,960 No, this is real Icelandic ant made of the soup. 88 00:05:18,100 --> 00:05:19,100 Uh-huh. 89 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:20,980 Oh, yeah. 90 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:21,740 Nice to meet you. 91 00:05:21,980 --> 00:05:25,020 I'm the real American TV host made of alcohol and cigarettes. 92 00:05:25,900 --> 00:05:28,240 You guys, you eat this before you exercise. 93 00:05:28,580 --> 00:05:29,860 All the time, before and after? 94 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:30,960 Before and after. 95 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:31,320 Before and after. 96 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:34,740 Yeah, because of me, I'd eat like two bowls of this, then I'd need a nice long nap. 97 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,820 You know, I wouldn't feel like lifting heavy objects. 98 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:38,020 That's okay. 99 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,320 My wife is very happy when I eat the soup. 100 00:05:42,380 --> 00:05:45,540 Because, yes, you have to ask her about my sex life. 101 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:47,920 You have to excuse me. 102 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:49,840 He's a male, Paris Hilton. 103 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:53,080 Slut. 104 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:55,180 It's my horny tube. 105 00:05:56,380 --> 00:05:57,380 Oh, yeah. 106 00:06:02,620 --> 00:06:03,620 Mental note. 107 00:06:03,780 --> 00:06:05,460 Do not sauna after lunch. 108 00:06:05,820 --> 00:06:07,020 Yeah, just... Yeah. 109 00:06:07,260 --> 00:06:10,280 A few minutes, you have to take arm wrestling with him. 110 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:11,060 You know. 111 00:06:11,380 --> 00:06:14,320 Let me see how much good the soup is doing for us. 112 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:15,920 Here we go. 113 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,300 Taking this punk downtown. 114 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,860 This is exactly why I never set foot in these places. 115 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,980 The smell of sweat and testosterone. 116 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:24,080 Magic. 117 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:25,720 I see Richard Simmons. 118 00:06:25,900 --> 00:06:26,900 I am out of here. 119 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:27,540 Okay. 120 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:28,160 Here we go. 121 00:06:28,340 --> 00:06:29,340 Ready. 122 00:06:30,820 --> 00:06:31,240 Gee. 123 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:32,880 No, I can't believe it. 124 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:33,780 He's cheating. 125 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:34,680 Eat more soup. 126 00:06:34,860 --> 00:06:35,860 Yeah. 127 00:06:36,300 --> 00:06:38,660 They say this soup makes you bulky and strong. 128 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,060 I've had three bowls. 129 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:41,200 And I'm getting nowhere. 130 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:41,880 Okay, here we go. 131 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:42,320 Okay. 132 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:43,660 You want me to go for 600? 133 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:45,780 Get this over with. 134 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:47,200 Finger wrestling. 135 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:48,480 Finger wrestling. 136 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:50,920 Yeah. 137 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,160 Can I use my whole arm? 138 00:06:52,260 --> 00:06:52,640 No. 139 00:06:52,900 --> 00:06:54,100 Just try to hold your finger. 140 00:06:54,420 --> 00:06:55,420 Just try to hold it. 141 00:06:55,900 --> 00:06:56,900 On my hand. 142 00:06:58,260 --> 00:06:58,700 Okay. 143 00:06:58,701 --> 00:06:59,736 Tell them God's going to grow. 144 00:06:59,760 --> 00:06:59,980 Oh. 145 00:07:00,280 --> 00:07:01,280 Oh. 146 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:02,960 Yeah. 147 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:03,560 That's going. 148 00:07:04,060 --> 00:07:05,060 Still there. 149 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:05,720 Hey. 150 00:07:06,260 --> 00:07:07,320 Nice to meet you guys. 151 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,480 Thanks. 152 00:07:08,620 --> 00:07:10,800 Oh, thanks for the total emasculation, guys. 153 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:13,200 Ah, yes. 154 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,100 Nature is a cruel mistress. 155 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,920 Life on the tundra is hard and difficult. 156 00:07:19,180 --> 00:07:20,540 Only the strong survive. 157 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,420 Don't let the harsh conditions fool you. 158 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,400 Icelanders make the most out of the dark, wintry conditions. 159 00:07:27,260 --> 00:07:29,240 People in this country don't hibernate. 160 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,460 They strap on their boots and head outdoors. 161 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Hmm. 162 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,880 It's a big ugly hole in the ground. 163 00:07:35,620 --> 00:07:39,580 What better way to make up for my total wussification yesterday with the muscle 164 00:07:39,581 --> 00:07:42,880 dudes than a picnic on the Icelandic tundra? 165 00:07:43,460 --> 00:07:47,600 My friend Siggy, chef at the Nordica Hotel's very fine restaurant Vox, 166 00:07:47,780 --> 00:07:49,580 is hooking me up with some picnic eats. 167 00:07:50,620 --> 00:07:53,960 No ham, spread peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on this picnic. 168 00:07:54,780 --> 00:07:55,300 Morning. 169 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:56,480 What do you got for us? 170 00:07:57,180 --> 00:07:58,180 Smoked puffin. 171 00:07:58,660 --> 00:07:59,140 Puffin? 172 00:07:59,260 --> 00:07:59,480 Yeah. 173 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,800 This is the only place in the world you can hunt them. 174 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:02,540 Oh, excellent. 175 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:03,960 Is it like a cute little bird? 176 00:08:04,180 --> 00:08:05,180 Yeah. 177 00:08:06,980 --> 00:08:07,980 That looks good. 178 00:08:08,420 --> 00:08:12,200 Then we have organic lamb chops with barley. 179 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:13,580 Oh, nice. 180 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:14,300 Oh, they're cute. 181 00:08:14,420 --> 00:08:14,880 Look at that. 182 00:08:15,220 --> 00:08:19,260 We season them with fresh dill and dill oil. 183 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,120 That's a cute little lamb chop. 184 00:08:21,780 --> 00:08:22,840 Oh, I'm eating well. 185 00:08:22,841 --> 00:08:23,380 Yeah. 186 00:08:23,381 --> 00:08:27,924 This is all Icelandic ingredients and we could go much further with this, but. 187 00:08:28,044 --> 00:08:28,100 .. 188 00:08:28,101 --> 00:08:28,940 No, no, my God. 189 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:30,100 This is quite a spread. 190 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:30,380 Yeah. 191 00:08:30,381 --> 00:08:32,435 So I was thinking about starting doing fresh blinis 192 00:08:32,436 --> 00:08:34,740 now, so they're going to be nice in the lunchtime. 193 00:08:34,940 --> 00:08:35,940 Beautiful. 194 00:08:36,180 --> 00:08:38,880 Siggy gets to work on some blinis, little pancakes 195 00:08:38,881 --> 00:08:40,960 to accompany the caviar and pickle dishes. 196 00:08:40,961 --> 00:08:42,760 So what do chefs do after work here? 197 00:08:43,220 --> 00:08:45,660 A lot of the times we go out and have fun. 198 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:47,920 Is there a chef bar? 199 00:08:48,180 --> 00:08:49,180 Yes. 200 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,840 What are you doing Friday or Saturday night? 201 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:53,600 Probably going to the chef bar. 202 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:54,560 Outstanding. 203 00:08:54,820 --> 00:08:55,300 Are you coming with us? 204 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,620 I am so there. 205 00:08:56,820 --> 00:08:57,820 Okay, that's good. 206 00:08:58,100 --> 00:09:00,580 It's going to be good to have you by my side there. 207 00:09:00,900 --> 00:09:01,740 You kick some asses. 208 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:02,840 You're bigger than me. 209 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,240 I'm famous for my lumberjack physique. 210 00:09:05,241 --> 00:09:08,020 You can decide how much rum you want in the... A lot. 211 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,320 A lot, yeah. 212 00:09:11,780 --> 00:09:14,200 Yeah, mom used to make hot chocolate just like this. 213 00:09:14,580 --> 00:09:15,880 Then mom was an alcoholic. 214 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,040 Just kidding. 215 00:09:20,740 --> 00:09:21,740 Oh, yeah. 216 00:09:22,460 --> 00:09:23,500 That's chakarific. 217 00:09:23,860 --> 00:09:27,640 No wintry picnic would be complete without the traditional Icelandic brew, 218 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:28,500 Brennaven. 219 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:30,600 Also known as Black Death. 220 00:09:30,980 --> 00:09:34,380 A sort of schnapps made with potatoes and flavored with carrowing. 221 00:09:34,381 --> 00:09:36,421 It's going to be really cold where I'm going, right? 222 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:37,720 So this could save my life. 223 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:38,840 This could save your life. 224 00:09:38,980 --> 00:09:39,140 Good. 225 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,540 Anything called Black Death has got to be good. 226 00:09:44,820 --> 00:09:47,340 Okay, picnic on the frozen tundra, here I come. 227 00:09:52,370 --> 00:09:53,790 Oh yeah, the great outdoors. 228 00:09:54,090 --> 00:09:57,770 Rarely do I feel more calm and comfortable and confident than when I'm staring 229 00:09:57,771 --> 00:10:00,590 straight into mother nature's slavering maw. 230 00:10:03,150 --> 00:10:06,040 With my basket of indigenous goodies being delivered by cheap, 231 00:10:06,041 --> 00:10:09,330 I'm off to the picnic spot in a more environmentally sound way. 232 00:10:10,750 --> 00:10:11,750 Saddle up. 233 00:10:14,410 --> 00:10:18,970 When I'm traveling in between fine meals, I always like to use the most modern and 234 00:10:18,971 --> 00:10:21,050 yet fuel-efficient method of transportation. 235 00:10:21,051 --> 00:10:22,051 It's... 236 00:10:33,070 --> 00:10:34,470 Yeehaw! 237 00:10:39,770 --> 00:10:41,730 Do they all take a piss break at once? 238 00:10:43,270 --> 00:10:44,930 Or do we have to sob each time? 239 00:10:48,850 --> 00:10:51,316 30 minutes outside of Reykjavik, and it feels 240 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:53,851 more like 30 million miles from anywhere. 241 00:10:57,190 --> 00:10:59,550 I hope they get plenty of spooky snacks in this. 242 00:11:06,250 --> 00:11:10,610 The dog sled drops me off near the glacier picnic spot, and I'm instructed to stay 243 00:11:10,611 --> 00:11:13,050 put and wait for the food basket to arrive by jeep. 244 00:11:15,330 --> 00:11:17,470 They said don't wander, but... 245 00:11:18,030 --> 00:11:19,070 Meh, I'm wandering. 246 00:11:21,590 --> 00:11:23,310 I mean, you're in a strange land. 247 00:11:23,570 --> 00:11:25,610 That's what you're supposed to do, is wander, right? 248 00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:32,590 Okay, but that's not good. 249 00:11:33,270 --> 00:11:35,250 The wind seems to be picking up a little bit. 250 00:11:39,670 --> 00:11:42,670 I hope Siggy didn't pack paper plates in the picnic basket. 251 00:11:50,250 --> 00:11:52,450 Hey, should snow be falling sideways? 252 00:11:55,890 --> 00:11:57,930 Holy crap, this is a full-scale blizzard. 253 00:12:00,930 --> 00:12:04,590 If my time in the Boy Scouts has taught me anything about cold weather survival, 254 00:12:04,810 --> 00:12:05,810 it taught me this. 255 00:12:06,350 --> 00:12:07,430 Hypothermia, bad. 256 00:12:08,030 --> 00:12:09,290 Shelter, good. 257 00:12:18,030 --> 00:12:22,170 And remember kids, when making your own travel show, insist on warm climates. 258 00:12:24,070 --> 00:12:27,774 Also, when speaking of producers, you say, 259 00:12:27,775 --> 00:12:31,371 January, is that a good time to go to Iceland? 260 00:12:31,930 --> 00:12:33,090 Stick by your guns. 261 00:12:35,250 --> 00:12:37,930 One tropical location is all I ask, you know? 262 00:12:38,110 --> 00:12:40,990 Maybe the color blue could appear in the show once, you know what I mean? 263 00:12:41,190 --> 00:12:42,370 Some boat drinks. 264 00:12:42,810 --> 00:12:44,870 You know, banana slings, speedos. 265 00:12:45,410 --> 00:12:46,210 Not that I wear one. 266 00:12:46,290 --> 00:12:47,290 Or like looking at them. 267 00:12:49,230 --> 00:12:50,310 Eh, never mind. 268 00:12:50,410 --> 00:12:51,590 It really is quite beautiful. 269 00:12:51,591 --> 00:12:53,790 And I did bring a little friend along. 270 00:12:54,470 --> 00:12:55,570 A picnic pointer. 271 00:12:55,830 --> 00:12:57,070 Never pack your alcohol. 272 00:12:57,310 --> 00:12:59,370 Keep it on your person at all times. 273 00:12:59,371 --> 00:13:02,050 Just in case you and your lunch basket get separated. 274 00:13:02,370 --> 00:13:03,830 I learned that one from Martha. 275 00:13:04,790 --> 00:13:09,430 When freezing to death in a cave in the middle of a blizzard in Iceland, 276 00:13:10,170 --> 00:13:13,410 I always go for a little black death. 277 00:13:15,570 --> 00:13:17,370 But death's coming your way anyway. 278 00:13:18,110 --> 00:13:19,110 Drinking too much. 279 00:13:19,330 --> 00:13:21,350 It's not something you need to feel guilty about. 280 00:13:27,370 --> 00:13:31,710 I'll just sit here and drink this and wait for help to arrive. 281 00:13:32,670 --> 00:13:34,710 I'm sure someone will come along eventually. 282 00:13:43,410 --> 00:13:44,690 My thumb is black colored. 283 00:13:44,770 --> 00:13:45,770 Is that a bad thing? 284 00:13:46,410 --> 00:13:47,750 I can't feel my penis. 285 00:13:50,650 --> 00:13:52,690 I'm thinking of peeing in my pants just to warm up. 286 00:14:01,610 --> 00:14:02,470 Do you hear music? 287 00:14:02,590 --> 00:14:03,590 I hear music. 288 00:14:03,650 --> 00:14:04,650 Mommy? 289 00:14:07,950 --> 00:14:11,650 Say, that sounds like the comforting music from the Icelandic tourism film I saw. 290 00:14:13,710 --> 00:14:18,370 There is a country in Europe that offers some of the purest air in the world. 291 00:14:19,430 --> 00:14:24,010 Where the exquisite lamb is free from hormones and roams wild. 292 00:14:25,310 --> 00:14:31,310 The Icelandic horse, purebred for centuries, perhaps best symbolizes the 293 00:14:31,311 --> 00:14:34,890 compelling appeal of this small, unspoiled nation. 294 00:14:36,010 --> 00:14:40,710 A beautiful church becomes the setting for a musical experience. 295 00:14:43,690 --> 00:14:47,652 Because of the moderating influence of the Gulf Stream, 296 00:14:47,653 --> 00:14:51,350 weather is cool in summer and surprisingly mild in winter. 297 00:14:52,290 --> 00:14:59,031 For outdoor enthusiasts, there are magical moments that will remain forever in memory. 298 00:14:59,970 --> 00:15:00,530 Iceland. 299 00:15:00,950 --> 00:15:02,930 The way life should be. 300 00:15:06,730 --> 00:15:08,590 The weather's cleared up a little bit. 301 00:15:09,390 --> 00:15:10,750 We can do the picnic scene, right? 302 00:15:12,790 --> 00:15:13,790 Oh yeah. 303 00:15:13,990 --> 00:15:15,030 It looks good. 304 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:21,290 Negative temperatures, 60 mile an hour winds, and near zero visibility. 305 00:15:22,010 --> 00:15:25,750 This episode's special effects, well, they're free. 306 00:15:28,830 --> 00:15:31,130 Maybe I should have stayed put as instructed. 307 00:15:32,830 --> 00:15:34,850 Eh, Icelanders are a caring lot. 308 00:15:34,990 --> 00:15:37,110 My picnic buddies will be along... soon. 309 00:15:42,570 --> 00:15:45,690 There will be no spreading out the picnic blanket in this blizzard. 310 00:15:46,050 --> 00:15:48,428 Even my guides, hearty descendants of Vikings, 311 00:15:48,429 --> 00:15:51,091 feel today's a day to move the picnic indoors. 312 00:15:52,750 --> 00:15:55,150 Time to seek refuge in a snow hut. 313 00:15:59,130 --> 00:16:02,290 Had we been here Saturday night, this would have been a thriving hub of 314 00:16:02,291 --> 00:16:06,970 activity, filled with gyrating naked women, all in the throes of sexual frenzy. 315 00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:10,247 Also, it would have been an unbroken vista of 316 00:16:10,248 --> 00:16:13,030 clear blue, steam issuing from volcanic fissures. 317 00:16:13,410 --> 00:16:14,690 It would have been a great show. 318 00:16:15,370 --> 00:16:18,530 Instead of freezing my nuts off sitting around with a bunch of guys getting drunk. 319 00:16:18,531 --> 00:16:19,790 And eating well. 320 00:16:20,010 --> 00:16:21,390 How do you say cheers around here? 321 00:16:21,730 --> 00:16:21,730 Skull. 322 00:16:21,870 --> 00:16:22,070 Skull. 323 00:16:22,130 --> 00:16:22,490 Skull. 324 00:16:22,650 --> 00:16:22,950 Skull. 325 00:16:22,951 --> 00:16:23,470 Oh, I can do that. 326 00:16:23,590 --> 00:16:24,590 Skull. 327 00:16:25,770 --> 00:16:27,810 Okay, this is not what I planned, exactly. 328 00:16:28,210 --> 00:16:30,050 But it's good to come in out of the cold. 329 00:16:30,230 --> 00:16:32,630 And I was able to recover my picnic basket. 330 00:16:33,530 --> 00:16:35,010 My new pals seem happy. 331 00:16:35,210 --> 00:16:38,570 Beats the cold sandwich and sharksicles these guys usually suffer through. 332 00:16:38,970 --> 00:16:41,050 So this puffin thing, let's check that out. 333 00:16:41,270 --> 00:16:42,650 This is a cute little bird. 334 00:16:43,150 --> 00:16:43,310 Yeah. 335 00:16:43,690 --> 00:16:45,490 Women really, really like this bird. 336 00:16:45,491 --> 00:16:46,110 Yum. 337 00:16:46,410 --> 00:16:46,470 Yeah. 338 00:16:47,130 --> 00:16:48,890 To eat or to... No, just to look at. 339 00:16:48,990 --> 00:16:49,630 Just to look at. 340 00:16:49,650 --> 00:16:49,810 Yeah. 341 00:16:50,090 --> 00:16:51,090 But they are delicious. 342 00:16:51,230 --> 00:16:52,230 They are, yeah. 343 00:16:53,030 --> 00:16:53,770 That's a problem. 344 00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:58,450 If you're slower than me, stupider than me, and you taste good, tough. 345 00:16:58,870 --> 00:17:00,570 These lime chops, by the way, are amazing. 346 00:17:01,030 --> 00:17:02,030 They look cute too. 347 00:17:03,130 --> 00:17:04,310 It's good to be a chef. 348 00:17:04,990 --> 00:17:08,170 My friend Siggy from the hotel really hooked me up here. 349 00:17:08,970 --> 00:17:09,970 Nice spread. 350 00:17:11,890 --> 00:17:14,030 It could be another tourist calling for help. 351 00:17:14,230 --> 00:17:15,230 Yeah. 352 00:17:15,270 --> 00:17:17,410 Yeah, I'm sure they'll be fine. 353 00:17:17,490 --> 00:17:19,126 Tell them to just, you know, try to stay warm. 354 00:17:19,150 --> 00:17:20,150 Drink their own urine. 355 00:17:21,270 --> 00:17:23,630 When we're done with the lime chops, we'll go bail them out. 356 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:27,351 Just how cold was it, and how long did it take for that 357 00:17:27,352 --> 00:17:29,691 South American rugby team to start eating each other? 358 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:33,290 Luckily, I won't have to find out the answer on this trip. 359 00:17:33,291 --> 00:17:37,690 As my intrepid pals of 4x4 super jeeps with satellite navigation. 360 00:17:38,110 --> 00:17:40,450 Back to the warmth and security of my hotel. 361 00:17:41,650 --> 00:17:44,530 I better call Siggy and have him make up some more of that hot chocolate, 362 00:17:44,670 --> 00:17:46,030 because I've got a big day coming. 363 00:17:46,130 --> 00:17:50,070 Tomorrow kicks off with an annual Viking feast of frightening proportions. 364 00:17:56,690 --> 00:18:00,390 I survived my time in the wilderness, and I'm starting to get sensation back in 365 00:18:00,391 --> 00:18:02,162 my extremities, but this whole late sunrise 366 00:18:02,163 --> 00:18:04,650 thing is making me a little lethargic and cranky. 367 00:18:04,651 --> 00:18:06,890 How the hell do these people do it? 368 00:18:07,090 --> 00:18:10,450 I need a less aerobic way of experiencing the Icelandic winter. 369 00:18:10,850 --> 00:18:12,130 How about a midwinter feast? 370 00:18:12,730 --> 00:18:14,570 Mmm, hey, you know what I feel like doing? 371 00:18:14,830 --> 00:18:19,239 I feel like seeing people cooking the nether regions 372 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,030 of various animals that have been cured in lye. 373 00:18:22,570 --> 00:18:24,730 Hey, I feel like some fermented shark. 374 00:18:25,030 --> 00:18:26,030 Come on! 375 00:18:27,870 --> 00:18:31,470 Iceland's rugged terrain has forged a resilient and independent culture, 376 00:18:31,471 --> 00:18:35,110 fashioned over the years by the descendants of the farmers and warriors 377 00:18:35,111 --> 00:18:37,430 who fled the tyranny of medieval Scandinavia. 378 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:41,571 This original lot was a tough bunch, and haute cuisine 379 00:18:41,572 --> 00:18:43,970 wasn't necessarily the first thing on their minds. 380 00:18:44,990 --> 00:18:47,354 But the ancestral Viking culinary route has 381 00:18:47,355 --> 00:18:49,970 not been forgotten, and is honored each year. 382 00:18:49,971 --> 00:18:51,130 What's it called? 383 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:51,650 The big party? 384 00:18:51,970 --> 00:18:52,310 The festival? 385 00:18:52,530 --> 00:18:52,890 Thoroblot. 386 00:18:53,110 --> 00:18:53,630 Thoroblot. 387 00:18:53,830 --> 00:18:55,710 And how long have you been preparing for this? 388 00:18:56,230 --> 00:18:59,090 It's been laying in Mifkasset since September. 389 00:18:59,570 --> 00:19:01,390 That's like... Six months? 390 00:19:01,630 --> 00:19:02,630 Six months. 391 00:19:02,790 --> 00:19:06,450 John and his cohorts have spent the last half year prepping for this feast. 392 00:19:06,690 --> 00:19:08,330 It's big business in Iceland. 393 00:19:08,730 --> 00:19:13,951 So big that Thoroblot to go packs are shipped to homesick vikings around the world. 394 00:19:14,570 --> 00:19:16,470 Mmm, yummy sheep's head. 395 00:19:16,471 --> 00:19:18,570 How many of these you got ready to go? 396 00:19:18,850 --> 00:19:19,850 Oh, he's cute. 397 00:19:20,350 --> 00:19:23,470 We got about maybe 900 heads going on today. 398 00:19:23,471 --> 00:19:24,471 900 heads. 399 00:19:24,510 --> 00:19:25,510 That's a lot of head. 400 00:19:27,290 --> 00:19:28,870 That's the famous shark. 401 00:19:29,010 --> 00:19:30,010 That's the shark, yeah. 402 00:19:30,230 --> 00:19:31,570 The famous shark. 403 00:19:32,210 --> 00:19:35,490 Buried underground and allowed to basically rot for six months. 404 00:19:35,730 --> 00:19:37,510 A treasured national treat. 405 00:19:37,930 --> 00:19:40,610 The meat is poisonous early in the preparation. 406 00:19:40,990 --> 00:19:43,190 Maybe that's why it's handled with rubber gloves. 407 00:19:43,191 --> 00:19:45,810 Or maybe because it simply stinks. 408 00:19:46,150 --> 00:19:47,790 The sheep's testicles. 409 00:19:48,950 --> 00:19:49,150 Oh, yeah. 410 00:19:49,290 --> 00:19:50,650 Breakfast of champions, thank you. 411 00:19:54,510 --> 00:19:55,510 Sheep's testicles. 412 00:19:56,150 --> 00:19:57,150 That's not bad. 413 00:19:58,050 --> 00:19:59,290 Here's where it all started. 414 00:19:59,890 --> 00:20:01,610 That's the head cheese. 415 00:20:01,830 --> 00:20:02,550 That's the head cheese. 416 00:20:02,790 --> 00:20:02,910 Yeah. 417 00:20:03,410 --> 00:20:03,830 Sheep's head. 418 00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:04,970 Sheep's head, yeah. 419 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:07,490 But all the meat is stripped off, the tongue. 420 00:20:07,491 --> 00:20:08,770 The eyes, everything. 421 00:20:09,350 --> 00:20:11,550 I mean, it's like testicles. 422 00:20:11,810 --> 00:20:12,390 Head cheese. 423 00:20:12,750 --> 00:20:13,950 The fatty part of the lamb. 424 00:20:14,130 --> 00:20:15,130 Blood sausage. 425 00:20:15,350 --> 00:20:15,890 Sheep's head. 426 00:20:16,350 --> 00:20:18,950 Is there anything in there that, you know, there's nothing normal? 427 00:20:20,350 --> 00:20:21,986 By the way, what's it going to be like tonight? 428 00:20:22,010 --> 00:20:24,170 Is this going to be a serious, insane-o party? 429 00:20:24,270 --> 00:20:24,670 Yeah, yeah. 430 00:20:24,770 --> 00:20:25,310 Oh, my God. 431 00:20:25,410 --> 00:20:26,210 There's going to be a lot. 432 00:20:26,330 --> 00:20:29,490 I really don't like it when somebody from Iceland is telling me, Oh, my God. 433 00:20:29,710 --> 00:20:30,350 It's really? 434 00:20:30,510 --> 00:20:30,870 Yeah. 435 00:20:30,970 --> 00:20:32,050 Completely insane behavior. 436 00:20:40,830 --> 00:20:44,470 Okay, maybe this is not the most exciting bunch in Iceland. 437 00:20:44,930 --> 00:20:45,930 But they're nice. 438 00:20:46,150 --> 00:20:47,150 They're fun. 439 00:20:47,330 --> 00:20:50,730 And they know how to party in their fashion. 440 00:20:51,970 --> 00:20:54,550 You can really cut the excitement in an ear with a knife. 441 00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:00,910 Welcome, Minnesota Orthodontist Society. 442 00:21:00,911 --> 00:21:02,170 Thanks for coming. 443 00:21:02,330 --> 00:21:05,590 Today, we'll be discussing a painful and prolonged surgical procedure. 444 00:21:07,070 --> 00:21:08,810 And it only heats up from here, folks. 445 00:21:09,470 --> 00:21:12,550 The entire town of... Have not shown up yet. 446 00:21:13,430 --> 00:21:16,490 I think they died of boredom after last year's event. 447 00:21:17,030 --> 00:21:22,011 Either that, or they fell victim to a vicious butter knife clash with a town of... 448 00:21:22,650 --> 00:21:25,650 Do these things ever, like, break out into senseless 449 00:21:25,730 --> 00:21:27,930 butchery and violence, long-simmering feuds? 450 00:21:27,931 --> 00:21:30,870 Like, do any of these towns have, like, you know, local rivalries? 451 00:21:31,110 --> 00:21:33,350 If I'm looking at this age group, I don't think so, no. 452 00:21:33,990 --> 00:21:36,130 My friend, Maria, is from these parts, thankfully. 453 00:21:36,370 --> 00:21:37,990 And she's a seasoned Thoroblot veteran. 454 00:21:37,991 --> 00:21:41,310 So, hopefully, she'll explain the finer details of the festivities. 455 00:21:42,050 --> 00:21:43,190 It is once a year. 456 00:21:43,350 --> 00:21:47,490 It's a time period from January to March, where Icelanders are basically celebrating 457 00:21:47,491 --> 00:21:49,930 how we used to store our food in the old days. 458 00:21:49,931 --> 00:21:52,411 So, it's just something you really only have to do once a year? 459 00:21:52,510 --> 00:21:52,550 Yes, yes. 460 00:21:52,551 --> 00:21:53,810 Sort of like a prostate exam. 461 00:21:54,830 --> 00:21:55,230 Yes. 462 00:21:55,250 --> 00:21:57,070 What did my old pediatrician say? 463 00:21:57,230 --> 00:21:59,390 This will only be uncomfortable for a minute. 464 00:21:59,770 --> 00:22:02,010 Followed by, that wasn't too bad, was it? 465 00:22:03,130 --> 00:22:03,530 Yes. 466 00:22:04,050 --> 00:22:05,050 Yes, it was. 467 00:22:10,610 --> 00:22:13,190 Now, here's a buffet you're not going to find in Las Vegas. 468 00:22:13,191 --> 00:22:15,490 The lower jaw is supposed to be the good stuff. 469 00:22:15,690 --> 00:22:16,090 Let's see. 470 00:22:16,230 --> 00:22:17,606 You have one of the cute ones here. 471 00:22:17,630 --> 00:22:18,630 Yeah, he's looking good. 472 00:22:18,990 --> 00:22:19,130 Mmm. 473 00:22:19,650 --> 00:22:20,650 A little smoked lamb. 474 00:22:21,070 --> 00:22:22,070 A little head cheese. 475 00:22:23,910 --> 00:22:24,910 Mmm, testicles. 476 00:22:26,370 --> 00:22:27,370 All good? 477 00:22:29,350 --> 00:22:30,350 Oh, yeah. 478 00:22:31,190 --> 00:22:32,750 Yeah, everyone's pointing at that. 479 00:22:32,930 --> 00:22:33,030 Yeah. 480 00:22:33,350 --> 00:22:35,350 Watch the American guy eat the fermented shark. 481 00:22:36,790 --> 00:22:39,130 One is strongly advised to drink Brenovan. 482 00:22:39,670 --> 00:22:40,850 Lots of Brenovan. 483 00:22:40,851 --> 00:22:43,550 Presumably to wash out the taste of stinky shark. 484 00:22:43,590 --> 00:22:43,850 Thank you. 485 00:22:44,310 --> 00:22:47,790 They told me I shouldn't touch the shark with my fingers. 486 00:22:48,090 --> 00:22:51,298 Now, this is food I'm expected to put in my stomach, but 487 00:22:51,299 --> 00:22:53,591 they think that I shouldn't touch it with my fingers. 488 00:22:53,670 --> 00:22:55,190 I've actually never heard that before. 489 00:22:57,310 --> 00:22:58,310 Oh, man. 490 00:23:00,170 --> 00:23:02,410 That is, I think, the word unspeakably nasty. 491 00:23:03,750 --> 00:23:08,110 This is probably the single worst thing I've ever put in my mouth. 492 00:23:09,530 --> 00:23:10,530 Cheers to that. 493 00:23:17,050 --> 00:23:17,530 Cheers. 494 00:23:17,531 --> 00:23:18,531 Fuck, he said. 495 00:23:18,790 --> 00:23:24,810 His brother, Bjorn, was so ugly... when he was a child... 496 00:23:24,811 --> 00:23:27,175 Yeah, they had a tie some fermented shark around 497 00:23:27,176 --> 00:23:29,911 his neck so the family dog would play with him. 498 00:23:35,810 --> 00:23:41,688 They are telling everyone now that everyone here is going 499 00:23:41,689 --> 00:23:44,691 to be world famous because they are on the Travel Channel. 500 00:23:44,770 --> 00:23:45,990 And that it's not a joke. 501 00:23:46,570 --> 00:23:47,570 Show us your breasts. 502 00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:51,190 It's Iceland chicks gone wild. 503 00:23:52,470 --> 00:23:55,750 I was expecting like some out of control renaissance festival. 504 00:23:55,930 --> 00:24:00,830 Haunches of meat, drunken bar wenches, axe-wielding vikings, belligerent trolls. 505 00:24:01,430 --> 00:24:04,530 No one mentioned a sign seating or God help us singing. 506 00:24:18,270 --> 00:24:20,650 Oh yes, Icelandic doo-wop. 507 00:24:20,970 --> 00:24:22,490 I'm putting this on my iPod. 508 00:24:22,491 --> 00:24:28,150 I'll give you a good chance to see you. 509 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:35,880 Freebird! 510 00:24:36,340 --> 00:24:37,340 Freebird! 511 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:42,640 Lest you think I'm a total ingrate, I do think the Fun Boy 3 really had good voices. 512 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,580 And all the folks at the celebration were very kind. 513 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:47,200 And the meal? 514 00:24:47,340 --> 00:24:50,160 That was... alright, let's call it what it was. 515 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:52,520 Worst meal ever. 516 00:24:56,300 --> 00:24:59,100 It's not all who snouts and in this country. 517 00:24:59,300 --> 00:25:01,940 There are some really fine chefs doing really good work. 518 00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:03,440 And I'm gonna go find them. 519 00:25:12,540 --> 00:25:16,640 In Iceland, I don't limit my means of travel exclusively to doggy power. 520 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,020 Did you know that I was a champion equestrian? 521 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,520 I miss those days on the riding circuit. 522 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:26,900 As an outdoorsman, a rough and ready, rough and tumble sort of a guy. 523 00:25:27,220 --> 00:25:32,601 With a deep feeling for nature, and livestock, and the smell of animal feces. 524 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,140 This was, of course, always my preferred method of transportation. 525 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:41,400 Ho! 526 00:25:41,401 --> 00:25:42,401 Ho! 527 00:25:43,020 --> 00:25:44,060 Trouble in town, ma'am? 528 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:46,500 No problem. 529 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:50,847 There better be a ham sandwich in your pocket, 530 00:25:50,848 --> 00:25:52,780 my friend, because you're gonna have to eat it. 531 00:25:52,781 --> 00:25:53,860 Come on, get him. 532 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,340 Come on, buttercup. 533 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:57,160 Let's move. 534 00:25:57,540 --> 00:25:58,540 Come on, Rumsfeld. 535 00:25:58,600 --> 00:25:59,240 Yeah, let's go. 536 00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:00,500 Yeah, yeah. 537 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:02,040 Ho! 538 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:04,680 That's good. 539 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:05,760 Oh, yeah. 540 00:26:06,420 --> 00:26:07,620 He smelled my. 541 00:26:08,140 --> 00:26:09,440 I rode on top of him. 542 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:11,600 We had a bonding experience. 543 00:26:12,380 --> 00:26:13,380 Yes. 544 00:26:14,540 --> 00:26:15,180 Yes. 545 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,320 Looks just like Sarah Jessica Parker. 546 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:18,840 How old are you? 547 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:21,680 Oh. 548 00:26:23,340 --> 00:26:26,540 There's no way you can survive these winters on Putrid Shark alone. 549 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,800 There are plenty of good chefs in this country keeping bellies full and happy. 550 00:26:31,340 --> 00:26:33,940 A friend suggested I meet their associate, Sigmar. 551 00:26:34,180 --> 00:26:36,120 That he would hook me up with a really good meal. 552 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,060 Sigmar, I'm cold, tired, hungry. 553 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:40,280 I need a drink. 554 00:26:40,580 --> 00:26:41,580 Where are you taking me? 555 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:45,460 To a small restaurant whose name is Three Frenchmen. 556 00:26:46,460 --> 00:26:47,460 Oh, that's good. 557 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:48,680 But there is no Frenchmen. 558 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:50,440 Oh, that's bad. 559 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,540 But in Icelandic, it also means three overcoats. 560 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:54,040 Hmm. 561 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,040 But in this case, it means some good eating. 562 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:59,500 Now, there's something familiar. 563 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:02,820 It's kind of maddering. 564 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:04,360 It's healthy. 565 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:05,440 Especially with the shark. 566 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:06,920 Huh? 567 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,300 Here's a traveler's dilemma. 568 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:11,740 Do you risk insulting your proud host, saying that you'd rather have a pack of 569 00:27:11,741 --> 00:27:15,940 razor-toothed ferrets gnaw your toes off and eat that stinking shark one more time? 570 00:27:16,060 --> 00:27:17,480 Or do you keep quiet and eat? 571 00:27:18,140 --> 00:27:20,840 I say, reluctantly, eat it. 572 00:27:25,290 --> 00:27:25,970 Oh, good. 573 00:27:26,050 --> 00:27:26,950 You look better, you know. 574 00:27:27,070 --> 00:27:28,190 Some color on your face now. 575 00:27:28,370 --> 00:27:30,490 I don't know if it's the brannamine or the shark. 576 00:27:31,090 --> 00:27:32,170 Maybe another one of these. 577 00:27:32,330 --> 00:27:32,870 That was good. 578 00:27:33,050 --> 00:27:33,090 Yes. 579 00:27:33,091 --> 00:27:34,091 I kind of like that. 580 00:27:34,590 --> 00:27:36,030 So, what should I eat here? 581 00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:36,930 Fisthew. 582 00:27:37,210 --> 00:27:39,631 That's our traditional... Your signature dish. 583 00:27:39,730 --> 00:27:39,910 Yes. 584 00:27:40,170 --> 00:27:41,610 Oh, I'm going for that then. 585 00:27:45,690 --> 00:27:46,490 Traditional Fisthew. 586 00:27:46,491 --> 00:27:47,930 What kind of fish you put in here? 587 00:27:48,190 --> 00:27:48,650 Cod. 588 00:27:48,850 --> 00:27:49,130 Only. 589 00:27:49,290 --> 00:27:49,730 All cod. 590 00:27:50,030 --> 00:27:50,110 Yeah. 591 00:27:50,590 --> 00:27:55,030 So, it's cod, onions, potatoes, and a bechamel sauce spiced with curry. 592 00:27:55,290 --> 00:27:56,610 It's called plak fiskar. 593 00:27:57,270 --> 00:27:57,810 Oh, man. 594 00:27:57,890 --> 00:27:58,890 That's good. 595 00:27:58,950 --> 00:27:59,950 Oh, yes. 596 00:28:00,010 --> 00:28:01,010 Yeah. 597 00:28:01,830 --> 00:28:05,443 You see, if you're an Icelandic person and you live abroad, 598 00:28:05,444 --> 00:28:08,370 the first thing you have when you come home is this. 599 00:28:08,371 --> 00:28:09,690 Well, this is pretty damn good. 600 00:28:12,430 --> 00:28:14,470 So, where does everybody come from in this country? 601 00:28:14,550 --> 00:28:16,370 Is everybody descended from Vikings or no? 602 00:28:16,550 --> 00:28:19,430 We are a mixture of Vikings and Irish. 603 00:28:19,910 --> 00:28:22,235 Because the Vikings, they came to Iceland 604 00:28:22,236 --> 00:28:24,590 because they didn't want to pay taxes at home. 605 00:28:24,710 --> 00:28:24,870 Right. 606 00:28:24,871 --> 00:28:29,990 In Scandinavia, there was one strong guy, Harald, who had run whole Norway. 607 00:28:30,130 --> 00:28:32,910 The Vikings, they said, no, not paying you anything. 608 00:28:33,410 --> 00:28:34,410 We go to Iceland. 609 00:28:34,450 --> 00:28:36,730 Then on the way, they said, well, we don't want to work. 610 00:28:36,890 --> 00:28:39,210 So, let's pick up some slaves in Ireland. 611 00:28:40,370 --> 00:28:42,437 And then when the Vikings was picking up the 612 00:28:42,438 --> 00:28:44,570 slaves, they saw some beautiful Irish girl. 613 00:28:45,070 --> 00:28:49,350 So, they came home with seven guys, but 11 girls. 614 00:28:49,750 --> 00:28:50,750 Right. 615 00:28:51,070 --> 00:28:52,490 So, that's the Icelandic nation. 616 00:28:52,491 --> 00:28:55,570 Cutest Irish babes and the laziest Vikings. 617 00:28:55,990 --> 00:28:56,510 Yeah, true. 618 00:28:56,830 --> 00:28:56,910 True. 619 00:28:57,150 --> 00:28:58,810 That sounds pretty damn good to me. 620 00:29:00,190 --> 00:29:01,190 That was awesome. 621 00:29:01,290 --> 00:29:01,790 It's good. 622 00:29:02,090 --> 00:29:03,210 This is what food should be. 623 00:29:03,670 --> 00:29:05,770 I have many, many guests coming over here. 624 00:29:05,950 --> 00:29:08,930 And sometimes, you know, some people do not like to eat fish. 625 00:29:09,050 --> 00:29:10,450 For instance, we have whale meat. 626 00:29:10,610 --> 00:29:13,050 And many Americans say, oh, I never eat whale, you know. 627 00:29:13,051 --> 00:29:13,390 No, no, no. 628 00:29:13,490 --> 00:29:16,870 I'd be happy to take care of this diplomatic situation for you. 629 00:29:16,930 --> 00:29:18,850 I'll be the official greeter for Iceland, in fact. 630 00:29:18,851 --> 00:29:24,510 If you don't like fish, and you're some kind of a vegetarian, and you've got some 631 00:29:24,511 --> 00:29:27,157 sort of, you know, weird notions about whales, get your 632 00:29:27,158 --> 00:29:29,291 candy ass back on the plane and go to Disney World. 633 00:29:29,730 --> 00:29:30,730 Thank you. 634 00:29:31,290 --> 00:29:32,690 Thank you very much, Tony. 635 00:29:33,270 --> 00:29:35,550 We will be near our hearts forever for that. 636 00:29:35,551 --> 00:29:36,890 So there you go. 637 00:29:37,150 --> 00:29:39,490 I'm going to be held in the bosom of all Icelanders. 638 00:29:39,890 --> 00:29:41,070 Mom will be so proud. 639 00:29:44,530 --> 00:29:48,290 Iceland makes the claim that its inhabitants lived the longest lives on Earth. 640 00:29:48,610 --> 00:29:52,290 And well, I haven't seen anybody die since I got here, so it's got to be true. 641 00:29:53,070 --> 00:29:56,570 It's all in the mud and rub spa culture, Iceland style. 642 00:29:58,830 --> 00:30:01,950 Okay, this place has all the ambience of that movie Cocoon. 643 00:30:02,530 --> 00:30:05,370 I was kind of hoping for a hip swinging spa. 644 00:30:05,650 --> 00:30:07,530 This is kind of a bummer. 645 00:30:10,870 --> 00:30:13,613 This is actually a clinic that combines modern 646 00:30:13,614 --> 00:30:16,271 medical science with Icelandic healthcare traditions. 647 00:30:16,690 --> 00:30:18,430 Oh, what's the thick rubber glove for? 648 00:30:19,190 --> 00:30:20,610 I hope that's from my producer. 649 00:30:22,630 --> 00:30:23,630 He's into rubber. 650 00:30:25,230 --> 00:30:27,930 Do you mind if I massage your glutes? 651 00:30:28,930 --> 00:30:29,930 What's a glute? 652 00:30:31,230 --> 00:30:34,390 With my glutes nice and tenderized, I'm ready for the main event. 653 00:30:41,670 --> 00:30:42,710 Ah, I'm okay. 654 00:30:42,930 --> 00:30:43,930 Slide in. 655 00:30:44,070 --> 00:30:44,310 Yeah. 656 00:30:44,690 --> 00:30:45,690 Lean back. 657 00:30:46,530 --> 00:30:47,530 Oh, yeah. 658 00:30:54,420 --> 00:30:57,180 A certain element of trust is required in this operation. 659 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:58,800 It's like this dried out. 660 00:30:59,660 --> 00:31:01,700 It would be basically solid, wouldn't it? 661 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:02,520 Yeah. 662 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:04,940 You can see it in the other top. 663 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:06,300 Oh, yeah. 664 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:11,641 So if you forget and like leave me in here, that would probably not be a good thing? 665 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,420 No, that would never happen. 666 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:16,260 You would say that. 667 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,497 Now, before you go shoveling a bunch of dirt 668 00:31:20,498 --> 00:31:23,021 into your bathtub, this is therapeutic mud. 669 00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:27,800 Special mud made with Icelandic volcanic ash and a splash of geothermal water. 670 00:31:27,801 --> 00:31:30,600 It would be just satiny smooth after this. 671 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,740 My skin will be lovely and emollinated like J. 672 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:35,820 Lo's, but... 673 00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:40,480 soft, supple, and moist. 674 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,480 What is with the rubber gloves in this place? 675 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:51,440 Yeah, he's done. 676 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:52,440 Okay. 677 00:31:52,700 --> 00:31:55,000 I feel like a loaf of well-baked bread. 678 00:31:56,340 --> 00:31:58,860 Let's just take the most of the pay off you. 679 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,140 Oh yeah, I can't go home like this? 680 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:02,760 I feel like I'm in the blue man group. 681 00:32:08,190 --> 00:32:09,890 Now I feel kind of like a Zagnut bar. 682 00:32:10,130 --> 00:32:13,870 Little crunchy little bits in inappropriate places. 683 00:32:25,980 --> 00:32:29,620 When in doubt, wrap the tourists in sheets and blankets, put them in a dark room and 684 00:32:29,621 --> 00:32:32,480 play them the miracle pan flute of Zamphir. 685 00:32:36,140 --> 00:32:37,140 Here's mud in your eye. 686 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:38,680 And up your ass. 687 00:32:50,390 --> 00:32:51,390 That was nice. 688 00:32:53,630 --> 00:32:54,950 Ready for a cigarette and a beer. 689 00:32:55,810 --> 00:32:57,410 Oh yeah, that was a great scene. 690 00:32:57,530 --> 00:32:57,890 Riveting. 691 00:32:57,990 --> 00:33:01,030 You get to see my scrawny ass and bony concave chest again. 692 00:33:01,570 --> 00:33:02,590 Wasn't that fascinating? 693 00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:03,950 See Tony lie in mud. 694 00:33:04,170 --> 00:33:05,530 See Tony wallow in mud. 695 00:33:05,730 --> 00:33:08,410 Oh, that was just magically invigorating and healthy. 696 00:33:08,830 --> 00:33:10,630 Next scene you get to see a high colonic. 697 00:33:11,010 --> 00:33:13,390 Hey, maybe you'll get to see me clean a bedpan. 698 00:33:15,830 --> 00:33:17,790 Healthy, organic, and pure. 699 00:33:18,450 --> 00:33:22,870 You'll notice by the way, anytime you hear the word purity come up too often in 700 00:33:22,871 --> 00:33:26,890 conversation, the sound of jackboots can't be far behind. 701 00:33:28,510 --> 00:33:32,070 Who knew mud baths would make me so angry? 702 00:33:32,470 --> 00:33:34,550 I feel like drinking just out of spite at this point. 703 00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:37,030 Hey, health boy. 704 00:33:37,630 --> 00:33:38,630 Suck this. 705 00:33:39,750 --> 00:33:41,305 You know, maybe there's still hope we could 706 00:33:41,306 --> 00:33:42,910 run over Richard Gere on the way back home. 707 00:33:42,911 --> 00:33:44,850 I've had my fill of healthy. 708 00:33:44,851 --> 00:33:46,590 I'm looking to go unhealthy. 709 00:33:47,090 --> 00:33:48,170 Spitefully unhealthy. 710 00:33:49,150 --> 00:33:50,150 Mmm. 711 00:33:50,810 --> 00:33:51,810 That's good tobacco. 712 00:34:00,060 --> 00:34:01,260 What time is it? 713 00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:02,940 Who knows? 714 00:34:03,220 --> 00:34:04,220 Who cares? 715 00:34:04,700 --> 00:34:06,420 Doesn't really make any difference, does it? 716 00:34:11,940 --> 00:34:12,940 That's not good. 717 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:20,100 I will not deny that the lack of sunlight alters one's state of mind. 718 00:34:23,380 --> 00:34:26,667 Which may explain the fact that 80% of Icelanders accept 719 00:34:26,668 --> 00:34:29,900 the possibility that elves, gnomes, and pixies exist. 720 00:34:32,060 --> 00:34:33,260 Or were those trolls. 721 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,360 Suddenly, I feel like a Toll House cookie. 722 00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:38,220 Or a Tom Cruise movie. 723 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:40,240 He's a short little fella. 724 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,720 Now, I'm not a huge fan of many traditions, but Iceland does have a little 725 00:34:45,721 --> 00:34:48,180 social activity that's key in surviving the winter. 726 00:34:48,181 --> 00:34:49,780 It's called Runtour. 727 00:34:51,340 --> 00:34:53,620 A marathon, bar, nightclub crawl. 728 00:34:53,621 --> 00:34:54,960 It's a Saturday night must. 729 00:34:55,900 --> 00:34:58,720 Now, this is a tradition I can get behind. 730 00:34:58,860 --> 00:34:59,340 You got a stomp? 731 00:34:59,440 --> 00:34:59,800 Don't, Tom. 732 00:35:00,060 --> 00:35:01,660 Up all night and drinking. 733 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,040 I can do that. 734 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,080 Yes, I'm good at this. 735 00:35:05,081 --> 00:35:07,000 The fermented shark here. 736 00:35:07,140 --> 00:35:07,660 Do you eat it? 737 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,160 I've tried it. 738 00:35:09,260 --> 00:35:10,260 Do you like it? 739 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:10,820 Oh, it's good. 740 00:35:11,060 --> 00:35:11,280 Good. 741 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:11,720 Okay. 742 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:13,960 You're a lying sack of s**t. 743 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:16,400 Yeah? 744 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,400 This guy's telling me the shark meat's alarming taste has something to do with 745 00:35:20,401 --> 00:35:23,500 the high concentration of waste product in the animal's tissue. 746 00:35:23,740 --> 00:35:26,520 So it's basically marinated in urine, that's what you're telling me? 747 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,420 Ah, that explains the taste. 748 00:35:32,820 --> 00:35:34,615 The chefs at the hotel have put up some kind 749 00:35:34,616 --> 00:35:36,620 of announcement on the National Chef website. 750 00:35:36,860 --> 00:35:40,700 So every culinary guru, chef, and cook seems to have shown up to get hammered, 751 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:42,440 gossip, and behave badly. 752 00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:48,940 Hey, there's my old friend Siggy from Vox Restaurant. 753 00:35:49,140 --> 00:35:50,000 And there's Bjorn. 754 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:51,980 And hey, there's John, the Thoroblot guy. 755 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,160 The sheep heads were too much for me. 756 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,461 After hauling fermented fish and testicles out of 757 00:35:57,462 --> 00:35:59,580 vats of acid all day, I'll bet he needs a drink. 758 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:00,180 For America. 759 00:36:00,540 --> 00:36:01,040 Or seven. 760 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:01,520 For America. 761 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:02,760 Goodbye, America. 762 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:05,080 Yay! 763 00:36:05,860 --> 00:36:06,860 Woo-hoo! 764 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:08,740 Oh yeah, he's looking fresh. 765 00:36:09,780 --> 00:36:12,940 Siggy may work at one of the best restaurants in the country, but he knows 766 00:36:12,941 --> 00:36:15,200 where to find the good stuff after a few cocktails. 767 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,520 Well, you work at the best restaurant in Iceland. 768 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,116 But what's the most popular restaurant? 769 00:36:19,140 --> 00:36:19,480 The most popular restaurant? 770 00:36:19,660 --> 00:36:22,040 It's probably the hot dog place. 771 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:27,520 Ah yes, in the midst of a heavy night of drinking, I'm glad to see that even 772 00:36:27,521 --> 00:36:30,500 Icelanders seek out the comfort of a good old hot dog. 773 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:31,540 I've got to have one with what? 774 00:36:31,660 --> 00:36:32,660 What do I say? 775 00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:34,020 I want a hot dog with everything? 776 00:36:34,620 --> 00:36:35,620 Eina. 777 00:36:36,340 --> 00:36:36,700 Eina. 778 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,240 You're ordering for me. 779 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:38,740 Yeah, okay. 780 00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:40,240 Ketchup. 781 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:41,000 There's mustard. 782 00:36:41,260 --> 00:36:42,440 There's like curry sauce. 783 00:36:42,900 --> 00:36:43,900 Yeah, remoulade. 784 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:44,600 Remoulade. 785 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:45,160 Yeah, yeah. 786 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:46,280 And crunchy. 787 00:36:46,380 --> 00:36:48,016 Yeah, you're going to stay with everything. 788 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:48,540 You're going to love that. 789 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:49,000 With everything. 790 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:53,080 Well, yeah, that's a good looking dog. 791 00:36:53,380 --> 00:36:54,380 Cheers, dude. 792 00:36:57,580 --> 00:36:58,580 Oh, that's good. 793 00:36:58,720 --> 00:36:59,720 This is not really good. 794 00:36:59,820 --> 00:37:00,820 This is the best. 795 00:37:04,460 --> 00:37:06,740 This is deep glass and f***ing lone pigs. 796 00:37:07,020 --> 00:37:07,500 Are you kidding me? 797 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:09,180 Maris Hilton got famous doing that. 798 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:09,640 Yeah. 799 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,060 So, our former President Clinton... Yeah? 800 00:37:12,620 --> 00:37:14,938 ...ain here two weeks before his heart blew a 801 00:37:14,939 --> 00:37:16,900 gasket and he had to have open heart surgery? 802 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:17,300 Yeah. 803 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:18,980 That's the mark of quality. 804 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:21,140 I feel a little pain in my tongue. 805 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:22,800 It hurts so good. 806 00:37:24,260 --> 00:37:25,600 That's one serious dog. 807 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:28,880 2 a.m. 808 00:37:28,881 --> 00:37:30,740 and things don't seem to be slowing down. 809 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:40,200 So, do all the chefs in Iceland know each other? 810 00:37:40,660 --> 00:37:40,980 Yeah. 811 00:37:41,260 --> 00:37:42,260 Yeah, basically. 812 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:44,880 Hey guys, don't you know the guy? 813 00:37:44,881 --> 00:37:46,200 Alain Boudin. 814 00:37:46,201 --> 00:37:46,340 Alain Boudin. 815 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:47,680 Well, close enough. 816 00:37:48,220 --> 00:37:51,120 In case you haven't noticed, people like to drink in this country. 817 00:37:51,860 --> 00:37:52,860 What's up, man? 818 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:54,320 Alain Boudin. 819 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:55,360 Well, I don't know. 820 00:37:55,460 --> 00:37:56,680 For example, this guy. 821 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,020 This guy likes to drink in this country. 822 00:37:59,300 --> 00:38:01,340 So, I kind of lost counterparts at this point. 823 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:05,720 I get the general impression from my fellow solid citizens. 824 00:38:05,721 --> 00:38:10,720 It's gonna be a long, long, long night. 825 00:38:13,340 --> 00:38:17,840 And so, we are almost at the point where we say adjur to Iceland. 826 00:38:18,540 --> 00:38:19,680 Let us only hope. 827 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,793 The last scene of this show is not being curled up 828 00:38:22,794 --> 00:38:26,060 in a shivering fetal position on a cold tile floor. 829 00:38:32,300 --> 00:38:35,720 This country is rife with volcanic activity and steam vents. 830 00:38:36,100 --> 00:38:37,540 And I say that's a good thing. 831 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:38,440 A very good thing. 832 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:41,037 Because Icelanders have harnessed all that hot goodness and 833 00:38:41,038 --> 00:38:43,460 have been hot tubbing longer than any other people on Earth. 834 00:38:43,461 --> 00:38:46,920 And well, swimming hole number one is the Blue Lagoon. 835 00:38:47,540 --> 00:38:50,020 Hi, I'm Anthony Bourdain from Playboy After Dark. 836 00:38:50,180 --> 00:38:51,180 Come on in. 837 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:55,663 This reminds me when me and Peter Lawford and 838 00:38:55,664 --> 00:38:59,101 Bill Cosby used to hang out over at Heff's place. 839 00:38:59,940 --> 00:39:00,940 Swinging. 840 00:39:01,860 --> 00:39:03,900 Heff has nothing on these fucks. 841 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,893 Made up of two-thirds salt water and one-third fresh water, 842 00:39:07,894 --> 00:39:10,880 the water in the Blue Lagoon is high in silica and algae. 843 00:39:10,881 --> 00:39:13,660 Substance is known for their natural healing powers. 844 00:39:14,140 --> 00:39:17,180 It's 104 degrees of simmering goodness. 845 00:39:18,500 --> 00:39:19,720 You wake up. 846 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:22,626 Feeling like you're really just not sure 847 00:39:22,627 --> 00:39:24,960 whether you want to curl up into a fetal ball. 848 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:26,400 Start crying. 849 00:39:27,940 --> 00:39:28,940 Rejectal vomit. 850 00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:30,600 Or hang yourself in the shower. 851 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,760 The Icelandic thing to do is go to the Blue Lagoon. 852 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:36,640 Marinate me. 853 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,700 Volcanic hot tub heated by a geyser. 854 00:39:41,140 --> 00:39:42,180 And drink more. 855 00:39:43,940 --> 00:39:46,260 Conveniently located on the way to the airport, by the way. 856 00:39:46,940 --> 00:39:50,680 I'll tell you, if I get a beer in me, I just might make it onto that plane. 857 00:39:51,180 --> 00:39:51,740 Oh, waiter! 858 00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:53,240 It's Suntory time! 859 00:40:10,370 --> 00:40:12,250 Life would be just perfect. 860 00:40:12,490 --> 00:40:15,550 If only... I had a floating beer caddy. 861 00:40:17,130 --> 00:40:18,270 Keep these coming. 862 00:40:18,730 --> 00:40:22,210 I had a great time here, but it wasn't exactly what I was expecting. 863 00:40:22,590 --> 00:40:24,990 I have a couple of changes for that tourism film. 864 00:40:26,930 --> 00:40:28,790 There is a country in Europe. 865 00:40:29,070 --> 00:40:31,430 Yeah, and it's called Iceland for a reason. 866 00:40:31,690 --> 00:40:35,510 That mild winter weather, sometimes interrupted by ferocious blizzards. 867 00:40:35,950 --> 00:40:37,130 Sorry about that. 868 00:40:37,530 --> 00:40:38,530 Hey, no problem. 869 00:40:38,870 --> 00:40:39,910 There's fun to be had. 870 00:40:40,110 --> 00:40:44,470 Dog sledding on glaciers, horsey rides across the frozen tundra. 871 00:40:45,590 --> 00:40:46,150 Oh! 872 00:40:46,310 --> 00:40:47,310 Right in the nuts! 873 00:40:48,270 --> 00:40:49,270 Perverts. 874 00:40:49,350 --> 00:40:51,790 And don't forget about the exquisite lamb. 875 00:40:52,530 --> 00:40:53,270 Oh, yeah. 876 00:40:53,470 --> 00:40:54,950 I think I ate that guy's. 877 00:40:55,550 --> 00:40:58,130 A true Icelandic delicacy. 878 00:40:58,550 --> 00:41:01,630 Not to mention some of the more tart nuts available on the planet. 879 00:41:02,230 --> 00:41:06,690 The strongmen train by day, and the beer flows freely at night. 880 00:41:07,050 --> 00:41:10,010 Practically, you know, threw up on the breakfast nook. 881 00:41:10,330 --> 00:41:11,710 A kill-yourself hangover? 882 00:41:12,230 --> 00:41:13,230 No problem. 883 00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:16,670 Take a refreshing dip in the Blue Lagoon. 884 00:41:17,970 --> 00:41:18,970 Iceland. 885 00:41:19,910 --> 00:41:24,690 The way a cold, dark, wintry, short vacation should be. 886 00:41:25,910 --> 00:41:27,310 Welcome to Iceland! 887 00:41:28,730 --> 00:41:30,150 Vacation Wonderland! 888 00:41:31,190 --> 00:41:32,950 I'm glad you enjoyed it. 889 00:41:33,510 --> 00:41:34,830 Actually, I did. 890 00:41:34,990 --> 00:41:35,590 Immensely. 891 00:41:35,890 --> 00:41:36,550 Thanks. 892 00:41:36,551 --> 00:41:40,030 I'm glad you are in.