And perhaps the greatest adventure activity of them all is ice dipping.
In the novel's most memorable scene, set in 2013, Bunin and other European leaders go ice-dipping in Moscow.
But get past the immediate environs of Reykjavik, and you emerge into a chthonic world, a place of raw rock and ice dipping over the edges of mountains; it's easy, on these plains, to imagine the Vikings building their villages, launching their ships.
Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said that Arctic sea ice extent dipped for a short time in mid-November, an "almost unprecedented" event.
Children roam the island alone -- walking family dogs or heading into town for a Balboa bar, ice cream dipped in chocolate and nut toppings.
I loved the reginetta, an amaretto ice cream dipped in dark chocolate, rolled in cookie crumbs and set into a cookie crumb crust, a Good Humor toasted almond bar on a plate.
Fans of more flamboyant desserts will want to order the helado frito, a ball of vanilla ice cream dipped in cornflake batter, deep fried, doused in brandy and flambéed at tableside with the flick of a Zippo lighter; for the final act, the waiter, brandishing an aerosol can, piped a skirt of whipped cream around it all.
This July, the average sea ice extent dipped to the fourth lowest level recorded for the month.
Following incubation, slices were washed twice for 5 min in ice-cooled buffer, dipped in ice-cooled distilled water and finally dried under a stream of cold air.
Ice-dipping is a Finnish tradition which Palmu has experienced before.
