It took an hour to fly all 45 of us over from the mainland but once we were assembled, we headed off to explore the lava flows and climb Eldfell, the world's newest mountain. Looking back to the mainland, you could see why they call Iceland the Land of Ice and Fire
(My apologies if the blog doesn't look as well laid out as previously. Having ventured into 'Blogger User Groups' this evening, I have discovered I am not alone - thousands of people seem to be having the same difficulty uploading pictures. However, I am learning a thing or two in the process and am now following the advice of an anonymous user in Korea who suggests using Firefox for my browser instead of Internet Explorer. It is a journey of discovery for me but, fingers crossed, it seems to be working!)
A steepish climb brought us to the rim of the crater....
from where we could look down over Heimaey town...
The summit walk .....
provided great views back to the mainland and a chance for another team photo (see posting of 13th August)before descending into Eldfell's crater.
You've seen this shot before but from a different angle - see my postcard from Iceland on 9th August!
And as if that wasn't enough excitement for one day, we even saw an elephant in the afternoon!
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