Imagine that you have just flown in a small eight seater plane from the mainland of Iceland on a five minute journey to the island of Heimaey in the Westmann islands. You have started to climb to the top of Eldfell, a volcano which erupted in 1973. Ahead of you is the town of Heimaey which was almost buried by ash during the eruption and from where every inhabitant had to be evacuated. Behind you is the path up the volcanic cone where you will sit on the still-warm rocks at the summit and take in a view back to the icecaps on the mainland.Yesterday, the view had been quite different ...
You had eaten your lunch beside a glacial lagoon, watched 'icebergs' floating by and heard the glacier creaking as it moved slowly forward.....
Tomorrow you are going to see boiling mud pools ...
Hopefully you are reading the HSD Iceland blog because you have received my introductory letter advertising the Iceland 2008 fieldtrip. These are just a very few of the awesome experiences which await those who sign up for the tour.
Please do come along to the information evening planned for Tuesday, March 20th at 7pm in Trinity. This will be a very informal occasion - a chance to show you some of the photographs we took last summer during Iceland 2006 and to chat in more detail about our proposals for Iceland 2008. There is no commitment at this stage - just an opportunity to find out more and, as I said in my leter, even if you'd just like to see some nice photos, you will be most welcome!
I look forward to seeing you there.
