tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post8791140783948624984..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Around Reykholt: hot and cold running waterDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-89428779469525455552011-09-07T15:43:51.519+01:002011-09-07T15:43:51.519+01:00Had to post this portion of a wonderful e-mail fro...Had to post this portion of a wonderful e-mail from Icelandophile No. 1 Hilary Finch, whose advice was so invaluable in thrashing out the itinerary. Not to blow my trumpet - shucks, there's more - but to give a wider readership to her flavoursome central memory, with her gracious permission:<br /><br />'I shall treasure your pictures -- what wonderful LIGHT you had! It's rare to see all those colours on one visit. I remember the very first time I glimpsed that neon-green moss/fern..............I never had the bonus of a car (not until recent years, when my friend Einar and I drive around together if/when he has time).........At first I just used the buses. But one of my first trips was across the island from south-west to north-east, as it were -- along the old central highland dirt road of Sprengisandur, with Myvatn as my destination (a must for you some time; but that route can be driven only about six weeks of the year).<br /><br />'The bus drove through miles and miles and miles of desert -- from indigo blue to all shades of brown and ochre and grey. Then, after hours, suddenly, suddenly a flash of that intense GREEN, as a gulley provided moisture for its growth. Also in June there's Arctic River Beauty -- whose botanical name just escapes me, and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and look it up in my Icelandic Flora -- a heliotrope pink-mauve flower which also pops up wherever there is a drop of water in the desert.<br /><br />'All this is to whet your appetite for your second visit!'<br /><br />Well, it helps, of course, but I'm already set...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-43410792593047526732011-09-07T00:51:23.726+01:002011-09-07T00:51:23.726+01:00What a remarkable country. Who knew (as I've ...What a remarkable country. Who knew (as I've probably said before)? Your photographs and commentary (including the parsing of those odd words that turn out to be so logical) are wonderful, and the video is an enormous treat. (I almost felt I should step back from my laptop a bit.)<br /><br />I can certainly see why a return trip is a must.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.com