18.08 Egilsstadir: Hike from monument to near town of Seydisfjordjur and return.
A haunting Sunday afternoon on our own. The water keeps on flowing and flowing as we wend our way back to the trailhead. The Blue Lagoon, a distraction from this hike. The water is a geothermal mixture of liquid from 7,000 feet below together with ocean water, chemical reactions and a little help from man. What it means is that it's hot and beautifully blue. Clearly, we are in the height of summer although it rains a few times a day and the temperature never goes above the low 50’s, during a good moment. This latter couple of words were chosen specifically. The wind blows constantly. So why is it, from our perspective, a hot summer? Ice cream. The locals are always eating ice cream. We presume it must be in order to keep cool during this unseasonably warm period. It does matter where you stand. Sometimes on the trails, it's even more important where you sit. One to watch closely. This is the view, behind Jenni, when we commenced the hike. On our...