This is the 1 June 2005 edition of this page
FLIGHT TO A VOLCANIC ISLAND
ICELAND - 1994
Perhaps, before describing the VOYAGE in detail, I ought to show you the
outline summary of my journey!! Here it is:-
June
Day No Day Date Places Stay at
1 Sunday 26 Malvern to Paddington
(Changed at Worcester [Shrub Hill] &
Reading)
Then Paddington - Heathrow
Flew from Heathrow(20.50) Hotel ESJA in Reykjavik
to Reykjavik
2 Monday 27 Drove along Southern
shore with stop at
Skogar waterfall, Hotel Edda
cliffs at Reynisfall, Kirkjubaejarklaustur
southern tip of
mainland at
Dyrholaey.
3 Tuesday 28 Drove to Skaftafell
National Park. (e.g SvartFoss)
Vatnajokull Icecap.
On to Glacial Frontal Hotel Edda
lake Jokulsarlon and Kirkjubaejarklaustur
trip amongst
floating icebergs.
4 Wednesday 29 Lavafields and Myrdalssardu
outwash sands of Glacial floods),
Katla Volcano,
Village of Vik,
Waterfalls:
Seljalandsfoss &
Laugarvatn
Gljufrabiu,
Thjorsardalur valley,
Uckla Volcano,
Interior track to
Fjallabak.
5 Thursday 30 Geysir Area,
Hot Springs
The Great Geysir - now defunct,
Strokkur. On
to Gullfoss (Golden Falls),
Thingvellir, Akranes
Kaldidalur,
Kjosarskard,Borgarfjorden.
6 Friday 1July Reykjavik for sightseeing Hotel ESJA,Reykjavik
7 Saturday 2 Local museum and
Hvalfjordur. Former Hotel ESJA
Whaling station Reykjavik
Reykjavik
8 Sunday 3 Flew (1600) back to
Heathrow BORDER Hotel, Paddington
9 Monday 4 Train from
Paddington to Malvern
Home, Malvern
THE FLIGHT TO ICELAND:
This was achieved in a Boeing757-200 which was absolutely FULL. Take-off was exciting as the two RB211 engines roared their sounds throughout the craft. It touched-down at 11pm,- and the sun STILL hadn't set!! This is going to be the opposite to my 'virtually all-dark tour' of NORWAY 6 months earlier!!
Being my first trip to this Country, it was to be an 'overview' tour - covering the Glaciers, the fantastic WATERFALLS, the Geysers - and as much as I could possibly visit in the time!!
We had a REAL bus-load to the Reykjavik hotels, but I was the only person staying at the ESJA!! The man at Reception said there would probably more arriving from other countries joining you later! At 2 a.m (tomorrow!) in Reykjavik, I changed my watch-time from UK-BST by putting it back an hour. It's still light, the sun having only recently set.
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