Friday, November 11, 2011
After Dr. Alex Filippenko's lecture on sky phenominum, our day began with a double rainbow. All day the honey-colored light sparkled the waterfalls near Seljalandsfoss. The Skogar Folk Museum showed the finest and oldest collection of household items from Iceland's past. We visited the turf houses and little church. Every farm out in the countryside had it's own church, orginally Roman Catholic but later became Lutheran. There is one Catholic church in Reykjavik.
Our dinner topped it off with Icelandic lobster, while being serenaded by a local opera singer.
The highlight was stopping at the Thorvaldseyri farm, where Olafur Eggertsson's family had farmed for generations and had to evacuate in April 2010 when Eyjafjallajokull erupted. The group saw a 20-minute film of the volcano's eruption and the family's endurance. It was an example of Icelandic strength and recovery.
Dr. Alex Filippenko
Setting out to South Shore
The highlight was stopping at the Thorvaldseyri farm, where Olafur Eggertsson's family had farmed for generations and had to evacuate in April 2010 when Eyjafjallajokull erupted. The group saw a 20-minute film of the volcano's eruption and the family's endurance. It was an example of Icelandic strength and recovery.
Farm under Eyjafjallajokull Volcano
Awaiting the result from an earlier CME, a thin, faint green border topped the low lying dark cloud was the result.One more night to give that aurora an opportunity.
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