Dan Stacey, Discover the World’s Schools & Groups Manager, is on location in South Icelandand has just been to witness the volcanic eruption near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier.
“…I just returned from an absolutely fantastic experience in Iceland; I took the 'Volcano Eruption by Snowmobile' tour. I've been fortunate enough to travel around this amazing country quite a bit, but seeing a live eruption was something else! It took around an hour to get close to the area by snowmobile, and then we stood in awe around 200 metres from the lava (for about an hour); feeling the heat on our faces and just marvelling at the immense power of the earth as it burst out in all kinds of reds and oranges and yellow. It was like something out of Lord of the Rings; conjuring up images of Mordor and the lava spilling down through black earth and sizzling against the snow. It was possibly one of the most awesome experiences of my life - seeing a natural display of fireworks that was simply out of this world. "
Some of our school groups were in Iceland and could witness for themselves this eruption. With safety paramount the Icelandic people were well prepared and had their emergency procedures in place.
Lucky Dan.....
Lorraine
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