Reykjavík Grapevine - 26.09.2014, Page 34

34 The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 15 — 2014VOLCANO
Words Anna Andersen
Photos Matthew Eisman
“This is what we call a ‘washing board,’” our guide Kor-
mákur Hermannsson says, his voice barely intelligible as we
jostle violently on the bumpy mountain road. Indeed it feels
like we are driving over one. It’s been nine hours since we
set off from Reykjavík to see the Holuhraun eruption in Ice-
land’s remote highlands, and we are shaking. To our right,
the sun is a blinding red ball peeking out from behind the
clouds. Mount Herðubreið looms over an orange haze that
blankets the horizon. We are still a few hours away from the
eruption, yet its presence is unmistakeable.
Which Way
The Wind Blows
The story of how we didn’t
see the eruption
EXPLORING ICELAND,
THE FAROE ISLANDS OR GREENLAND
IT´S EASY WITH AIR ICELAND
ÞÓRSHÖFN
VOPNAFJÖRÐUR
TÓRSHAVN
ILULISSAT
ITTOQQORTOORMIIT
NUUK
KULUSUK
NARSARSUAQ
GRÍMSEY
ÍSAFJÖRÐUR
AKUREYRI
EGILSSTAÐIR
REYKJAVÍK
GREENLAND
ICELAND
FAROE ISLANDS