Reykjavík Grapevine - 03.06.2016, Qupperneq 4

Sour Grapes
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Hi,
This may seem odd, but I like to check
in on the webcams once in a while at
www.livefromiceland.is, and I've no-
ticed over the past few days that some
sort of excavation or such is happening
at Jökulsárlón, but I can't find any-
thing about it. I'm just curious. Do you
guys know anything?
Lacy
We don’t think it’s that odd. Jökulsár-
lón is pretty dang relaxing to look at.
There’s nothing like the sight of some
unspoiled nature to chill you out a bit,
even if you’re peering at it vicariously
on the internet, from another conti-
nent, whilst eating Pringles in your py-
jamas.
However, unspoiled nature is becom-
ing more scarce over here. The current
Icelandic government seems unwill-
ing to tackle the idea of protecting the
country’s nature from a triple-pronged
attack of heavy industry, tourist foot-
fall and enterprising Icelanders them-
selves. So maybe some help from vigi-
lante webcam-watchers is just what
they need.
It wouldn’t surprise us if the landowner
had decided to knock up a quick ho-
tel on the shores of Jökulsárlón. There
have been rumours about it for a while,
and after all, if there’s a square metre of
land out there without a stuffed puffin
purchase available, it’s an opportunity
lost, right?
(Actually, we don’t know what’s going
on up there, but we’ll check it out—let’s
hope it’s archaeology.)
Keep watching the skies (webcams).
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