Iceland review - 2014, Side 77

ICELAND REVIEW 75
if i remember correctly, the Japanese photographer’s
name was eiji. i met him by accident early one morning
at a bakery in downtown Reykjavík. He was having din-
ner at seven in the morning. i was eating breakfast.
He was carrying a heavy camera bag, professional tripod
and wearing a big smile.
“i’m very happy. i got my northern lights picture, so now i
can die in peace,” he said with a laugh. “For five days and 500
kilometers, i have been trying to see the lights and succeeded
at last, just before five this morning, in Þingvellir national
Park.
“now i have a couple of days to spend seeing iceland in
daylight. Where should i go, what should i do?” he asked.
drowsy, it took me a while to think. “go to the pools,”
was the first thing that came to mind. then my head cleared
and i suggested driving north to Lake mývatn, checking
out Jarðböðin nature baths and exploring the colors of the
Hverarönd geothermal area nearby. From that area, one can
even see the glow from the Holuhraun eruption.