Under Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

July 26

Hvolsvollur wasn't much, it's a farming community and a place for people to stop along the way. The campground had the best carpet of flat, soft turf, very comfortable. It drizzled frequently. After riding an hour in the murk, the clouds broke, showing me the edges of Eyjafjallajökull, a glaciated volcano. Waterfalls tumble off the cliffs and farms are tucked up along the bluffs. A light tailwind also came up as a bonus. This is where the real scenery begins.

Eyjafjallajökull and the larger Myrdalsjökull have active volcanoes underneath their glacial caps. The Katla
volcano under Myrdalsjökull has is overdue for an eruption. Earthquake and subglacial heating have been on
the increase in the last year. Katla can cause extremely large flooding when it erupts and melts the
surrounding glacial ice.
For more information see the Nordic Volcanological Institute.

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