Situated just south of the Arctic Circle, Iceland is the habitat for an extraordinarily high population of seabirds, including some 15 million Puffins. In summer it is ablaze with mosses, lichens and colourful alpine flowers. Geologically, it is unique. A place of spectacular scenery with volcanic fires unleashed from beneath great glaciers, where the Earth’s crust is still a blistering commotion of boiling mud pools, steaming geysers and fiery lava. In the mountainous and uninhabited interior are deserts every bit as barren and beautiful as the Central Sahara.
The trip seems to cover much of the island - certainly the more accessible bits - and should allow us a good insight into this spectacular outpost of civilisation. It will definitely be a contrast to the warmer places that I have visited over more recent years.
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