Around Myvatn

9th August

We took a walk around the pseudocraters after dinner last night - just as the cloud descended from the distant mountains. It was very eerie walking around what we decided to call Teletubby land.

Pseudocraters are formed when hot lava covers areas of standing water, creating steam explosions that blasts apart the hardening lava above it. Or something like that. Geologists must have a challenging time working out exactly what process has caused each feature type.

A short walk looking for ducks who appeared to be hiding from us this morning, though their food supply was in plentiful evidence.

Blue gentian?

Rowena exploring the local hot tubs. There's warm water down there, if only we dared.

A real crater on the flanks of Krafka - lake Viti. Accompanied by the continuous roaring of the nearby geothermal vent (the plume of steam to top right). Again a lovely sunny day, with cool air. Hat & gloves needed against the breeze.

Its no exaggeration to say this was like the noise of a jet engine in sound and volume:

The other side of the crater rim

Myvatn Nature baths - chilling out in hot water. This time not salty like the Blue lagoon

We then all walked up to lave fields. Lovely sights that 

Teletubby land in the evening light.