Sub-arctic Day-dreams

Laid up with a hacking cough and cold, I am taking comfort today in my ICELAND brochure. Because we've just booked 5 days at Easter and I am so excited! We'll land in Reykjavik on Easter Sunday and then get to trek round the lava fields, hot springs and glacial landscapes of the South West - with an 'Iceland expert' in tow.

I got to meet a rep. from the 'Discover the World' company at my recent Northern Lights event and grabbed a copy of her brochure. So right now, I'm marvelling at their stunning photographs of exploding geysers, beaches tumbled with icebergs, cliff stacks pounded by sub-arctic seas. Ever since visiting arctic Norway, (see above) I've been longing to venture to another polar setting and Iceland, even below the arctic circle, is an enticing prospect. It's an otherworldly place and I'm hoping to catch the tail end of their winter.

So expect to hear more of my plans for this expedition over coming weeks. I also plan to post up a weblog while I'm out there - starting 5th April. Time to dig out those wonderful Viking sagas and do some fresh research on the landscapes, geology & culture of Iceland. Maybe even learn how to pronounce some of those fabulous nordic place names - Snaefellsnes - Grundarfjordur - Thingvellir.

I'm following in Susan's footsteps of course - having been inspired by her beautiful 'Gudrid' poems. And we are firming up plans right now that I hope will lead to a posting of our first ever Polar Poets gig. But for now, I'm just conjuring images of 'the land of Fire and Ice' as I sip on the honey and ginger hot lemon toddies.