Volcano in Iceland!

[Farmer Palmer]

That's it really! There's a Volcano erupting in Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland at the moment and i'd like to see it before it goes dormant.

I'm adventure cycle camping on my Thorn Sherpa for two weeks in May and wonder if the fissure will still be active although i'm concerned about the farmers and their livestock in the area. All we have to worry about in Scotland is a bit of inclement weather!!

FP.

 

[Biking Viking]

That's it really! There's a Volcano erupting in Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland at the moment and i'd like to see it before it goes dormant.

I'm adventure cycle camping on my Thorn Sherpa for two weeks in May and wonder if the fissure will still be active although i'm concerned about the farmers and their livestock in the area. All we have to worry about in Scotland is a bit of inclement weather!!

FP.

FP

The prediction is that this eruption will continue for while as the pressure is still building under the mountain.

So if you are lucky mate it will still be going on when you arrive.

The worst prediction is that the neighbour Katla will erupt as an aftermath of this eruption the we do not know what will happen.

Here is a link on a live webcam of the eruption.
http://www.vodafone.is/eldgos

We still have few bikes available this season.

www.bikingviking.is
www.ridingiceland.is

Eythor

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Islensku Eldfjall!

Hi Eythor,

Thanks for the link i've been watching them every day this week without fail. I've always been fascinated by Icelandic volcanoes since watching the Heimey eruption in 1973. I eventually made it to Vestmannaeyjar on my GS in 2005!

I keep thinking about your bikes at 'Biking Viking' and I am trying to resist the temptation.

Cycle touring v Motorcycle touring goes rouighly 5 to 1. Five days cycling equals 1 day motorcycling! It'll take me at least two days to cycle from Keflavik to Vik(138 miles).

FP.

 

[Devon]

The worst prediction is that the neighbour Katla will erupt as an aftermath of this eruption the we do not know what will happen.

A couple of interesting links here:

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...g-what-happens-if-the-iceland-volcano-blows/1


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35988484/ns/technology_and_science-science/

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Maybe 'll need some of this......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wld1WYewoTc&feature=related.

.............

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Eldhraun

That's life insurance not the pension!

The adverts filmed in Iceland not far from the volcano on Eyafjallajökull at Skogafoss(forest falls) Eldhraun(fire lava) and Dyrhólaey(something with a hole in it.....)

 

[Farmer Palmer]

It's just got a whole lot worse! The first volcano has stopped erupting but a new one has started under the ice causing major flooding aswell as washing away a section of the ringroad near Skogar.

No one is flying from Scotland or Norway either!

FP.

 

[Dickieboy]

Hi Eythor,

Thanks for the link i've been watching them every day this week without fail. I've always been fascinated by Icelandic volcanoes since watching the Heimey eruption in 1973.
FP.

A bit of a newcomer to the sport then, I go back as far as watching Surtsey on the black and white telly in '63

 

[darkhorse]

Fecking domestic flights disrupted, just when I am suposed to heading to Isle of Man for meetings

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Fecking domestic flights disrupted, just when I am suposed to heading to Isle of Man for meetings

You've always got the bike......................time for a hardcore ride

 

[Deleted account Cooperman]

Icelandic repayment proposal

Ash for cash..........

 

[Decster]

some nice pics..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157623855495574

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

some nice pics..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157623855495574

That's a bit of an understatement - WOW

Andres

 

[Aidan1150]

some nice pics..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157623855495574

Cracking shots indeed.

 

[cookie]

mrs cookie stuck at barcelona airport

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

mrs cookie stuck at barcelona airport

Just anounced on news that UK airspace is shut down until at least 6pm.

Mrs Cookie needs to head back into town for tapas and Cava - worse places to be stuck

Andres

 

[brassmonkey001]

Just anounced on news that UK airspace is shut down until at least 6pm.

Mrs Cookie needs to head back into town for tapas and Cava - worse places to be stuck

Andres

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100415/wl_uk_afp/icelandvolcanobritainaviationairspace
Does this mean that nothing is allowed to fly?
I.e. helicopters, hot-air ballons, microlights etc.?
Surely it's not a problem if you're under a couple of thousand feet?

 

[LOLGEOFF]

It's like 9/12 here today it's incredibly quite here under the flight path for London City airport. I've only heard one helicopter and it's nice to see blue sky above with no high altitude aeroplane graffitti cluttering it up.

 

[cookie]

Just anounced on news that UK airspace is shut down until at least 6pm.

Mrs Cookie needs to head back into town for tapas and Cava - worse places to be stuck

Andres

that's exactly what she's done. plane to paris in the morning and then eurostar 1st class to st. pancras

 

[(RIP) Nakambale]

Hmm, had planned to get out of here tomorrow am to fly to the dutch west indies for my dad's 80th. Schiphol is starting to close down from 19:00 tonight so tomorrow may at best prove interesting travelwise, if we get out at all.

Still like volcanoes though, some great pictures on that site