Day 3

I will leave from Landmannahellir with great views of the nearby moberg, or table mountain of Lodmundur, which was formed in a volcanic eruption beneath an earlier icecap. The lakes and lava-fields of Domadalshraun dominate the beautiful route. I will follw to the multicoloured mountains of Landmannalaugar. I will trek over grassy meadows, pass between rocky peaks, and views over the lava which flowed down the mountain in 1480 (a few years ago - thank god!) It is interesting to see the difference between this lava, and that from Mount Hekla, and I will see the effect that 500 years of climatic erosion and plant colonisations has upon the rock.

I will finish the day with a little soak int the hot springs ready for the hardest day of the trek to come in the morning.