The first time I went to Iceland, the country was covered in snow. Now that we don’t have as many snowy winters here in England, particularly in the warm south-west where we are, it was exciting, and made the country seem even more mysterious, secrets hidden beneath the white sparkling surface!
When we went this time, even though there should have been snow at this time of year, none had fallen except on the mountains. Everywhere the grass was a sort of tired yellowy green, but the lava fields were covered in vivid mosses! I did not see much lichen, but the moss, growing like great billowing cushions was everywhere. It made the stories and legends and sagas I have read suddenly come to life… 
… and I could imagine the old heroes and warriors in this dramatic landscape!
Lois Elsden 
The model I was drawing tonight has just come back from Iceland. We had a good chat swapping stories. He was lucky enough to see The Northern Lights
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Lucky indeed! I spent an hour in the middle of nowhere staring at the cloudy sky… but in a way I didn’t mind, it was an experience in itself, and I loved every moment that we were there!
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The skies are amazing anyway. I saw a very ghostly white glow in the sky at about 2 am when I was staying up in the high lands, reflected across the snowy landscape.
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Last time I was in Iceland there was a green glow, very faint, but it reflected off the sea… I wondered if it was the aurora at the time… and thinking back I think it was!!
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Almost certainly. The aurorae can be very faint
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