Thursday

We all got a reminder today of how small we are flights being cancelled in all of northern Europe because of the ash clouds from the eruption in Iceland. The winds are blowing the other way so there are no signs of ash where I live some 200km from the volcano. I work in tourism so I've been on the phone all day with people that has been affected by the volcano. Some of them were trapped in the mountains when the eruption started behind the flooded areas. They are coming to town tomorrow. Now they might be trapped again because of cancelled flights. One couple from France came to visit their daughter. She is now stuck on the other side of the cut off ring road. Most people that were evacuated are now back at their farms though. Some flights are still landing in Iceland from Europe in half an hour or so. And we can still fly with domestic flights and to the US because Reykjavík airport and the international airport is on the right side of the eruption in regards to the wind.
I have no intention of being a pain but the eruption could last for a year! The last eruption in the 1800:s lasted for over a year but not constantly.This eruption is much bigger than the smaller eruption that started in March but is still not a huge one. This volcano has had 2 eruptions in historic time and both of them have triggered the much bigger Katla volcano to erupt. Katla is about 40 years overdue and a Katla Eruption might affect a far greater area!
So lets hope the eruption stays small and tourist friendly. And that the winds change.