Iceland - Day 4

The day started on a campsite north of Húsavík, Camping 66.12 North. It was a wild and windy field, (see extra) looking out northwards over the North Atlantic, with no land between us and the North Pole. All along the shore was driftwood, which apparently originates in Siberia. I think this was both the wildest, and the best, campsite of the trip. The farmer was very friendly and chatty and provided a heated kitchen as well as excellent showers and toilets.
The campsite was a lucky find but our next activity was planned - a visit to GeoSea, a spa fed by a hot sea-water spring,  on top of the cliffs just north of Húsavík. (See extra) Three pools, including one where you could sit in the warm water and drink beer. Not cheap, but a great place to be when the temperature is only just above freezing and the wind is howling. On the headland opposite we could see the snow level creeping down the mountain!
Then it was off to Myvatn, Midge Lake. After yet another spectacular drive we arrived in the evening just as snow started to fall. At the north end of Myvatn is the village of Reykjahlíð and we were camped there. The combination of snow and black lava was wonderful, photographically speaking.  Iceland is still being formed and in some ways everything feels temporary. The lava in the foreground of my picture flowed less than three hundred years ago, destroying two farms. The explosion crater behind the village, Hverfell, formed around 2500 years ago. Who knows when the next bit of Iceland will be covered in fresh lava?
The picture is taken shortly after 10 pm. and when I got back from my walk around midnight it wasn’t much darker. We slept with hats on, and the next morning the ground was well covered in snow!
This is a backblip posted on June 8. Today's blip is here.