07.02.2003 — Skálholt

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Images from my way back from Geysir over Hveragerði to Reykjavík at 7. February 2003.
Once I was sitting in the public service vehicle the weather changed immediately and there as a beautiful light upon the snowy landscape. The driver was so kind to drop me of for some minutes near Skalholt while he did his usual service.
The shcedule would have force me to wait for one hour in Selfoss which would be a shame. I originally planed to stay until the evening in Hveragerði, but this plan was destroyed because I had to visit a computer caffe to fix a problem in my institute. So I was seeking for a solution to just have a quick view to the hot spring area of Hveragerði.
I decided to ask a friendly woman if she would like to give me a lift. She accepted very kindly and so I won one hour - and a much more comfortable trip than inside the bus because it was quite fun to talk with the driver. In general I have to say that talking to people in Iceland in winter time is very interesting because they are much more open than in summer when many tourists flood the whole island.
Moreover I've got some help inside the tourist office of Hveragerði. I just hope that Davið Samúelsson who works as staff there and is a friend of my driver could give me some contact ...