Iceland – Day 1 – 18th February 2014

We arrived safe and well in Reykjavik this morning, but after an early start for a lot of the Welshot crew we didn't really feel like jumping straight into a full on photography session.

We left the first Photography outing until about 4pm when the Welshot group gathered at the Hot Dog kiosk, "Bæjarins beztu". After a few members sampled the wares, we proceeded along the waterfront to the Sun Voyager, viking ship sculpture.

The Sun Voyager, Reykjavik Waterfront.

It was bitterly cold today on the waterfront and soon the decision was made to head off to a local hostelry for refreshments (Beer). We'd just got settled to watch the Man City v Barcelona match when we had a tip off (thanks Kris Williams) that the Aurora was out there. I went and popped my head outside and sure enough there was a faint hint of green light in the sky. We ventured to the waterfront again to the Sun Voyager sculpture.

The Sun Voyager at night, with Aurora Borealis.

We were later told that the column of light that intersected the Aurora Borealis was an art installation by Yoko Ono as a tribute to John Lennon, I think we were told it was called the Peace Light.

Aurora Borealis and The Peace Light

So not a bad first night really. A few of the group will be kicking themselves for not venturing out, but it was bitterly cold and it had been a very long day.