ARTICLE: A Holiday to Island

A Holiday to Iceland
Ivan Cherganski

Have you ever been to Iceland? If not you definitely should, as it is one magnificent country. I reluctantly visited it with my friends last May but came back rather surprised by what I saw.
Iceland is not only closer than you think, but far different than you ever imagined.Where else can you witness such marvels of Mother Nature as a tremendous icecap and several glaciers, spouting geysers and steaming solfataras, volcanoes, raging rivers and magnificent waterfalls, a multitude of birds, cavorting whales just offshore and many other surprises. All those things combined with the breathtaking landscape of the island contribute for an incredible experience.
We went to see an actual dormant volcano. It was enormous and had smoke coming out of the crater. It was so huge that it made us feel like tiny ants standing beneath it. It looked as if it was just about to erupt. The terrain around a volcano isn’t exactly what one would call beautiful. The ground was covered by sharp edgy rocks which could theар right trough out clothes. That’s what our guide told us. We had to walk trough it very carefully because there were places where the ground was practically melting so our guide had to step very carefully while leading us. His shoe actually caught fire ones.
On the next day we traveled home and told our families about what had happened. And all in all I have to say that given the opportunity I’d go there again. Next time I’ll try not to drop the camera on the rough terrain.