I love-love-love this place! Also at 00:39 AM.
the Highlands camp ends
life goes on
and we never stop
to take a breath
a nap if we’re lucky
and the countdown begins
•
but first, sushi
and second, pancakes
essentials missed most
outside civilization
a nap later
the summer solstice
plus two free days
equals a rental car
with the realization
we’ve been overpaying for months
•
at 18 PM on a Sunday
we embark on a mission
to see the midnight sun
somewhere in the North
planned just enough
that on the crossroad
towards the Westfjords
we head West
because it’s a crime
to leave Iceland without visiting
my favourite part
•
keep on driving at 1 AM
for a CHURCH and
SHEEP ON THE ROAD
to find a hot pool
within nature
without people
with a view
on the midsummer sun’s
sunset & sunrise
are clearly visible
on the East coast
of the Westfjords
at the end of
the 100 km gravel road
•
two weeks of privacy
in our canyon hot pool
were exceeded a day later
when we found
the pool of our dreams
on the other side
of one of Iceland’s 464 airports
with one flight every Friday
who knew floating food
at 3 AM tastes so good
thank you for this experience ❤️
•
2 days after coming back
from the one place
I needed them the most
I bought hiking boots
my old loyal pair
that conquered volcanoes
glaciers and Reykjavik
will get an environmentally friendly
Norse funeral (burning boOat)
they’ll be brought
to our good friend, SORPA
•
we spent a day at Family Aid
work like the devil’s behind you
kept us fishing
the cod with a pan from the box
but El Diablo allowed us
to join the rest of the country
at the vaccination factory
we only got one shot
and started the camp
on the same evening
•
imagine a house
full of Italian-speakers
and all three camp leaders
down with a fever
none of us had had
in a very long time
barely hanging on
for the next few days
but always ready
to meet motherpuffins
revisit our bird-poop-island
and have an intercultural dinner
of Italian food, tears,
olives, and lángos
before saying goodbye
to our dearest friends
with a jar of sand
and hugs that last forever
• • •
after letting you go
nothing will ever be the same
and chapter four begins
Inspiratsiookean 