Last post I think I said we weren’t optimistic that our Northern Lights tour would be successful. Thora, our chirpy local guide picked us up at 9:30 last night and headed east, through a long road tunnel into an adjacent valley. It was snowing – heavily. At times it was like watching sand blowing across the road as the powder was whipped by strong winds. Thora though, retained her optimism we would see the lights and after a couple of stops for her to call contacts to check on activity, we stopped and waited.

At against our expectations they appeared, and quite strongly. Not strong greens and pinks to the naked eye, but amorphous grey green waves, lines, streaks and blobs that move and spread across the sky, disperse and then fade.

So here are some very inexpert photos. Fiddling with my camera at -4C and in the wind proved a trial, but yes, we can say we definitely saw the Lights.

Today our tour to the geothermal area and Lake Myvatn has been cancelled – snow overnight has made driving unsafe. We will do a food tour in town instead. Perils of winter travel in this park of the world.