Visiting an icecave shortly before it will end up in the Jökulsarlon Lagoon is a bit of an adventure. While the cave is secured and permanently supervised by specialists, I could not help thinking that with all the melting water flowing and the whole thing known to be a fast moving glacier, this structure would at best be a very temporary phenomenon. Our guide explained that this cave would be good for another 4 to 5 months or so before it becomes unsafe. As I made it through and out safely, I think he knew what he was talking about.
Way in
The entrance into the cave looked rather rickety…
Footpaths have been laid and hacked into the ice for safe passage
More, less or not trasparent at all
Some sections of the glacier have been exposed to ash from vulcanic eruptions, others havn’t
Suddenly, there is a totally different section of ice in different colour and shape
Melting away…
Trying to capture the magic
Wall of ice
From inside looking out…
Way back to the surface
In the end, there was a mixed bag of feelings. It was awe inspiring to see and feel how this in places up to 1000 meter thick glacier (the biggest in Europe) evolves and at the same time wondering what the future with a warming climate might hold for this amazing creation of mother nature.
To see our post about icebergs ending their life-cycle in the ocean and on black lava sand beaches, click here
To see our post about waterfalls, click here
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