Jon starts his sabbatical in Iceland

A new chapter of the project began on 30 December, as Jon Benstead and family moved out to Iceland for the next seven months. We arrived to lots of snow, about 7 hours of daylight each day, and the insanity of New Year's Eve in Reykjavik. Neither words nor photos can do justice to the fireworks over the city - you just have to see it for yourself. Here's Lillian standing next to some of the curbside detritus the next day. Yes, that's 100 2-inch tubes - Icelanders don't mess around!






































Heidi has also been settling in. Here she is getting friendly with a local...

Expect regular reports on life in Iceland from now on. There may even be some science every now and then. Now back to preparing for the next bout of winter fieldwork...