Emotional Mayhem

Iceland was on my bucket list, but I can now cross it off. But it is difficult to cross off Iceland for it is more different than anywhere I have ever visited. Driving past a "lava field" from a recent only weeks old volcano made me sit up very straight. Volcanos do explode. It does take time for that hot molten lava to cool as I witnessed with my own eyes the steam rising near our tour bus.  On we traveled to the Blue Lagoon. Walking down the path with other bucket listers I braced the wind bravely knowing I was soon to visit a place I had seen many photos of over the years. Seeing is believing as I gazed at the unusually beautiful blue water with froth bubbling up like whipped cream.  Tectonic plates looked something like my childhood textbook and there they were on another trek through the idyllic beauty of Iceland. They do exist. I thought of all the photographers over time who took in this majesty so children could study it miles and miles away. Here I stood. This too is