@@JustIcelandic I agree Gylfi, no need to Rush for the leftovers 😂 However how are things going around Askja and Katla? That is way bigger than the fissures poppin up in the south west of Iceland. Much Love From Sweden 🐻👍💚
Yes it’s amazing the dangerous and long hours of work they do. This is one reason Iceland is so expensive. It’s an amazing country in many ways. It stole my heart when I was there in June.
Yes, that's what I thought, too. Icelanders are not only tough, but creative peoole. Not resigning , each and every time coming up with new solutions. Profound respect for this country!
The success of the protective dirt and rock berms against the various lava flows will 100% be studied in the future as a textbook example of success by future geologists and engineers.
That is crazy how it looks now. Those berms really saved the blue lagoon and the power plant! Hope that continues to be the case. Looking at the old footage before any of this happened made it look so defenseless and vulnerable, so innocent. How things have changed. Wow....
I’m so glad this eruption is proving less damaging than feared. On a smaller but still significant scale, I’m also glad you decided not to go rushing down to the eruption to get footage so many others were already collecting. Your way has always been unique both in purpose and in execution, and I feel you are wise to stay safe and warm where you can work on your ongoing projects. I look forward to seeing them as they are completed. Thank you for your wonderful videos.
I was there in June. We were lucky to get into Blue Lagoon as it had been closed a few days before. We someone. Absurd to drive past the outskirts of Grindavik. I have a soft spot for Grindavik and of course Gilfy.
thanks for another video gylfi. i have to agree there's no need to risk the trip if the eruption is ending soon the winter footage was great as was the horse 😁
I will try to make it but need to combine some freelance job into the package because this is no longer as strong subject as it used to be :) and i dont like filming when there as so many others around dion the same :) hoping for different angles as things settle a bit :)
I’m envious of the warm swimming pool options . I didn’t make it to Akureyri 😿 but I gather the climate is warmer in summer than we’d expect. It’s a very attractive city.
And as we know, you live on the island of Fire and Ice. My grandparents on the Christopherson side came from Iceland to Canada and established through the Canadian government New Iceland near Manitoba. Years ago I met the President and his wife from Iceland when they visited San Francisco and came to our family Honorary party. I am proud of my Viking heritage..Blessings to you and yours...
Time for optimism now and repairing what mother nature has thrown at Iceland. All credit to the workers who have done so much to restrict the lava flow. Thank you Gylfi, and the horse, for explaining how things are improving.
Thanks for sharing your calm perspective and all the excellent “before” video of the car park, roads, power lines, and the hot water pipeline. It seems that this eruption was incredibly powerful in the first few hours but started decreasing flow quickly. The first part was enough volume to reach the Blue Lagoon but the engineers and construction crews designed and built the berms to withstand it.
The horse looks ready for winter. Thanks for the update. Someone should take a group photo of all the heavy equipment operators who have so bravely defended the power plant, Blue Lagoon, and Gridavik. And the road and power crews who get everything up and running after every eruption, too.
Good morning and thanks for the update. 5:18 Stunning footage like this is why I love your channel. Thanks again Gylfi. ETA 7:52 And thanks for the smile too. Best regards.
I thought the parking lot was always considered to most likely be an eventual sacrifice. It was built on top of a lava field, and the next one will be on top of a new lava field. And if it was particularly important to protect, they wouldn't have built the berm behind it.
Love the Horse Smiling at the end !! Wow the people who work to keep life going after Lava flo are precious !! And Thank You for such valuable information and scenery !!
Thanks Gylfi for putting information together to support the videos already put out. Sometimes visuals are exciting, but to know what, where and when Is the icing on that cake :)
What a stunner opening shot !! Just beautiful footage all around. Loving the before and (so far) after shots. Jeesh ! That WAS a fast flow. What an incredibly hard-working crew building berms, figuring the channeling aspects and always working on what shows up next !
I believe I locked my backpack in that building when I visited the blue lagoon. Thank you little building, RIP. Also, I value your explanations / interpretations much more than immediate footage - thank you too, Gylfi.
Let's hope luck holds for both geothermal plant and Blue Lagoon. Thankyou, Gylfi. I agree with you: no need to drive the roads currently. Stay safe. Best to you and your compatriots.
Gylfi, last night I was watching Afar TV on UA-cam. They were featuring the Icelandic fellow who has linked his website to his drone controller, allowing anyone with a good Internet connection and a credit card to fly his drone high up over the Reykjanes Peninsula, remotely. Amazing. I was thinking of you, wondering if you were on the road, driving in the frozen dark at high velocity towards the orange glow, like a moth to a flame. Last night, I must have fallen asleep in this chair, briefly, as when I woke the TV was live from Afar. It was still dark in Iceland, and it must have been early in your morning there. The camera was pointing south-west, with smoke from the new crevasse rising in the foreground. Through the smoke I could see a long line of automobile headlamps, probably on that Airport road, coming from the city -- early risers headed for the Blue Lagoon perhaps, trying to catch a glimpse of the new eruption? It is now snowing in your video. The scene is beautiful -- oh, but there's that old horse again. That nag is sorely in need of orthodontry. It is good to know that you were not out there in traffic. Stay safe and warm, and I'm sending you my best regards from the Rocky Mountains, where the nights have been as cold as the Arctic Circle lately. 🧙🏼♂️🇺🇸
It is so incredible to see beautiful places where I've actually been at that exact spot and see how different it is now. I've been watching your videos for months and seeing the encroachment on the blue lagoon and wondering if it was going to be saved. So glad to see that you have!
Your commentary, facts, and science, with spectacular footage, is the reason your channel, Glyfi, is my first point of access. Trustable and reliable citizen journalism is a rare thing and should be cherished. Greeting from Melbourne, Australia, where it isn't as hot as Iceland's lava... yet. Here comes our Summer.
Fabulous warm red light in those shots - and 'wel-jel' ( british for really jealous) of your fabulous swimming pools ! Asume that is Akureyri ? Great record of BL as was .....
Thank You Gylfi for your continuing updates. It's always great to see a notification saying that there is a new video from you. Do not take a risk of going out on icy roads if it is unnecessary. Stay warm and take care. Sending you greetings and best wishes from NZ.
The picture of the town covered in snow looks lovely. I would much rather see the snow than seeing lava covering a parking lot, especially when it can be replaced. ❄
Fantastic pictures. I was in Iceland two weeks ago and this would have been the highlight of my trip! I have always wanted to see a volcano , since I was a kid. Disappointed to have missed it but I was coming back anyway. I love the Icelandic stoicism around this natural phenomenon. Everyone I talked to just accepted it as if it was a minor inconvenience. I am staggered at the scale of the lava field around blue lagoon. It hits home how close we were to such awesome power. Thanks for doing this!
If there's one thing Iceland excels at it's civil engineering. Total respect to the engineers and operators who put that berm together and stepped up at the last moment to close the gaps. It was like watching a siege army at work. I hope everyone gets a chance to catch their breath before the next mad bit of engineering :)
Wow, what a sentence that doesn't make much sense in most of the world: "It will take around two weeks to build a new road over new lava and that road will of course be free of ice for some time!" To do: sum up Iceland in roughly two dozen words: check.
Save your road time for the next one. That fresh snow might reveal some heated land out there . Thanx for clearing up the parking lot damage that the live cams just don’t cover.
Best hopes from N Commifornia--for minimal disruption and damage. Iceland is one of most compelling nations. Seems the power plant was very well placed behind hills, for this sort of eruption, not knowing more that looks brilliant.
"like toothpicks in a burnt chocolate cake" -- such a telling image! Made my morning
'Like toothpicks on a burnt chocolate cake' - genius! Thanks Gylfi for the update.
Oh, I loved the smiling horse with a winter coat!! Thank you!!
Smiles to you, Gylfi! Thanks for your updates yesterday and today with past and present footage!
Thank you so much!
@@JustIcelandic I agree Gylfi, no need to Rush for the leftovers 😂
However how are things going around Askja and Katla?
That is way bigger than the fissures poppin up in the south west of Iceland.
Much Love From Sweden 🐻👍💚
Iceland is blessed to have such dedicated workers to defend their infrastructure ......Amazingly courageous! Thanks for this update!
Yes it’s amazing the dangerous and long hours of work they do. This is one reason Iceland is so expensive. It’s an amazing country in many ways. It stole my heart when I was there in June.
Yes, that's what I thought, too.
Icelanders are not only tough, but creative peoole. Not resigning , each and every time coming up with new solutions.
Profound respect for this country!
Oh my goodness that smile made my day. 🐴 Thanks again for all you do.
🐴 enjoy
Watching from Australia, appreciate all your work. Amazing footage and good information. Thank you 🖤 @JustIcelandic
I'm glad the power plant and the Blue lagoon are safe
Thins look better for a change :)
Thank you sir, appreciate your level headed approach to reporting.
Icelanders and their engineering rock! 🙌🏼👏🏼❤️🇮🇸
And it's rock engineering ...🙂
Your sensible approach is definitely the way go, safety is paramount.
The success of the protective dirt and rock berms against the various lava flows will 100% be studied in the future as a textbook example of success by future geologists and engineers.
Relieved for you all that such an important part of the tourist industry and job sector was protected.
Good to hear from you. Keep it up. Thank you for your reporting and don’t spend money that you don’t need to. good job.😊
That is crazy how it looks now. Those berms really saved the blue lagoon and the power plant! Hope that continues to be the case. Looking at the old footage before any of this happened made it look so defenseless and vulnerable, so innocent. How things have changed. Wow....
I’m so glad this eruption is proving less damaging than feared. On a smaller but still significant scale, I’m also glad you decided not to go rushing down to the eruption to get footage so many others were already collecting. Your way has always been unique both in purpose and in execution, and I feel you are wise to stay safe and warm where you can work on your ongoing projects. I look forward to seeing them as they are completed. Thank you for your wonderful videos.
I was there in September, was amazed that the last lava flow cut off the entry road! Glad they built those barrier walls! It’s a nice facility!
I was there in June. We were lucky to get into Blue Lagoon as it had been closed a few days before. We someone. Absurd to drive past the outskirts of Grindavik. I have a soft spot for Grindavik and of course Gilfy.
thanks for another video gylfi. i have to agree there's no need to risk the trip if the eruption is ending soon
the winter footage was great as was the horse 😁
I will try to make it but need to combine some freelance job into the package because this is no longer as strong subject as it used to be :) and i dont like filming when there as so many others around dion the same :) hoping for different angles as things settle a bit :)
Akureyri looks beautiful in the snow!
I’m envious of the warm swimming pool options . I didn’t make it to Akureyri 😿 but I gather the climate is warmer in summer than we’d expect. It’s a very attractive city.
And as we know, you live on the island of Fire and Ice. My grandparents on the Christopherson side came from Iceland to Canada and established through the Canadian government New Iceland near Manitoba. Years ago I met the President and his wife from Iceland when they visited San Francisco and came to our family Honorary party. I am proud of my Viking heritage..Blessings to you and yours...
Hello, fellow Icelandic Canadian! *offers you some vinarterta*
Thanks for sharing your background. 🇨🇦🇮🇸
Time for optimism now and repairing what mother nature has thrown at Iceland.
All credit to the workers who have done so much to restrict the lava flow.
Thank you Gylfi, and the horse, for explaining how things are improving.
Thanks for sharing your calm perspective and all the excellent “before” video of the car park, roads, power lines, and the hot water pipeline. It seems that this eruption was incredibly powerful in the first few hours but started decreasing flow quickly. The first part was enough volume to reach the Blue Lagoon but the engineers and construction crews designed and built the berms to withstand it.
The horse looks ready for winter. Thanks for the update. Someone should take a group photo of all the heavy equipment operators who have so bravely defended the power plant, Blue Lagoon, and Gridavik. And the road and power crews who get everything up and running after every eruption, too.
I was thinking about the workers picture too! Maybe a calendar 😅
Good morning and thanks for the update.
5:18 Stunning footage like this is why I love your channel. Thanks again Gylfi.
ETA 7:52 And thanks for the smile too. Best regards.
Exceptional footage as always! Thank you Gylfi !! 🙏
Beautiful little horse. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. It brightens my day. Stay safe & warm.
I waited to watch your update, rather than the breaking news style videos of this latest development. True fan!
I thought the parking lot was always considered to most likely be an eventual sacrifice. It was built on top of a lava field, and the next one will be on top of a new lava field. And if it was particularly important to protect, they wouldn't have built the berm behind it.
Love the Horse Smiling at the end !! Wow the people who work to keep life going after Lava flo are precious !! And Thank You for such valuable information and scenery !!
"I have spent many dull moments there" 🤣
Impressive geoengineering! (also impressive: saying "Icelands *hottest* tourist spot" with a straight face...)
Greetigs from Finland. I appreciate your work very much and I love the volcano island Iceland ❤
Thank you Gilfi…. And double thanks for the lovely horsey smile. What a character.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Gylfi. We value your updates
. Look forward to your Iceland nature footage!❤🎉
Ah! The calming informative voice of our dear friend Gilfy!
It would take the UK government 13 years to rebuild the carpark....
Iceland rocks... literally!!!
The workers are doing a great job. Thanks for the beautiful video. ❤
Thank you too
That's a great update!
Thank you!
That is maybe the best horse I've ever seen...
That cute, sassy horse at the end pretty much says it all. Lots of smiles from Canada.
I was just there in July. It sucks for what was lost, but the engineers have done some amazing work to control where the lava flow goes.
Love the smiles, Icelandic ponies so cute. Thanks Gylifi
Dedication to the people. The UK could learn much
thank you for the update, very wintery in north iceland, keep warm
Thanks Gylfi for putting information together to support the videos already put out. Sometimes visuals are exciting, but to know what, where and when Is the icing on that cake :)
What a stunner opening shot !! Just beautiful footage all around. Loving the before and (so far) after shots. Jeesh ! That WAS a fast flow. What an incredibly hard-working crew building berms, figuring the channeling aspects and always working on what shows up next !
Always informative, friendly and pleasant. Cheers from Round Rock, Texas~!
Thanks for watching!
And always looking for the bright side...👍
😂 smile! I love your work and how you do it! Smiles
I believe I locked my backpack in that building when I visited the blue lagoon. Thank you little building, RIP. Also, I value your explanations / interpretations much more than immediate footage - thank you too, Gylfi.
Let's hope luck holds for both geothermal plant and Blue Lagoon. Thankyou, Gylfi. I agree with you: no need to drive the roads currently. Stay safe. Best to you and your compatriots.
Gylfi, last night I was watching Afar TV on UA-cam. They were featuring the Icelandic fellow who has linked his website to his drone controller, allowing anyone with a good Internet connection and a credit card to fly his drone high up over the Reykjanes Peninsula, remotely. Amazing.
I was thinking of you, wondering if you were on the road, driving in the frozen dark at high velocity towards the orange glow, like a moth to a flame.
Last night, I must have fallen asleep in this chair, briefly, as when I woke the TV was live from Afar. It was still dark in Iceland, and it must have been early in your morning there.
The camera was pointing south-west, with smoke from the new crevasse rising in the foreground. Through the smoke I could see a long line of automobile headlamps, probably on that Airport road, coming from the city -- early risers headed for the Blue Lagoon perhaps, trying to catch a glimpse of the new eruption?
It is now snowing in your video. The scene is beautiful -- oh, but there's that old horse again. That nag is sorely in need of orthodontry.
It is good to know that you were not out there in traffic. Stay safe and warm, and I'm sending you my best regards from the Rocky Mountains, where the nights have been as cold as the Arctic Circle lately.
🧙🏼♂️🇺🇸
Shawn Willsey works with Nature Eye to do the something similar. Shawn is a US geology professor that has a great UA-cam channel.
Fascinating as ever. I agree with the horse.
Love the horse smile! Don't take chances on the roads!
It is so incredible to see beautiful places where I've actually been at that exact spot and see how different it is now. I've been watching your videos for months and seeing the encroachment on the blue lagoon and wondering if it was going to be saved. So glad to see that you have!
Icelanders are badasses.👏👏👏
Thank you for the great update, I’m relieved to learn things are not as bad as some news articles portrayed.
Your commentary, facts, and science, with spectacular footage, is the reason your channel, Glyfi, is my first point of access. Trustable and reliable citizen journalism is a rare thing and should be cherished.
Greeting from Melbourne, Australia, where it isn't as hot as Iceland's lava... yet.
Here comes our Summer.
Praying for Iceland... Love the pony smile... God be with you all.
Fabulous warm red light in those shots - and 'wel-jel' ( british for really jealous) of your fabulous swimming pools ! Asume that is Akureyri ? Great record of BL as was .....
Excellent update! Thank you for all that you do!
Thank You Gylfi for your continuing updates. It's always great to see a notification saying that there is a new video from you. Do not take a risk of going out on icy roads if it is unnecessary. Stay warm and take care. Sending you greetings and best wishes from NZ.
Icelanders unfazed .❤
Now I finally know where your avatar picture came from 😄
Thanks for the smile - great looking pony! Looking forward to a Christmas video in your special style.
OMG, I LOVE that horse!
Yo... and Ho...
Love the tenacity... Going Pro...!
Again...
... Wow!
We just need a webcam to show the fearless workers build a new car park as soon as the lava stops moving.
Big smile back Gylfi ❤️✌️👍
Thank you for this great report!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love that beautiful smile! Best part of the video!🐴
🇦🇺 Fantastic smile to end the video!😁
Thanks for this good presentation, Gylfi😀!
The picture of the town covered in snow looks lovely. I would much rather see the snow than seeing lava covering a parking lot, especially when it can be replaced. ❄
i hope it slows down. looks like everything is holding..... glad to see everyone is okay
Thanks for the update! Also love your snow video! The happy horse is hilarious! 😂❤❤ Take care, be safe! From snowless Minnesota USA.
Lava: *Destroys roads.*
Iclenaders: Great! When we rebuilt it we'll have a road with floor heating!
Icelandic engineering versus lava always makes a great video topic. Thank you!
Fantastic pictures. I was in Iceland two weeks ago and this would have been the highlight of my trip! I have always wanted to see a volcano , since I was a kid. Disappointed to have missed it but I was coming back anyway. I love the Icelandic stoicism around this natural phenomenon. Everyone I talked to just accepted it as if it was a minor inconvenience. I am staggered at the scale of the lava field around blue lagoon. It hits home how close we were to such awesome power. Thanks for doing this!
Thank you for the update, Gylfi. Much appreciated.
If there's one thing Iceland excels at it's civil engineering. Total respect to the engineers and operators who put that berm together and stepped up at the last moment to close the gaps. It was like watching a siege army at work. I hope everyone gets a chance to catch their breath before the next mad bit of engineering :)
Awesome views as always, thank you!
Wow, what a sentence that doesn't make much sense in most of the world: "It will take around two weeks to build a new road over new lava and that road will of course be free of ice for some time!"
To do: sum up Iceland in roughly two dozen words: check.
Love the "smile" :)
great post about the parking lot...
Thank you Gylfi ❤ Lo and behold - I am smiling again! My favorite icelander conveys good news to go with my morning coffee!
At this rate you guys are gonna need a tunnel to enter the Blue Lagoon :x
Save your road time for the next one.
That fresh snow might reveal some heated land out there .
Thanx for clearing up the parking lot damage that the live cams just don’t cover.
Thank you for your dedicated work and amazing footage (and the horse in the snow 🥰)!
Herzlichen Dank für diese Informationen und dieses Video! Liebe Grüße aus Wien und alles Gute für eure Arbeit 👍🍀❤️🤗
Thankyou so much for the information. You keep us so well up to date. Ending with the smiling horse 😁 makes my day. God helg!
Gylfi, As always, love your video. Coffee on the way tomorrow. Safe travels,My Friend. I Hope You Have a Better Day, Boscawen,NH
Mother nature just repaved the parking lot. lol
Happy Hunting for "Christmas footage", happy editing, too! Thank you, Gylfi! ❤🎉
Thanks for the update Gylfi. Smiles to you. Stay safe. 😀😀😀❤
Well done!
Thank-you, as always Gylfi.
Superb video detail. (and comentary)
do not think this is coming to a end, personally i think this will go on for more years to come
Thank you so much for your videos! They are appreciated.
Wow...I didn't see that coming...but I'm glad everything is OK there. As always...stay safe and God bless...
Best hopes from N Commifornia--for minimal disruption and damage. Iceland is one of most compelling nations.
Seems the power plant was very well placed behind hills, for this sort of eruption, not knowing more that looks brilliant.