I went to Iceland many years ago with my mother. We visited the Blue Lagoon spa and had a tour of Reykjavik and the surrounding country. It was June but there was still snow on the hills.
There were few, if any, trees, although I read that when the Vikings arrived, one third of the island was covered by ice, one third by lava and the rest was covered by forest. Sheep prevented any seedlings from growing. Where were the Wyoming cattlemen when they were needed?
We also had a cruise during which we saw orcas and seabirds such as puffins. I would really like to get a closer view of puffins.
In Reykjavik, we saw a rocky park that was supposed to be a reserve for fairies. Many Icelanders claim to believe in them.
Our guide told us that one night when her car broke down, some men that she had never seen before (perhaps that is unusual in a population as small as Iceland's) fixed her car for her and she never saw them again. She believed that they may have been hulduvolk (hidden people) who are usually invisible and sometimes mess with people but occasionally help them.
I read somewhere that there is, or was, in Europe, a widespread belief in hidden people who were said to be descendants of the unwashed children of Eve. According to the story, God visited Eve and asked to see her children. However, Eve only presented the ones who had had their baths. God was so angry that he decreed that if he couldn't see her unwashed children, neither would anyone else, nor would their descendants be seen.
If that story is true, God, maybe you could consider lightening up a bit.
