A Visit to Iceland

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A Visit to Iceland John Barrow

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A Visit to Iceland
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  Nothingamusedmemore,whenIhadlodgingsofthisdescription,thanthecuriosityofthepeople,whowouldrushineverymorning,assoonasIopenedthedoor。Thefirstthingtheysaidtoeachotherwasalways,\"Krarhefurhunsovid\"Wherecanshehaveslept?。ThegoodpeoplecouldnotconceivehowitwaspossibletospendanightALONEinachurchsurroundedbyachurchyard;theyperhapsconsideredmeanevilspiritorawitch,andwouldtoogladlyhaveascertainedhowsuchacreatureslept。WhenIsawtheirdisappointedfaces,Ihadtoturnawaynottolaughatthem。

  June29th。

  EarlythenextmorningIcontinuedmyjourney。NotfarfromSkalholtwecametotheriverThiorsa,whichisdeepandrapid。Wecrossedinaboat;butthehorseshadtoswimafterus。Itisoftenverytroublesometomakethehorsesenterthesestreams;theyseeatoncethattheywillhavetoswim。Theguideandboatmencannotleavetheshoretillthehorseshavebeenforcedintothestream;

  andeventhentheyhavetothrowstones,tothreatenthemwiththewhip,andtofrightenthembyshoutsandcries,topreventthemfromreturning。

  Whenwehadmadenearlytwelvemilesonmarshyroads,wecametothebeautifulwaterfalloftheHuitha。Thisfallisnotsoremarkableforitsheight,whichisscarcelymorethanfifteentotwentyfeet,asforitsbreadth,andforitsquantityofwater。Somebeautifulrocksaresoplacedattheledgeofthefall,thattheydivideitintothreeparts;butitunitesagainimmediatelybeneaththem。Thebedoftheriver,aswellasitsshores,isoflava。

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