Getting in the mood...

BBC4's recent Iceland season couldn't have been better timed. Here are two of the highlights, still available on BBC iPlayer until Sunday 22nd:

Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0110grr/Julia_Bradburys_Icelandic_Walk/
Julia Bradbury hikes the famous Laugavegurinn trail in Iceland, which just so happens to pass right by the Eyjafjallajökull glacier and its eponymous volcano, which erupted last spring and caused air traffic chaos on both sides of the atlantic. I am really keen to hike at least part of this route while I am in Iceland, and given that previous ICV volunteers have worked on the trail, I may just get the chance to...

Storyville: Last days of the Arctic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0110ghk/Storyville_20102011_Last_Days_of_the_Arctic_Capturing_the_Faces_of_the_North/
A moving documentary following a photographer who has spent the past twenty years travelling to remote parts of Iceland and Greenland, documenting the traditional ways of life in the north that are fast disappearing due to climate change and modern technology. Stunning scenery and photography.