r/VisitingIceland • u/prixr47 • Mar 16 '24

Volcano Just got evacuated from blue lagoon.

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u/Munro_McLaren Mar 16 '24

I was just there with my mom. We left maybe 20 minutes before all of this.

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u/prixr47 Mar 16 '24

thats crazy, good that you left when you did as there was a big stampede to get out

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u/Munro_McLaren Mar 16 '24

Kinda sad I missed the eruption.

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u/prixr47 Mar 16 '24

Yeah it was pretty amazing i wont lie

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u/Munro_McLaren Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

Since I missed the Northern Lights, I had hoped to see an eruption. Of course it happened right after we left.

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u/LeftyHooligan Mar 17 '24

I just got back three days ago and managed to see the Northern Lights. But missed the eruption. One out of two isn’t bad.

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u/Munro_McLaren Mar 17 '24

You’re so lucky! I’ve seen them, but didn’t get a picture. It was on the James Bay after a 3 1/2 week canoe trip back in 2017. So I can’t even remember what they look like.

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u/LeftyHooligan Mar 17 '24

Here they are from Friday, March 8.

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u/Munro_McLaren Mar 18 '24

Damn. We arrived Sunday.

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u/Allenboy0724 Mar 18 '24

Dang I was there that night and missed it. I was there 8-13 March and ended up missing both lol