May 26, 2001 Our early afternoon flight to Boston on Continental in first class was pleasant. We departed Boston on Icelandair promptly at 9:30 p.m. for our five-hour flight to Reykjavik. We had ample leg room in the exit row, but the seats seemed more narrow than usual, and there were no blankets! May 27, 2001 Arriving at Keflavik Airport at 6:30 a.m. after only a couple of hours’ sleep, our feet were disinfected on mats to prevent introducing foot and mouth disease as we entered the terminal. Our 40-minute bus ride to Reykjavik gave us our first glimpse of the volcanism that created this diverse island. Lava covered the barren land all around, making the landscape seem like something on Mars. The broad expanses of volcanic rock seemed inhospitable at first but soon proved to
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