Aurora Borealis

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I don’t have a bucket list. But if I did, then the Northern Lights would surely be on it. After all, it is by far the most common bucket list item of all (ahead of #2 “skydiving” and #3 “getting a tattoo”).

Well as soon as I set foot on Icelandic soil, it started to shake. Multiple earthquakes on my first day in Reykjavik. A massive volcanic eruption predicted, within hours, or days.

Not exactly the breathtaking symphony that I had been hoping for, but a fascinating phenomenon, a memorable experience.

 
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