ICELAND VOLUNTEER VISIT

Ganztagesschule Jenisch-Gymnasium
21.-28.8.2014

Program
The idea arose as result of the preparation of our
Erasmus+ project Sustainable Outdoor Activities and
was organized by F.
Thursday 21.8. Arrival in Keflavk
Friday 22.8. School visit and sightseeing in Reykjavk
Saturday 23.8. UST Volunteer Program
Sunday 24.8. UST Volunteer Program
Monday 25.8. UST Volunteer Program
Tuesday 26.8. Excursion to Vestmannaeyjar
Wedensday 27.8. Vestmannaeyjar
Thursday 28.8. Departure

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
The volunteer work was organized in cooperation
with the Environment Agency of Iceland (UST).

Participants from Jenisch-Gymnasium (FLTR):

Peter Proeger, Johanna Ernst, Andr Schottermann,
Lauritz Sammann, Mortiz Lenz, Alina Barch, lfar S.
Arnarson, Lennart Coors and Geraldine Kruse.

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
On our way to the geothermal fields we stopped
at the lake Kleifarvatn, 8 km2 in size and 97 m deep.

Wind and water eroded tuff palagonit from volcanic

eruptions under the ice.

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
The students stayed in a small hut owned by the UST
in Seltn. The teachers had to be content with staying
in tents.
lfar preparing the lamb lobe and then slow grilling in
a hole in the ground.
A small but cosy place.

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
The area is a geothermal field with hot mud pools and
solfatarians. The water emerges to the surface at just
about boiling temperature and the earth crust is thin.

Dissolved minerals have painted the place in different

colours.

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
Our work was to fill sand into the path and to margin
the foot path with rocks.
On Saturday and Sunday the weather stayed mostly
dry and the work made good progress.

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
On Monday it rained more or less and we had to do
the most difficult part digging around the boardwalk.
After a few minutes everyone was wet and dirty.

Volunteer Work in the Nature Reserve

Reykjanesflkvangur
We worked half the day and used the rest of the time
to look around, e.g. the cliffs at Krsuvkurbjarg.

Excursion to Westman Islands

After the volunteer work we went back to Reykjavk
and had a bath in the geothermal openair swimming
pool.
The next day we went by ferry from Landeyjahfn to
the Westman Islands, where 1973-74 a volcano
eruption nearly destroyed the fishing village on the
island Heimaey.

We stayed one night on the island and after another

night in Reykjavk we had to return home to Germany.

Good bye!