
On the final day of the Iceland 2014 Peace Run, we looked out of the window of our accomodation towards the Langjökull Glacier.
Síðasti dagur Friðarhlaupsins á Íslandi 2014 og við litum út um gluggann og sáum jökulinn sem við áttum eftir að heimsækja í dag.

We bade farewell to our very generous host. At this stage the weather was quite clear...
Við kvöddum Sæmund Ásgeirsson, hinn góðhjartaða eiganda Gamla Bæjar. Á þessum tímapunkti var veðrið bjart...

This road was closed due to bad road conditions, from the melting of the glacier....
Vegurinn á Kaldadal var lokaður vegna færðar vegna bráðnunar jöklanna...

The running was tough and soon we were soaked to the skin.
Það leið ekki á löngu þar til við vorum orðin hundblaut.

We ran as far as we could go to the edge of the glacier.
Við hlupum eins langt og við gátum að jökulröndinni.

We joined our fellow glacier watchers and set off.
Við tókum okkar sæti ásamt öðrum jöklaferðalöngum og áfram var haldið.

After several attempts to get on to the glacier's edge, our truck finally succeeded. It was deep watery snow at this point and only very skilled driving saw us safely through.
Það var enginn barnaleikur að koma þessum 20 tonna trukki yfir blauta jökulröndina og það hversu vel tókst til sýnir hæfileika bílstjóra okkar, Guttorms Björns Þórarinssonar.

On the top of the glacier, conditions were brutal. Driving sleet and very cold, with almost zero visibility.
Á jökultoppnum voru aðstæður krefjandi, slydda, kuldi og nær ekkert útsýni.

Our truck was in its element and totally at home in the deep snow.
En trukkurinn okkar virtist kunna vel við sig.

The driver had deflated the tyres so that the truck sat on top of the snow.
Búið var að taka loft úr dekkjunum svo að trukkurinn gat setið á snjónum.

We could barely see in the driving horizontal sleet.
Það var vart hægt að sjá út úr auga í slyddunni.

Our new friends joined us with the banner. Our truck driver is holding the torch.
Hinir jöklaferðalangarnir hópuðust saman með okkur og bílstjórinn okkar, Guttormur Björn Þórarinsson, heldur á kyndlinum.