Note: once again, depending on my phone for posting, the typeface and photos are glitchy.
While in Iceland, it was a disappointment to miss the Northern Lights by 15 minutes. I had seen green aurora previously in Edmonton from a distance and was hoping for something more impressive. Who knew it would be so spectacular, just 15 minutes from home.
On the 10th of May, still in the throes of Covid I had an outing. We drove to a nearby isolated bluff in a more rural area and parked facing north. A little while later we were joined by another Aurora seeker on the other side of the street. At 10:39 I heard a car door open and he was outside facing south. Deciding to do the same, I noticed swirling clouds above us. He took a photo with his phone and they were tinged with pink. Then the show began. It got brighter and thicker. At one point it was a dome raining down pink and green streaks of light.
When we arrived home at midnight, we
could still see it from our deck. If we hadn’t have faced south we would have missed the best part of the show. Who would have thought, given the name Northern Lights.
Ever practical C, summed up his thoughts: this sure saved us a lot of money as we don’t need to return to Iceland to chase the Aurora.
We drove to Harrison Lake and then stopped in Agassiz for dark skies and it was marvellous. But I still want to go to Iceland
Posted by: LoriAngela | May 25, 2024 at 08:29 AM