ROUTE I.—TO GEYSIR AND HEKLA. 115 sequently, after rounding the heads of the inlets, oyer an excellent newly-made road, will bring the party hack to the capital after, as will he admitted hy all, a highly interesting twelve days’ excursion. In conclusion, the author would observe here that if a tourist has a couple of days to spare, they cannot be passed in a more agreeable manner than by making an excursion to Reykjanes, the south-west extremity of Iceland. Accommodation will be obtainable at StaKr parsonage, five hours’ ride from Kr'isuv’ik. From here, the next morning, a short ride will bring him to a tremendous fissure, the Hauksvor&ugja, at the southern extremity of which are several hot springs. North of this fissure is another of less extent. The whole of this region has been subjected to great volcanic distur- bance ; and the vast lava floods that have here issued at various times cover an area of over 500 square miles! In all probability the volcanic outlets here mark the course of a subterranean channel running in a south-westerly direction from the centre of the island, connected with the great central volcanic vent there. Mr. Yincent, in his excellent paper above alluded to, says : ‘ The living sulphur mines of the Xrisuvik region are all ranged on lines evidently cor- responding to the great volcanic diagonal line stretching from Cape Reykjanes to the Lake of Myvatn.’ This channel extends beneath the sea for a considerable distance, eruptions having taken place forty-five miles to the south-west of the coast. About twelve miles from Reylcjanes in that direction are a group of islets, the Mdeyjar (Fire-isles), which are craters that frequently erupt. It was mentioned in the geological description of the island, that the existence of a channel running in this direction, connected with a central vent, was proved in a marked manner in 1783, when the eighth recorded eruption off Reykjanes took place at the same time that the vast lava-floods burst forth in the vicinity of the Skaptar Jdkull. The first recorded eruption in the Reykjanes district occurred in a.d. 1211. It was accompanied by terrible earthquakes, and eighteen people lost their lives. A list of the recorded eruptions will be found in the right-hand upper corner of the map. Should the weather be calm, a boat and men should be hired at Staftr, and an excursion made to the Fire-isles; where it is believed no Englishman has yet set foot. On the journey from Sta^r to Reykjavik, the northernmost fissure may be visited, the path passing close to. It is a longish day’s ride, from Sta%r to the capital, but may be done by making an early start.

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