ROUTE III.-A SUMMER’S TOUR IN ICELAND. 127 Any pony which shows signs of giving in should he allowed to remain here until the party return, as there will he no need to take all the ponies on if some of the baggage is left behind. The excursion is strongly recommended, for it would he difficult to find a series of coastal landscapes to surpass those that are to he met with on the peninsula. Campbell says, in ‘ Frost and Fire’:—‘ All down the Snsefell peninsula, on both sides, are cones and craters of many shapes. ... At the head of the regiment of volcanoes is Snmfell, with its plains of basalt,’ and, the author may add, basaltic caverns. The traveller will he unfortunate indeed if during his ten days’ excursion on the peninsula he is not favoured with a view of the Jo/cull, and its connecting chain of mountains, with one of those gorgeous midnight sunset skies that are only to he seen in the far north; and at such a time even Burton thought the landscape, when seen from the sea, ‘a “thing of beauty,” even though the incomparable scenery of Magellan’s Straits, rendering me not a little fastidious, was still fresh within my brain’ (vol. ii. p. 100). Twelfth Day.—Reyliholt to Stafhott (StafE-holt). An easy day. The Hv'ita will have to he ferried. If the travellers are anglers, they will probably make a stay of several days in the vicinity, as there are two salmon rivers close by, the NorSra and pvera; and a third, the Grirtisa, within a few hours’ ride. These three rivers are tributary to the Hv'ita, which is a glacier-fed river. (See List of Salmon Fivers.) Thirteenth Day.—Stafholt to Strv&arhraun (Stead-lava). Three rivers will have to he forded or ferried on this day’s journey. StaJSarhraun parsonage is situated on the borders of an ancient lava-flood; from which it derives its name. There is a more direct route than that shown on the map, viz. over the fens between the rivers, hut this is not always practicable, even under the guidance of a local guide. Fourteenth Day. — Stri^arhraun to Miklaholt (Mickle-holt). Three rivers will have to he forded; and after passing the second, the Kalda (Cold-river), Eldborg (Fire-burg) will be seen. Accord- ing to the Annals this is the first of the Icelandic volcanic outlets that erupted subsequently to the settlement of the island. It is about 200 feet high, stands in the midst of a plain, and is sur- rounded on all sides by lava. Campbell, in ‘Frost and Fire’ (vol. ii. p. 431), says‘ At a guess the crater at Eldborg may he about 400 yards wide, and 200 feet deep. Wo measurements were taken, hut sketches were made. At the bottom of this great cup is a boss

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