I passed fortunately through this probation; and when we reached the other shore, Herr Horfuson pointed out to me how far the current had carried us down the river.
The valley in which Salsun and the Hecla are situated is one of those which are found only in Iceland.

It contains the greatest contrasts.
Here are charming fields covered with a rich green carpet of softest grass, and there again hills of black, shining lava; even the fertile plains are traversed by streams of lava and spots of sand.

Mount Hecla notoriously has the blackest lava and the blackest sand; and it may be imagined how the country looks in its immediate neighbourhood.

One hill only to the left of Hecla is reddish brown, and covered with sand and stones of a similar colour.

The centre is much depressed, and seems to form a large crater.