The volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajökull Glacier has ended and no activity has been visible for a few days now. This is great news for the farmers around the volcano that have had to endure considerable ash fall on their fields. Tourism in Iceland has experienced some shifts during the eruption. Flights throughout Europe were in some distress at the beginning of the eruption even though the airports in Iceland stayed open nearly without a glitch. Because of this disruption Iceland had slightly fewer travellers than otherwise expected at this time of year. Those who were here were of course very interested in the eruption, so many new tours had to be created for us to show off our eruption.
Icelandic Mountain Guides and it's sister companyIceland Rovers 4x4 Toursoffered many new and popular tours to see the eruption. Even now after the eruption has ended Iceland Rovers is taking people out to see the remnants of the volcano and much is visible as well from popular Icelandic Mountain Guides tours that go into the area, such as Walk Through Ice and Fire and Take a Walk on the Ice Side. Steam is still rising from the crater and giant crevasses up in the glacier around the crater are visible from the highway. On these tours we also drive through the rural area where the farm fields are covered in ash. To top off the experience we go for a glacier walk on the Sólheimajökull Glacier, only about 10km away from the eruption. Much of the Sólheimajökull Glacier is covered with a thick layer of black ash that contrasts with the white and blue ice underneath.
Take a look at this awesome video that Sean Stiegemeier captured of the eruption when it was in full action.