The Þorvaldseyri family has farmed at the base of glacier-covered Eyjafjallajökull since 1906. In early 2010, about 3,000 earthquakes and crustal displacement here preceded a major eruption of the stratovolcano on April 14. People were evacuated as steaming meltwater flooded the area. A six-mile ash cloud diverted airplane traffic across northwest Europe for almost a week. If you would like to learn more about this catastrophic event and its aftermath, then stop by the Þorvaldseyri Volcano Visitor Center across Route 1.
