typically feel an intense urge to immediately go to the eruption site, which sometimes feels unhealthy. Before the eruption I had planned to go for a run on Hengifell mountain (15 km, 700 m elevation). So I went ahead with my plan. When I returned, the police in Reykjanesbaer decided to open the trail, making it a total of 20 km (12.5 miles). Despite feeling tired and it being late, we couldn’t sit still. Around 22:00, we began our hike up to the volcano.
