Just arrived on the island Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years We fly from Reykjavik in the Iceland Coast Guard helicopter, TF-LIF, and arrive on Surtsey in the afternoon.... Read More
Two helicopters Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years The Coast Guard helicopter, TF-LIF, continues to bring loads of heavy equipment to the island from the ICGV Þór, waiting offshore. A commercial helicopter does the precision lifting to assemble the... Read More
Landing Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years The TF-LIF landing on Surtsey.... Read More
Sleeping Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years We sleep in bunks in two large tents.... Read More
Shower Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years We learn how to shower on Surtsey, using<20 litres of water sling dropped in tanks by the Coast Guard helicopter.... Read More
Toilet Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years We learn how to go to the toilet on Surtsey, when all waste is collected in canisters and removed from the island.... Read More