Well hello all,

After a few weeks of problems with this blasted thing called technology I am once again able to communicate via the wonder of the web.

Life has been wonderfully hectic with numerous gigs, visits and television moments. I thought a quick update was long overdue.

A number of weeks ago I visited Iceland for the the first (and hopefully not the last) time. The magicians of Iceland invited me over for a few days to lecture and perform for their annual event. While the magic was good fun the bit I want to tell you about is the geyser. The geothermal qualities of the island are extraordinary. We passed one hole in the ground where a house had been a year earlier. The owners had gone out one day and returned to find a hot spring had sprung up under their house,  totally destroying it!

The Icelanders take all this in their stride. One Icelander has chosen to build his house in the fallen rocks on the side of a mountain, essentiallysticking two fingers up to the inevitable minor earthquake that will rain down further boulders in his direction. Cavalier indeed.

Gunner (my excellent friend and guide) took me up to one of the main geyser sites near the capital. The air was extremely cold, about 3 degrees C, and the geyser is significantly hotter. I stood about 3 metres away behind the safety wire with the wind blowing the explosions of boiling water and steam away from me with magnificent natural force.

I stood, camera at the ready, to capture the next eruption. Unfortunately, the wind changed at the very moment it blew and I was soaked to the very core by what smelled, and felt like, a hot egg smoothie. While it was wonderfully hot against the 3 degree air for a moment, the temperature dropped almost immediately and I was forced to walk the 15 minutes back to the 4×4 as a human icicle.

Regardless of the outside temperature, Iceland was one of the very warmest countries I have visited.