{"id":37962,"date":"2023-12-31T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=37962"},"modified":"2024-06-21T10:50:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T10:50:23","slug":"goodbye-2023-hello-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/goodbye-2023-hello-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye 2023 \/ Hello 2024!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 31 December 2024 (and just after midnight…), posted online 21 June 2024. The lava from the current eruption has toppled over one of the lead-walls keeping it from the Svartsengi power\/hot-water station<\/a>. Crews are onsite pushing up a second lead-wall. Thankfully the eruption seems to be dying down…<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnur’s youngest sister repeated hosting the new year’s eve party, much to everyone’s delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday 31 December 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Welcome 2024!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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We were tasked with bringing the ever-popular “horns” to the party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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They’re so good! We made two types, one with ham-cream-cheese, and the other with pepper-cream-cheese.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The “horns” at the actual party!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our hostess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our host, BBQ-ing slabs of meat out in the snow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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All lit up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The light source, and Finnur paying close attention!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The table filling up…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Looking good!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eating time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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After dinner, Anna and myself drove a little ways down the hill to where the Buddha stupa is, to have a good view over the “official” fireworks-show being put on by the K\u00f3pavogur search-and-rescue squad<\/a>, a hop and a skip from our house. They sell fireworks to the public to fund their operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was a good show! It was launched from an area that will soon see a lot of construction activities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We weren’t the only ones who’d ventured up there, but next time I think I’ll scout the parking situation better beforehand, as the area has changed a lot lately with the addition of a new building, and I almost drove into a ditch!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The cemetery all lit up. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Back at the party, a hilarious game was afoot! Basically 5 identical ping-pong balls are put into a large empty-and-open nose-tissue box, then strapped on to one’s back, and the challenge is to get the balls out of the box, before the other person clears theirs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Anther game was scoring points with a ping-pong ball, as each egg-carton-space was marked with a different point value.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The annual comedy hour show about to end at 23:30, meaning fireworks were starting for real.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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10 minutes before midnight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Madness erupting all around. Somebody prepping a “cake” in the middle distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Playing with my tripod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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One of the multiple attempts to star-light-write 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The setup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Kablooee!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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But wait, there were more fireworks!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Post-midnight! Happy 2024 everybody!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hearts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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All the light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Inside, the ping-pong games continued, along with dessert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Simple, but effective!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We headed home sometime past 1 in the morning, and some people were still shooting fireworks! Happy 2024 everyone!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 31 December 2024 (and just after midnight…), posted online 21 June 2024. The lava from the current eruption has toppled over one of the lead-walls keeping it from the Svartsengi power\/hot-water station<\/a>. Crews are onsite pushing up a second lead-wall. Thankfully the eruption seems to be dying down…<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Finnur’s youngest sister repeated hosting the new year’s eve party, much to everyone’s delight.<\/p>\n

Sunday 31 December 2023<\/h2>\n
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Welcome 2024!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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