Project and location:
Egilsstadir is the capital of East Iceland with population of a little bit more than 2.600 inhabitants. The massiv land area of the municipality is among the greatest in Iceland – stretches from the Vatnajökull National Park and the Eastern fjords to Hérðsflói bay in the North.
The Lagarfljótsormur, Lagarfljót worm, (or simply Iceland Worm Monster) is an Icelandic lake cryptic which is purported to live in Lagarfljót in Egilsstaðir. The serpentine creature is said to live and often be sighted raising its back above the water in Lagarfljót
The festival is for ten days. It is a mixture of culture, art, traditional cooking, sport activities and other happenings with the participation of the whole communities and guests coming from other areas of Iceland.
Work: We will help the community with all necessary tasks during the festival, for example, we will take care of the venues before and after the concerts, control the access to the festival area and take care of the camping site. We will assist the local organization in keeping the area clean during the festival. We will also enjoy the different activities offered - This is a perfect camp for creative people interesting in culture and art.
Leisure time: Worldwide Friends volunteers have free access to the local geothermally-heated swimming pools in the area. Traditionally,
natural pools have played an important social role in Icelandic culture. Most Icelandic pools offer indoor and outdoor swimming, as well as hot tubs and saunas or steam rooms.
WF Iceland will also organise reasonably-priced weekend excursions to some of the most popular, beautiful areas and natural wonders that Iceland has to offer. Excursions include unique Icelandic sights such as lagoons, waterfalls, volcanic and geothermal areas, glaciers, lava forests, hot-springs, rhyolite mountain ranges or steam-vents..
Accommodation and food:
We will stay in an accommodation owned by the community. Mattresses will be provided.
The food will be provided for the duration of the workcamp and everyone is expected to do their fair part of the cooking/cleaning. It would be nice to share new and different dishes, so please remember to bring along recipes from your own countries.
Language: The language of this camp is English.
Terminal: Intl. Airport: Keflavík (KEF), Reykjavík. The closest national airport to the camp site is Egilsstaðir airport which is near to the project’s site.
Flights arrive at Keflavik International Airport (KEF), just south of Reykjavik, Iceland. WF Iceland will offer a minibus trip from Reykjavik to Egilsstaðir and back again for 150 EURO – on the way to the camp we will go through the south and from the camp we will go through the North so this will be trip around the island. This trip includes unique Icelandic sights such as glacial lagoons, waterfalls, volcanic and geothermal areas, glaciers, geysirs, lava forests, hot-springs, rhyolite mountain ranges, steam-vents, or even icebergs.
Additional Information: There is an extra participation fee of 180,- Euro for this workcamp.