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Miriam Petra \u00d3marsd\u00f3ttir Awad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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V\u00edk \u00ed M\u00fdrdal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9r \u00feykir rosalega gaman a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 S\u00e6var. \u00c9g er ekki hlutlaus, \u00e9g er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega \u00e1stfangin af honum, e\u00f0a kannski var\u00f0 \u00e9g einmitt svona \u00e1stfangin af honum \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r finnst svo gaman a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 hann. \u00c1 me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 \u00f6kum s\u00ed\u00f0asta sp\u00f6linn til V\u00edkur segir hann m\u00e9r eina s\u00f6guna af dv\u00f6lum s\u00ednum \u00fear. \u00c1\u00f0ur en fj\u00f6lskyldan hans eigna\u00f0ist sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0 f\u00f3ru \u00feau mj\u00f6g oft til V\u00edkur og gistu \u00ed \u201e\u00d6mmuh\u00fasi\u201c. S\u00e6var haf\u00f0i ekki komi\u00f0 \u00ed litla s\u00e6ta h\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed 12 \u00e1r og \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fev\u00ed kj\u00f6ri\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feiggja bo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 n\u00fdta h\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni austur, fyrst s\u00e1 gluggi opna\u00f0ist korter \u00ed brottf\u00f6r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar \u00e9g kem inn \u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur m\u00e9r strax hugsa\u00f0 til heimilis \u00f6mmu og afa fyrir vestan. H\u00fasin eru a\u00f0 v\u00edsu eins \u00f3l\u00edk og hugsast getur, anna\u00f0 steinsteypt h\u00fas fr\u00e1 7. \u00e1ratug s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldar og hitt timburh\u00fas fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed snemma \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00f6ld. \u00c9g er n\u00fdb\u00fain a\u00f0 gista \u00ed forstofuherberginu \u00e1 T\u00fang\u00f6tunni \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e6ttarm\u00f3t st\u00f3rfj\u00f6lskyldunnar var haldi\u00f0 fyrr \u00ed sumar og \u00fea\u00f0 er m\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed fersku minni hversu notalegt \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed gamla \u00e6ttar\u00f3\u00f0ali\u00f0 sitt. \u00de\u00f3tt a\u00f0 \u00fdmislegt hafi breyst er sami andi yfir h\u00fasinu fyrir vestan og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r v\u00e6nt um. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 S\u00e6var hafi upplifa\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sama \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum \u00ed \u00d6mmuh\u00fas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deegar \u00e9g h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 horfa \u00fat \u00ed suddann fyrir utan gluggann og hugsa um Vestfir\u00f0i l\u00edt \u00e9g \u00ed \u00e1tt til S\u00e6vars og s\u00e9 a\u00f0 hann er aftur \u00ed mi\u00f0ri fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn. \u00c9g er or\u00f0in a\u00f0 svo miklum sveimhuga a\u00f0 \u00e9g gleymi m\u00e9r oft \u00ed einhverjum vangaveltum um l\u00edfi\u00f0 og tilveruna. \u00c9g \u00e1kve\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja betur vi\u00f0 hlustir. \u00deetta voru alltaf \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegar fer\u00f0ir, var hann a\u00f0 segja. \u201eMeira a\u00f0 segja l\u00edka \u00feegar einhverjir heimamenn sk\u00e1ru \u00e1 dekkin \u00e1 b\u00edlnum okkar sem var fyrir utan Halld\u00f3rskaffi.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eHa? Skar einhver \u00e1 dekkin \u00e1 b\u00edlnum ykkar?\u201c \u00c9g skelli upp \u00far. \u00deau eru svo \u00f3tr\u00falega venjulegt f\u00f3lk. B\u00edlnum haf\u00f0i sem sagt veri\u00f0 lagt fyrir utan eitt helsta \u00f6ldurh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e6num \u00fev\u00ed \u00d6mmuh\u00fas stendur \u00ed s\u00f6mu g\u00f6tu. Eina n\u00f3ttina var fj\u00f6r \u00e1 Halld\u00f3rskaffi og einhverjir heimamenn (jafnvel fjarskyldir \u00e6ttingjar \u00feeirra) misstu sig \u00ed gle\u00f0inni. \u00dea\u00f0 voru svo l\u00edka heimamenn sem hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u \u00feeim a\u00f0 redda n\u00fdjum dekkjum og a\u00f0rir heimamenn \u00e1 l\u00f6greglub\u00edl sem komu \u00e1 vettvang og spur\u00f0u foreldra hans, \u00fear sem \u00feau st\u00f3\u00f0u forvi\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 br\u00e6\u00f0urna, annan kornungann, og m\u00e6ndu \u00e1 herlegheitin, hvort \u00feau \u00e6ttu \u201eeinhverja fjandmenn e\u00f0a \u00f3vildarmenn \u00e1 sta\u00f0num\u201c. \u00deau h\u00e9ldu n\u00fa ekki. Spurningin var svo k\u00f3m\u00edsk og \u00fat \u00far k\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var stutt \u00ed hl\u00e1turinn um lei\u00f0 og n\u00fdju dekkin voru komin undir b\u00edlinn. \u00deau voru einfaldlega \u00e1 r\u00f6ngum sta\u00f0 \u00e1 r\u00f6ngum t\u00edma. \u00c9g vona innilega a\u00f0 enginn skeri \u00e1 dekkin okkar, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 komast austur \u00ed s\u00f3lina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 komum \u00ed h\u00fasi\u00f0 stendur S\u00e6var lengi \u00fat vi\u00f0 gluggann og horfir \u00e1 pollana og rigninguna. Hann d\u00e1ist a\u00f0 n\u00fdju hur\u00f0inni \u00fat \u00ed gar\u00f0 og l\u00fdsir \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed l\u00f6ngu m\u00e1li hva\u00f0 n\u00fdja innr\u00e9ttingin \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu s\u00e9 smekkleg. \u00c9g er samm\u00e1la honum, \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan s\u00e9 auglj\u00f3slega \u00far IKEA \u00fe\u00e1 passar h\u00fan vel \u00fearna inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 sko\u00f0um j\u00f3lakort \u00far g\u00f6mlum kassa og \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f3sk\u00f6p notalegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hann brosa yfir n\u00f6fnum \u00e6ttingja sinna sem kvittu\u00f0u undir kortin. S\u00e6var elskar bers\u00fdnilega allt tal um fj\u00f6lskylduna s\u00edna, gr\u00e6n augun tindra fallega \u00feegar hann segir fr\u00e1 h\u00fasinu, fr\u00e1 minningunum h\u00e9\u00f0an og f\u00f3lkinu sem bj\u00f3 h\u00e9r. \u00dearna f\u00e6 \u00e9g a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a vitni af v\u00e6ntum\u00feykju hans \u00ed gar\u00f0 st\u00f3rfj\u00f6lskyldunnar, sem hann \u00feekkir kannski ekki miki\u00f0 \u00ed pers\u00f3nu en veit \u00fdmislegt um. Kannski er \u00fea\u00f0 sambland af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kunna a\u00f0 meta gamla hluti og sta\u00f0i sem vekja minningar, og \u00feessa dj\u00fapst\u00e6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tilheyra einhverri heild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00ed\u00f0ar r\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 hvort hann geti teki\u00f0 \u00feessar j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0u tilfinningar me\u00f0 s\u00e9r h\u00e9\u00f0an, um fj\u00f6lskyldutengslin og \u00e1stina sem hann greinilega finnur h\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 gott a\u00f0 geta ylja\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 sl\u00edkum tilfinningum \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur upplifir a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur s\u00e9 einn \u00ed heiminum. Ma\u00f0ur er nefnilega sjaldnast einn, en innra me\u00f0 manni getur s\u00fa tilfinning au\u00f0veldlega sprotti\u00f0 fram. \u00de\u00e1 getur hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r mildi og draga fram eitthva\u00f0 fallegt, eins og g\u00f3\u00f0ar minningar. \u00deegar \u00e9g kem me\u00f0 viturlegar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar \u00ed \u00feessum d\u00far segir hann alltaf a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u201eviska aldanna\u201c, en ma\u00f0urinn stendur \u00ed \u00feeirri tr\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00e6vaforn s\u00e1l. \u00c9g \u00e6tla ekki a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e6ta fyrir \u00fea\u00f0, m\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0ur stundum hundgamalli l\u00edka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 kemur hann varf\u00e6rnislega til m\u00edn og ber undir mig breytta fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun fyrir morgundaginn. \u00c9g elska a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast svona um landi\u00f0. Liggur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00feyki betra a\u00f0 vita ekki hvar n\u00e6sta n\u00f3tt ver\u00f0i. Breyta pl\u00f6num h\u00e6gri vinstri svo \u00far ver\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 skemmtilegt. Elta ve\u00f0ri\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skipulag er f\u00ednt \u00ed utanlandsfer\u00f0um, \u00e9g er l\u00edka g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, en \u00cdsland krefst sveigjanleika. \u201eKr\u00e6st, \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00e6\u00f0i,\u201c segir hann eftir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 sam\u00feykki fyrir a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja tvo sveitab\u00e6i \u00e1 lei\u00f0 okkar austur. Hann vill stoppa \u00ed kaffi \u00e1 fyrri sta\u00f0num, \u201eVi\u00f0 f\u00f6rum ekki sv\u00f6ng af \u00feeim b\u00e6num,\u201c og vill meina a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum \u00fe\u00e1 komist upp me\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka a\u00f0 minnsta kosti einn tebolla \u00e1 n\u00e6sta sta\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 erum l\u00edka alveg samm\u00e1la um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0i ekkert a\u00f0 reyna vi\u00f0 Lakag\u00edga e\u00f0a Skaftafell \u00e1 me\u00f0an ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 er eins og \u00fea\u00f0 er. S\u00fa hugmynd haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0ru\u00f0 fyrr \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni en n\u00fa leit ve\u00f0ursp\u00e1in ekki vel \u00fat \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eSp\u00e1in er sko alveg bong\u00f3 fyrir austan,\u201c segi \u00e9g til \u00e1hersluauka. H\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur bara suddi \u00e1fram. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja lykkju \u00e1 lei\u00f0 okkar ef f\u00e6ri g\u00e6fist, en \u00fea\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0ur bara betri t\u00edma. Alltaf \u00feegar vi\u00f0 segjum eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessum d\u00far og b\u00faum til \u00f3\u00e1kve\u00f0in pl\u00f6n inn \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0ina, finn \u00e9g a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum b\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 hugsa a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 enginn \u201ebest fyrir\u201c dagsetning \u00e1 \u00feessu sambandi. \u00c9g var sk\u00edthr\u00e6dd um \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta sumari\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 hittast a\u00f0 hann myndi leggja \u00feetta samband \u00e1 hilluna \u00feegar hausti\u00f0 k\u00e6mi. \u00c9g v\u00e6ri bara svona \u201esumargella\u201c. Summer lovin\u2019 <\/em>og allt \u00fea\u00f0. <\/em>\u00dea\u00f0 kom m\u00e9r \u00fev\u00ed eiginlega \u00e1 \u00f3vart \u00feegar hann h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00e6last \u00fevert yfir landi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 hitta mig yfir veturinn. Og h\u00e9r erum vi\u00f0 enn, b\u00fain a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a a\u00f0 sleppa h\u00e1fjallabr\u00f6lti og setja stefnuna \u00e1 s\u00f3lina. \u201eHeims\u00e6kjum Lakag\u00edga bara n\u00e6sta sumar.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Um n\u00f3ttina er \u00e9g andvaka. Andvaka af spenningi og eftirv\u00e6ntingu e\u00f0a kv\u00ed\u00f0a? M\u00e9r finnst \u00e9g vera a\u00f0 leggja allt \u00ed s\u00f6lurnar. \u00cd skottinu \u00e1 b\u00edlnum er gamla Seglager\u00f0artjaldi\u00f0 hennar m\u00f6mmu og sk\u00e6rappels\u00ednugulur tjaldhiminn fr\u00e1 pabba. Heill haugur af b\u00fana\u00f0i, teppi og svefnpokar. \u00c9g elska nefnilega \u00fatilegur og hef lengi bundi\u00f0 vonir vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 S\u00e6var vilji leggja land undir f\u00f3t me\u00f0 m\u00e9r og tjalda. Nj\u00f3ta \u00feess a\u00f0 vakna \u00ed \u00edslenskri n\u00e1tt\u00faru, fara \u00ed sund \u00e1 afskekktum st\u00f6\u00f0um og bor\u00f0a v\u00f6fflur me\u00f0 sultu og rj\u00f3ma \u00ed sm\u00e1b\u00e6jum \u00fati \u00e1 landi. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 er einhver m\u00e6likvar\u00f0i \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 raunverulega \u00edslensk \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edklega \u00feessi. Til a\u00f0 toppa \u00feetta, \u00fe\u00e1 finnst m\u00e9r l\u00edka mj\u00f6g gaman a\u00f0 lesa s\u00f6gur \u00far \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0vegab\u00f3kum e\u00f0a Vegahandb\u00f3kinni. Helst upph\u00e1tt, svo b\u00edlstj\u00f3rinn geti noti\u00f0 \u00feeirra \u00ed lei\u00f0inni. \u00dea\u00f0 er m\u00e9r hjartans m\u00e1l a\u00f0 hann nj\u00f3ti fer\u00f0arinnar me\u00f0 m\u00e9r svo \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0i h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 endurtaka hana \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g vakna aftur milli 4-5 og flj\u00f3tlega eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g rumska fer \u00e9g a\u00f0 hugsa um allt sem g\u00e6ti fari\u00f0 \u00farskei\u00f0is. Hva\u00f0 ef hann mun hata <\/em>a\u00f0 tjalda me\u00f0 m\u00e9r? Hva\u00f0 ef ve\u00f0ursp\u00e1in breytist og \u00fea\u00f0 fer a\u00f0 rigna? Og hva\u00f0 ef \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur engin s\u00f3l? \u00c9g teygi mig \u00ed gleraugun til a\u00f0 k\u00edkja \u00e1 s\u00edmann en rekst \u00ed \u00feau og \u00feau skoppa eitthvert ni\u00f0ur \u00ed gegnum svefns\u00f3fann og enda \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu. M\u00e9r var n\u00e6r. \u00c1n \u00feeirra s\u00e9 \u00e9g ekkert svo \u00e9g f\u00e1lma h\u00e1lfblind eftir \u00feeim me\u00f0 vasalj\u00f3sinu \u00far s\u00edmanum en \u00fe\u00e1 brakar \u00ed s\u00f3fanum svo \u00e9g hef mig h\u00e6ga. \u00c9g vil ekki vekja S\u00e6var \u00fev\u00ed hann \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 keyra alla lei\u00f0ina til Hafnar. \u00cd morguns\u00e1ri\u00f0 er \u00e9g loksins or\u00f0in \u00fereytt \u00e1 \u00f6llum hugsunum um martra\u00f0akenndar \u00fatilegur og n\u00e6 a\u00f0 dorma \u00feanga\u00f0 til hann vaknar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vatnaj\u00f6kuls\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 p\u00f6kkum saman \u00ed r\u00f3legheitunum og \u00e9g drekk nokkra sopa af morgunkaffinu \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 hendum d\u00f3tinu \u00ed b\u00edlinn. \u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0eins bjartara yfir en deginum \u00e1\u00f0ur, suddinn horfinn \u00fe\u00f3tt ekki sj\u00e1ist \u00ed bl\u00e1an himinn. Vi\u00f0 byrjum \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skj\u00f3tast inn \u00ed Kr\u00f3nuna \u00ed V\u00edk og smeygjum okkur \u00ed gegnum \u00fev\u00f6gur af vel \u00fatb\u00fanum fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum. Mannmerg\u00f0in er ekki til \u00feess fallin a\u00f0 staldra lengi vi\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0inni en \u00ed k\u00f6rfunni endar \u00fe\u00f3 sitthva\u00f0 af nammi, matur \u00e1 grilli\u00f0 og pakki af smokkum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 keyrum sem lei\u00f0 liggur austur og stoppum \u00ed n\u00fdju \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 Vatnaj\u00f6kuls\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0s r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 Kirkjub\u00e6jarklaustri. M\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 eins og fisk \u00e1 \u00feurru landi \u00feegar \u00e9g kem \u00feanga\u00f0 inn. \u00c9g \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a h\u00e1lf \u00f3r\u00f3leg \u00feegar \u00e9g kem \u00e1 svona t\u00faristasta\u00f0i. Finnst \u00e9g \u00feurfi a\u00f0 tala \u00edslensku h\u00e1tt og snjallt til a\u00f0 taka allan vafa af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 ekki t\u00faristi. Eins og a\u00f0 vera m\u00edn \u00fearna inni r\u00edfi af m\u00e9r \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni\u00f0, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g l\u00edt ekki \u00fat <\/em>fyrir a\u00f0 vera n\u00f3gu \u00edslensk. Fegin a\u00f0 \u00e9g kl\u00e6ddi mig \u00ed ullarpeysuna \u00ed dag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00fdja \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in er virkilega falleg og \u00e9g gleymi m\u00e9r flj\u00f3tlega vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a allt f\u00edna d\u00f3ti\u00f0 sem er \u00fear til s\u00f6lu handa t\u00faristunum. \u00dearna finn \u00e9g spilastokk sem \u00e9g hef lengi velt fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 kaupa og \u00e1kve\u00f0 a\u00f0 gefa sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r hann \u00ed afm\u00e6lisgj\u00f6f. Me\u00f0 svona l\u00edka fallegum myndum af bl\u00f3mum \u00far \u00edslenskri n\u00e1tt\u00faru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat \u00far \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0inni g\u00f6ngum vi\u00f0 \u00ed flasi\u00f0 \u00e1 g\u00f6mlum yfirmanni S\u00e6vars. Hann skrifa\u00f0i um hann \u00ed fyrstu b\u00f3kinni sem hann gaf \u00fat eftir a\u00f0 hann starfa\u00f0i uppi \u00e1 Laka og \u00fear sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00f3k vissi \u00e9g einhver deili \u00e1 manninum l\u00edka, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i hugmynd um tilvist m\u00edna. \u201e\u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur eiginlega a\u00f0 hitta K\u00e1ra,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum inn og var auglj\u00f3slega a\u00f0 vona a\u00f0 K\u00e1ri v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00e6last \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0inni. \u00dear var K\u00e1ra a\u00f0 v\u00edsu ekki a\u00f0 finna en hann var greinilega \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim t\u00f6lu\u00f0u or\u00f0um. Hann var h\u00e6ttur a\u00f0 vinna sag\u00f0i hann, en t\u00e6ki stundum a\u00f0 s\u00e9r verkefni. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 en \u00feetta v\u00e6ru bara fagna\u00f0arfundir hj\u00e1 \u00feeim f\u00e9l\u00f6gum og \u00e9g heilsa\u00f0i kurteislega en leyf\u00f0i \u00feeim a\u00f0 eiga augnabliki\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g sko\u00f0a bl\u00f3min og vir\u00f0i fyrir m\u00e9r \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0ina a\u00f0 utan. Hlusta samt \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00feeir eru a\u00f0 segja og hl\u00e6 \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0. K\u00e1ri er alveg eins og S\u00e6var l\u00fdsti honum, hl\u00fdr n\u00e1ungi sem leggur metna\u00f0 \u00ed st\u00f6rf s\u00edn fyrir landi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kve\u00f0jum K\u00e1ra keyrum vi\u00f0 \u00e1fram austur og vir\u00f0um fyrir okkur st\u00f3rbroti\u00f0 landslagi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 birta til en \u00fea\u00f0 er enn\u00fe\u00e1 frekar sk\u00fdja\u00f0. Eftir stuttan akstur krefst S\u00e6var \u00feess a\u00f0 s\u00fdna m\u00e9r Dverghamra, sta\u00f0 sem \u00e9g hef ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. Dverghamrar eru \u00ed m\u00ednum huga fyrirt\u00e6ki, g\u00f6tuheiti e\u00f0a gamalt steinh\u00fas. \u00c9g segi einhvern misheppna\u00f0an hringadr\u00f3ttinss\u00f6gubrandara og kvarta svo yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um ekki ein \u00e1 fer\u00f0, en kunnuglegur hv\u00edtur Dacia Duster leggur \u00ed n\u00e6sta st\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed \u00feann mund sem \u00e9g gref vindjakkann upp \u00far \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttat\u00f6skunni \u00ed afturs\u00e6tinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ltum hring innan um stu\u00f0labergi\u00f0 og lyktin af \u00edslensku sumri er bl\u00ed\u00f0 og g\u00f3\u00f0. \u201eHefur\u00f0u komi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00de\u00f3rbergssetur?\u201c spyr S\u00e6var mig \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00ed b\u00edlinn. \u00c9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef \u00e9g ekki gert heldur svo vi\u00f0 stoppum \u00fear eftir Dverghamra. M\u00e9r finnst s\u00fdningin skemmtileg og f\u00e6 meiri \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00de\u00f3rbergi en \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00cd matsalnum hittum vi\u00f0 konu sem haf\u00f0i kortlagt fer\u00f0ir kr\u00edunnar \u00ed mj\u00f6g listr\u00e6num tilgangi. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i teikna\u00f0 myndir eftir hnitunum sem kr\u00edurnar \u00ed sveitinni spunnu me\u00f0 fer\u00f0um s\u00ednum og var l\u00edka b\u00fain a\u00f0 reikna hversu oft \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru b\u00fanar a\u00f0 flj\u00faga \u00fev\u00ed sem jafngilti fer\u00f0 til tunglsins og til baka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta n\u00e1nast \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ara en \u00de\u00f3rbergur, kannski af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00e9r finnst sj\u00e1lfri svo gaman a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast. \u00dea\u00f0 er f\u00e1tt \u00edslenskara en kr\u00edan og hennar s\u00f6ngur, ef s\u00f6ng m\u00e1 kalla, og s\u00fa vitneskja a\u00f0 kr\u00edan s\u00e9 v\u00ed\u00f0f\u00f6rlari en \u00e9g er sta\u00f0reynd sem \u00e9g hef lengi vita\u00f0 en aldrei \u00e1\u00f0ur s\u00e9\u00f0 svona sj\u00f3nr\u00e6nt. \u00c9g er \u00fev\u00ed lj\u00f3mandi hress \u00feegar vi\u00f0 setjumst \u00fat \u00ed b\u00edl eftir heims\u00f3knina \u00ed \u00de\u00f3rbergssetur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g, sem er b\u00fain a\u00f0 vera \u00f3sk\u00f6p dugleg a\u00f0 halda mig fr\u00e1 s\u00edmanum og masa frekar vi\u00f0 S\u00e6var, tek hann upp og rek augun \u00ed fr\u00e9tt um fullb\u00f3ku\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i. \u201eHeyr\u00f0u, \u00fea\u00f0 eru bara allir og amma \u00feeirra \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni austur eins og vi\u00f0,\u201c segi \u00e9g og hl\u00e6. \u201e\u00deeir sem hyggja \u00e1 \u00fatilegur nor\u00f0an- e\u00f0a austanlands um helgina g\u00e6tu sums sta\u00f0ar komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 pakkfullum tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0um,\u201c les \u00e9g og S\u00e6var segir \u201eJ\u00e1 okei!\u201c \u00cd einhverri tilraun til a\u00f0 fri\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6gja \u00e1hyggjurnar sem fara a\u00f0 krauma um a\u00f0 n\u00fa muni allt fara \u00fat um \u00fe\u00fafur segist \u00e9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 athuga me\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0in \u00e1 Austurlandi og b\u00f3ka bara eitthva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir sm\u00e1 leit \u00ed einhverju n\u00fdst\u00e1rlegu b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0aappi, sem \u00e9g neyddist til a\u00f0 hla\u00f0a ni\u00f0ur \u00ed leit a\u00f0 lausum pl\u00e1ssum, hellist yfir mig sm\u00e1 vonleysi. Hikandi segi \u00e9g S\u00e6vari a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 til d\u00e6mis fullb\u00f3ka\u00f0 \u00ed Foss\u00e1rdal, \u00feanga\u00f0 sem fer\u00f0inni haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 heiti\u00f0. \u201eJ\u00e6ja f\u00f6rum vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 ekki bara Austfir\u00f0ina, eru ekki einhver skemmtileg tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fear?\u201c En \u00e9g tek flj\u00f3tt eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er b\u00f3kstaflega uppb\u00f3ka\u00f0 allsta\u00f0ar. \u00c1 einhverjum st\u00f6\u00f0um er eins og \u00e9g geti byrja\u00f0 \u00e1 b\u00f3kun en svo kemur upp einhver villumelding og \u00e9g \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er allt fullt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast \u00e1hyggjurnar um \u00f3n\u00fdtar \u00fatilegur og afhuga k\u00e6rasta, sem \u00e9g var andvaka yfir \u00ed n\u00f3tt, b\u00f3ka \u00e9g pl\u00e1ss \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed Stafafelli \u00ed L\u00f3ni. \u00dea\u00f0 er eini sta\u00f0urinn sem er laus og hann er n\u00e6gilega langt fyrir austan til a\u00f0 stytta fer\u00f0ina \u00e1 morgun. \u00c9g \u00e1 l\u00edka mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0ar minningar af leyni-tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fear sem \u00e9g heims\u00f3tti me\u00f0 vinum m\u00ednum. \u00c9g sannf\u00e6ri S\u00e6var um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0i bara fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. Hann vir\u00f0ist ekki gruna a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 st\u00fatfull af kv\u00ed\u00f0a og kinkar brosandi kolli til m\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nesjasveit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g er lifandi go\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00ed \u00feessari sveit, n\u00e6st markah\u00e6sti leikma\u00f0ur knattspyrnuli\u00f0s M\u00e1na \u00ed Nesjum,\u201c segir S\u00e6var \u00feegar \u00d6r\u00e6fi, Su\u00f0ursveit og M\u00fdrar eru a\u00f0 baki og vi\u00f0 komum loksins \u00ed Nesjasveit. H\u00e9r erum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 framandi sl\u00f3\u00f0um fyrir mig og \u00e9g vir\u00f0i fyrir m\u00e9r \u00feetta sv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fear sem S\u00e6var ger\u00f0i gar\u00f0inn einhvern t\u00edmann, kannski \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0, fr\u00e6gan me\u00f0 f\u00f3tboltali\u00f0i sv\u00e6\u00f0isins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00c9g ver\u00f0, \u00feetta er kannski \u00fea\u00f0 plebbalegasta \u00ed heiminum, en \u00e9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00fe\u00e9r gamla heimav\u00f6llinn minn.\u201c Fyrst h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 me\u00f0 heimavelli meinti hann bara sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 sem hann bj\u00f3 \u00e1, en hann er \u00ed alv\u00f6runni a\u00f0 tala um f\u00f3tboltav\u00f6ll. Vi\u00f0 stoppum \u00e1 malarb\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttah\u00fas sem stendur vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veginn, leggjum b\u00edlnum og st\u00f6kkvum \u00fat. H\u00e9r skora\u00f0i hann \u00fe\u00e1 tv\u00f6 af \u00feessum fj\u00f3rum m\u00f6rkum s\u00ednum. Skora\u00f0i \u00feau \u201eb\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 marki\u00f0 lengra, \u00fearna fj\u00e6r\u201c og bendir, ef \u00e9g skyldi hafa veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 velta \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Til a\u00f0 drepa t\u00edmann hoppum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e6rslabelgnum \u00ed sm\u00e1 stund og t\u00f6kum svo sm\u00e1 r\u00fant um Nesjahverfi \u00feanga\u00f0 til Stj\u00e1ni f\u00e9lagi hans, sem \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a okkur \u00ed kaffi, kemur \u00e1 st\u00f3rum jeppa og s\u00e6kir okkur \u00e1 b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00cd Nesjahverfi er ekki margt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 en S\u00e6var bendir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 v\u00edsu \u00e1 st\u00e6rsta stj\u00f6rnuk\u00edki \u00ed einkaeigu \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u201eog \u00fe\u00f3tt v\u00ed\u00f0ar v\u00e6ri leita\u00f0.\u201c \u00c9g s\u00e9 hann reyndar ekki, en tr\u00fai honum. \u201eHann er \u00fearna \u00ed kofa \u00ed bakgar\u00f0inum, karlinn er kalla\u00f0ur Stj\u00f6rnu-Sn\u00e6varr.\u201c \u201eStj\u00f6rnu-Sn\u00e6varr?\u201c gr\u00edp \u00e9g \u00e1 lofti og hl\u00e6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 keyrum \u00ed hum\u00e1tt eftir Stj\u00e1na \u00e1 jeppanum heim a\u00f0 b\u00e6num \u00fear sem hann b\u00fdr. Loksins er fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1st \u00ed bl\u00e1an himinn en \u00fea\u00f0 er frekar hvasst. D\u00e1samlegt gluggave\u00f0ur (ef ekki v\u00e6ri j\u00fal\u00ed myndi \u00e9g gle\u00f0jast yfir \u00fev\u00ed). Inni taka \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur tv\u00e6r kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00far fj\u00f6lskyldunni til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar og nokkrir kettir. \u00dea\u00f0 er b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera gestkv\u00e6mt og eldh\u00fasbor\u00f0i\u00f0 svignar undan kr\u00e6singum. M\u00e9r finnst eins og \u00e9g s\u00e9 komin inn \u00ed kvikmynd um \u00edslenska sveitar\u00f3mant\u00edk. P\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kur, rabarbarasulta, kaffi og rj\u00f3mi beint af b\u00fdli. \u00c9g geri undantekningu \u00e1 reglunni og f\u00e6 m\u00e9r kaffisopa \u00fe\u00f3tt langt s\u00e9 li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 daginn, \u00e9g hef \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00ed m\u00e9r a\u00f0 af\u00feakka neitt h\u00e9r. \u00c9g vil l\u00edka koma vel fyrir \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g g\u00e6\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00e1 kr\u00e6singum og kynnist heimaf\u00f3lkinu sem S\u00e6var \u00feekkir mun betur en \u00e9g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g gleymi kv\u00ed\u00f0anum flj\u00f3tt og bor\u00f0a \u00e1 endanum \u00e1 mig gat. \u00c9g get ekki l\u00fdst \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a biti var bestur. Sk\u00faffukakan e\u00f0a p\u00f6nnukakan me\u00f0 rabarbararasultunni og rj\u00f3manum? \u00c9g er alveg pakks\u00f6dd \u00feegar vi\u00f0 keyrum af sta\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 hafa \u00e9ti\u00f0 hverja p\u00f6nnuk\u00f6kuna \u00e1 f\u00e6tur annarri. \u00c9g held \u00e9g geti fullyrt a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 besta sem \u00e9g f\u00e6. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka bara \u00e1g\u00e6tt \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlum bara a\u00f0 stoppa \u00ed stuttan tebolla hj\u00e1 Siggu,\u201c segir S\u00e6var \u00feegar \u00e9g hef or\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 geta ekki bor\u00f0a\u00f0 fl\u00eds \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H\u00f6fn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga er langamma d\u00f3ttur S\u00e6vars og honum finnst ekki anna\u00f0 h\u00e6gt en a\u00f0 renna vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 henni. H\u00fan b\u00fdr r\u00e9tt fyrir utan H\u00f6fn. \u00c1 me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0um eftir henni verslum vi\u00f0 inn \u00ed Nett\u00f3 \u00fear sem er einhver d\u00f3msdagsstemning. T\u00faristar \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 \u00cdslendinga me\u00f0 fellih\u00fdsi \u00ed eftirdragi. \u00d6ll \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni austur eins og vi\u00f0. \u201eVi\u00f0 erum allavega me\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i b\u00f3ka\u00f0,\u201c hugsa \u00e9g fegin og velti \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r hversu m\u00f6rg \u00fearna viti af \u00f6llum fullb\u00f3ku\u00f0u tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0unum sem var fjalla\u00f0 um \u00ed fr\u00e9ttum fyrr um daginn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga heyrir \u00ed S\u00e6vari \u00feegar h\u00fan er komin heim, en h\u00fan haf\u00f0i v\u00edst veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka st\u00f6\u00f0una \u00e1 sumarb\u00fasta\u00f0alandinu s\u00ednu sem er 75 km austan vi\u00f0 H\u00f6fn \u00feegar h\u00fan \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 bruna til baka a\u00f0 hitta okkur. \u201eSko h\u00fan Sigga er alveg m\u00f6gnu\u00f0 kona, h\u00fan keyrir \u00feetta fram og til baka eins og enginn s\u00e9 morgundagurinn. Ekkert tilt\u00f6kum\u00e1l \u00ed hennar huga, allar vegalengdir h\u00e9rna eru l\u00edka svo langar hvort sem er.\u201c M\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur hugsa\u00f0 til kr\u00edu-listakonunnar \u00ed \u00de\u00f3rbergssetri og til allra kr\u00edanna sem flj\u00faga til tunglsins og til baka. \u00derisvar sinnum. Hva\u00f0 \u00e6tli Sigga s\u00e9 b\u00fain a\u00f0 keyra oft til tunglsins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga tekur vel \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur og \u00e9g s\u00e9 strax a\u00f0 \u00feetta er ekki bara skemmtileg og kl\u00e1r kona, heldur orkar h\u00fan \u00e1 mig sem algj\u00f6r nagli. \u00dea\u00f0 er gaman a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 hana og \u00feegar tali\u00f0 berst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hverra manna \u00e9g s\u00e9, endar \u00fea\u00f0 eins og oft \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00e1 B\u00edldudal. \u201e\u00c9g var einmitt me\u00f0 konu fr\u00e1 B\u00edldudal \u00fati \u00ed fer\u00f0 me\u00f0 B\u00e6ndafer\u00f0um, mj\u00f6g skemmtileg,\u201c segir Sigga og s\u00fdnir m\u00e9r mynd. \u00c9g kannast vi\u00f0 konuna en man ekki hva\u00f0 h\u00fan heitir, \u201een mamma \u00feekkir hana alveg pott\u00fe\u00e9tt,\u201c b\u00e6ti \u00e9g vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga spyr s\u00ed\u00f0an hvort h\u00fan megi ekki bj\u00f3\u00f0a okkur \u00ed mat, fyrst vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlum ekki a\u00f0 gista. \u00deegar \u00e9g segi henni fr\u00e1 \u00fatilegupl\u00f6nunum og b\u00f3kuninni \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed Stafafelli, finnst m\u00e9r \u00e9g geta lesi\u00f0 af svipnum hennar a\u00f0 henni finnist \u00fea\u00f0 ekki s\u00e9rstaklega tilkomumikill sta\u00f0ur. Vi\u00f0 S\u00e6var l\u00edtum hvort \u00e1 anna\u00f0 og \u00e9g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 hann \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 malda \u00ed m\u00f3inn, en \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g veit af er \u00e9g b\u00fain a\u00f0 segja: \u201eJ\u00e1, hv\u00ed ekki?\u201c M\u00e9r finnst gaman a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 Siggu, og \u00feau S\u00e6var greinilega g\u00f3\u00f0 saman, svo \u00e9g tel mig vita a\u00f0 \u00ed maganum leynist \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 pl\u00e1ss fyrir meiri mat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga stingur upp \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0 \u00e1 H\u00f6fn og \u00fe\u00e1 fatta \u00e9g a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i ekkert bara a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a okkur upp \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 sm\u00e1r\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fearna heima eins og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir. A\u00f0 lokum keyrum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 eftir henni inn til Hafnar, enda \u00e6tlum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda fer\u00f0inni \u00e1fram eftir matinn. Sem betur fer er aksturinn ekkert svo langur fr\u00e1 H\u00f6fn a\u00f0 Stafafelli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga leggur b\u00edlnum s\u00ednum \u00e1 bryggjuna, beint fyrir framan st\u00e6\u00f0ilegt fiskiskip, en vi\u00f0 \u00feorum ekki \u00f6\u00f0ru en a\u00f0 velja okkur st\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 veitingasta\u00f0inn. \u201e\u00c9g \u00e1 \u00feetta, \u00e9g m\u00e1 \u00feetta,\u201c heyrist m\u00e9r h\u00fan segja, brosandi \u00fat \u00ed anna\u00f0, og \u00e9g hl\u00e6. Inni \u00e1 sta\u00f0num er allt pakka\u00f0 og 40 m\u00edn\u00fatna bi\u00f0 eftir bor\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0um \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 n\u00fdjan sta\u00f0 sem hefur opna\u00f0 \u00ed bruggh\u00fasi \u00ed b\u00e6num. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00e1r\u00e9ttar S\u00e6var a\u00f0 Sigga eigi \u00ed alv\u00f6ru kv\u00f3ta \u00ed \u00feessu skipi sem h\u00fan lag\u00f0i b\u00edlnum fyrir framan og \u00e9g \u00e1tta mig \u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fan var ekkert a\u00f0 gr\u00ednast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga valdi greinilega g\u00f3\u00f0an veitingasta\u00f0. Maturinn er g\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00f3tt a\u00f0 hver biti s\u00e9 \u00e1tak \u00e1 \u00fattro\u00f0num maga. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um okkur b\u00e6\u00f0i fisk dagsins, bor\u00f0um og hl\u00e6jum. H\u00fan tekur s\u00ed\u00f0an ekki anna\u00f0 m\u00e1l \u00ed en a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a okkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dearna togast \u00e1 menningarheimar \u00ed m\u00e9r: af vir\u00f0ingu vi\u00f0 eldra f\u00f3lk finnst m\u00e9r \u00e9g ekki geta anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 leyfa henni a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a okkur en l\u00edka af vir\u00f0ingu vi\u00f0 eldra f\u00f3lk finnst m\u00e9r \u00e9g \u00feurfa a\u00f0 borga. \u00deessi heilaleikfimi tekur n\u00e6gilega \u00e1 til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g n\u00e6 bara a\u00f0 stama upp \u00fe\u00f6kkum og \u00feiggja gj\u00f6fina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir \u00f6rstuttan akstur t\u00f6kum vi\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00f6greglub\u00edll hefur elt okkur af b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0inu og keyrir \u00ed hum\u00e1tt \u00e1 eftir okkur \u00fat a\u00f0 b\u00e6jarm\u00f6rkum. \u00dear skellir ungur l\u00f6gregluma\u00f0ur upp bl\u00e1um lj\u00f3sum og f\u00e6r S\u00e6var til a\u00f0 bl\u00e1sa. Hann hefur eflaust \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00e6la s\u00e9r \u00ed einn gl\u00f3\u00f0volgan bj\u00f3rdrykkjumann af bruggh\u00fasinu og st\u00f6\u00f0va f\u00f6r hans \u00e1 lei\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veginn. Ekki haf\u00f0i hann erindi sem erfi\u00f0i en \u00e9g bendi S\u00e6vari glettin \u00e1 a\u00f0 kannski hef\u00f0u \u00feeir bara vilja tryggja a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum alveg pott\u00fe\u00e9tt \u00e1 f\u00f6rum. Kannski ekki lifandi go\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00ed \u00feessari sveit lengur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stafafell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er aftur or\u00f0i\u00f0 hvasst \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum \u00ed Stafafell. \u00c9g finn engan starfsmann og tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 er heldur berangurslegt. \u00c9g s\u00e9 eftir a\u00f0 hafa ekki tjalda\u00f0 seglager\u00f0artjaldinu allt sumari\u00f0, \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i kannski veri\u00f0 f\u00ednt a\u00f0 vita hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru ekki pott\u00fe\u00e9tt allir tjaldh\u00e6lar til sta\u00f0ar og s\u00falurnar \u00ed lagi. \u201eHva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g gleymdi r\u00e9ttum tjalds\u00falum heima?\u201c \u00c9g geng fram og til baka \u00e1 me\u00f0an S\u00e6var b\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00ed b\u00edlnum og m\u00e9r l\u00edst satt best a\u00f0 segja l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feetta. \u00dea\u00f0 er hrollkalt og h\u00e9r eru einhverjir t\u00faristar a\u00f0 berjast vi\u00f0 tj\u00f6ldin s\u00edn, \u00edslenskir krakkar me\u00f0 hor sem hlaupa g\u00f3landi milli fellih\u00fdsa og engin falleg laut til a\u00f0 leita skj\u00f3ls \u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deetta var ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g s\u00e1 fyrir m\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 rifjast upp fyrir m\u00e9r \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g stend \u00ed rokinu og kl\u00f3ra m\u00e9r \u00ed hausnum hvernig a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0urnar hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 nokkrum sumrum fyrr \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vinirnir \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 gista \u00ed fellih\u00fdsi \u00e1 \u00feessu sama tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i. V\u00f6r\u00f0urinn sem t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 grei\u00f0slunni hvatti okkur \u00fe\u00e1 til a\u00f0 fara frekar \u00e1 leyni-tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, <\/em>\u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri mun skemmtilegra en \u00feetta. Vi\u00f0 hl\u00fdddum \u00fev\u00ed og \u00e1ttum fr\u00e1b\u00e6ra n\u00e6turgistingu \u00fear. \u00c9g \u00e1kve\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 draga S\u00e6var \u00feanga\u00f0. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur \u00f6rugglega betra,\u201c segi \u00e9g og brosi til hans \u00feegar hann beygir inn \u00e1 st\u00f3rgr\u00fdttan malarveginn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Til a\u00f0 gera stutta s\u00f6gu enn styttri \u00fe\u00e1 var ekkert betra umhorfs \u00fear. \u00c9g var b\u00fain a\u00f0 gleyma \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sv\u00e6\u00f0i var eitt st\u00f3rgr\u00fdtt malarflag, me\u00f0 nokkrum huggulegum grasblettum sem auglj\u00f3slega voru allir komnir undir tj\u00f6ld og b\u00edla svona seint a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 vinirnir st\u00f6ldru\u00f0um n\u00e6turlangt me\u00f0 fellih\u00fdsi\u00f0 skipti ekki m\u00e1li hvar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu vi\u00f0 tj\u00f6ldu\u00f0um \u00fev\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00fdkur sandur \u00ed augun \u00e1 m\u00e9r og \u00e9g fatta a\u00f0 \u00feetta er ekki m\u00e1li\u00f0. Mig langar a\u00f0 \u00f6skra upp \u00ed roki\u00f0. \u201e\u00c1 EKKI A\u00d0 VERA SUMAR H\u00c9R?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g sest aftur inn \u00ed b\u00edlinn eftir a\u00f0 hafa hlaupi\u00f0 milli rj\u00f3\u00f0ra og fullvissa\u00f0 mig um a\u00f0 h\u00e9r s\u00e9 ekkert sv\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 finna, nema kannski beint fyrir aftan kamarinn, sem er h\u00e1lfger\u00f0 m\u00fdri, og \u00fe\u00e1 brj\u00f3tast tilfinningarnar fram. \u201e\u00c9g er gj\u00f6rsamlega b\u00fain a\u00f0 kl\u00fa\u00f0ra \u00feessari \u00fatilegu,\u201c segi \u00e9g vi\u00f0 S\u00e6var, me\u00f0 gr\u00e1tstafinn \u00ed kverkunum. Hann huggar mig, skilur sennilega ekki pressuna sem \u00e9g hef sett \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfa mig um gl\u00e6sta \u00fatilegu \u00ed s\u00f3l og sumaryl, og keyrir okkur aftur \u00ed \u00e1tt til Hafnar. Vi\u00f0 ver\u00f0um bara a\u00f0 fara til Siggu og kr\u00eda \u00fat gistingu hj\u00e1 henni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aftur til Hafnar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigga b\u00fdr \u00ed afskaplega g\u00f3\u00f0u h\u00fasi. \u00cd kjallara h\u00fassins er st\u00f3rt r\u00fdmi, eiginlega stofa, ba\u00f0herbergi og nokkur svefnherbergi. \u00c9g s\u00e9 ekki hvort \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 eldh\u00fas, en \u00feetta er liggur vi\u00f0 heil \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0. Kannski heilar \u00ferj\u00fa hundru\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund kr\u00f3nur \u00e1 leigumarka\u00f0num \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. H\u00e9r er annars l\u00edkt og t\u00edminn hafi sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f3r\u00e6\u00f0um t\u00edmapunkti s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta tuttugustu aldar, pl\u00f6tuspilari og b\u00f3kakassar, og f\u00e1brotin herbergi tilb\u00fain til a\u00f0 h\u00fdsa fer\u00f0alanga me\u00f0 \u00f3raunh\u00e6far \u00fatileguv\u00e6ntingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u00fan haf\u00f0i bo\u00f0i\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 gista fyrr um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 og af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 af\u00fe\u00f6kku\u00f0um \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0ur m\u00e9r h\u00e1lf asnalega a\u00f0 koma skr\u00ed\u00f0andi til baka eftir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veginum. M\u00e9r s\u00fdnist S\u00e6var og Sigga reyndar bara vera \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feetta fyrirkomulag og vi\u00f0 sofum \u00e1 endanum \u00e1g\u00e6tlega \u00ed svefnpokunum ni\u00f0ri \u00ed kjallara, \u00feegar \u00e9g loksins leyfi m\u00e9r a\u00f0 slaka \u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f6rum af sta\u00f0 morguninn eftir f\u00e1um vi\u00f0 okkur kaffi me\u00f0 Siggu. \u00dea\u00f0 er stranghei\u00f0arlegur upp\u00e1hellingur sem rennur lj\u00faflega ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 ristu\u00f0u brau\u00f0i og osti. \u201eRagnar sag\u00f0i n\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 b\u00faa um ykkur \u00fearna ni\u00f0ri,\u201c segir Sigga \u00feegar h\u00fan stendur vi\u00f0 eldh\u00fasbor\u00f0i\u00f0 og horfir \u00fat \u00e1 mi\u00f0aldra son sinn taka sn\u00faning \u00e1 traktornum. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i aldrei teki\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00e1l, enda erum vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 b\u00edlinn stappfullan af \u00fatilegub\u00fana\u00f0i og \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al tvo svefnpoka og teppi. \u201eNei, nei, vi\u00f0 vildum alls ekkert umstang,\u201c reyni \u00e9g a\u00f0 malda \u00ed m\u00f3inn og S\u00e6var tekur undir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dati \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veginum er andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 a\u00f0eins l\u00e9ttara, enda pressan af n\u00e6turgistingunni farin. Flogin \u00fat \u00ed ve\u00f0ur og vind. Eftir a\u00f0 hafa legi\u00f0 yfir ve\u00f0ursp\u00e1nni og b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0aappinu me\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0apl\u00e1ssunum, komumst vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 eini sta\u00f0urinn \u00e1 Austfj\u00f6r\u00f0um \u00fear sem b\u00e6\u00f0i er sp\u00e1\u00f0 s\u00f3l og bl\u00ed\u00f0u, og er ekki me\u00f0 fullb\u00f3ka\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i, s\u00e9 Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u00deanga\u00f0 hef \u00e9g aldrei komi\u00f0,\u201c segi \u00e9g S\u00e6vari sem er flj\u00f3tur a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa \u00feann bolta \u00e1 lofti, hann s\u00e9 sko \u00e6tta\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0an. Hann man ekki \u00f6ll sm\u00e1atri\u00f0i en segir m\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 sem hann man, \u00feylur upp nokkur n\u00f6fn og \u00e9g \u00feykist tengja n\u00f6fnin jafn har\u00f0an vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttart\u00f6luna. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fear er ekki fullb\u00f3ka\u00f0 reynist s\u00ed\u00f0an vera s\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00feau taka ekki b\u00f3kanir. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed ekkert \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0unni anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 hringja. \u00c9g hringi og \u00fea\u00f0 hringir \u00fat. \u201eVer\u00f0um vi\u00f0 ekki bara a\u00f0 stefna \u00feanga\u00f0 samt, vi\u00f0 hringjum bara aftur \u00e1 eftir.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 lei\u00f0inni austur n\u00fdt \u00e9g st\u00f3rbrotins \u00fats\u00fdnisins. \u00c9g kem svo sjaldan austur. \u00c9g tek kortab\u00f3kina og ber hana upp vi\u00f0 B\u00falandstind. Myndin \u00e1 k\u00e1punni passar loksins vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00fat um gluggann. \u00c1 Dj\u00fapavogi stoppum vi\u00f0 stuttlega og sko\u00f0um handverk \u00ed t\u00faristab\u00fa\u00f0. \u00dear er l\u00edka minnisvar\u00f0i um Hans J\u00f3natan. \u00c9g las s\u00f6guna um Hans \u00ed b\u00f3kakl\u00fabbi \u00fear sem enginn annar kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i a\u00f0 lesa b\u00f3kina. \u00c9g var alveg l\u00edmd vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0inn \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g \u00edmynda\u00f0i m\u00e9r hvernig l\u00edf hans hafi veri\u00f0 og h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed langa einr\u00e6\u00f0u \u00ed b\u00f3kakl\u00fabbnum um frelsi, \u00fer\u00e6laverslun og n\u00fdlenduhyggju. Minnisvar\u00f0inn um frelsi\u00f0 stendur \u00e1 fallegum sta\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e6num og vekur e\u00f0lilega \u00e1huga minn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 Dj\u00fapavogi n\u00e6 \u00e9g loksins sambandi vi\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i. \u201eJ\u00fa, \u00fea\u00f0 er n\u00fa enn eitthva\u00f0 laust.\u201c \u00c9g finn hvernig stressi\u00f0 magnast upp \u00ed m\u00e9r, \u00fea\u00f0 eru \u00f6ll tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i fullb\u00f3ku\u00f0 nema \u00feetta \u00e1 Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 megum ekki missa af \u00fev\u00ed. \u00c9g tek vi\u00f0 akstrinum og keyri \u00d6xi og beint \u00ed gegnum Egilssta\u00f0i. \u00dear nennum vi\u00f0 hvorki a\u00f0 stoppa n\u00e9 taka bens\u00edn, enda me\u00f0 n\u00f3g af mat. Og temmilegt magn af bens\u00edni. S\u00e6var er allavega viss um a\u00f0 bens\u00edni\u00f0 dugi \u00feanga\u00f0 og til baka. \u00c9g anda \u00ed magann og reyni bara a\u00f0 treysta \u00fev\u00ed. \u201eEr bens\u00ednst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00e1 Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i?\u201c \u201eNeineinei, e\u00f0a j\u00fa, fyrir b\u00e1tana. \u00dea\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 einhverja b\u00e1taol\u00edu.\u201c \u00deetta sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum ver\u00f0ur bara a\u00f0 duga, ekki setjum vi\u00f0 b\u00e1taol\u00eduna \u00e1 b\u00edlinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 keyrum inn afleggjarann \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i hringi \u00e9g aftur \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, bara r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 vera viss – og j\u00fa, enn er laust pl\u00e1ss. Vi\u00f0 skiptum aftur um hlutverk r\u00e9tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 keyrum inn fyrsta dalinn \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. S\u00e6var vill a\u00f0 \u00e9g geti drukki\u00f0 \u00ed mig n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0 fjar\u00f0arins \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 einbl\u00edna \u00e1 aksturinn. Og \u00e9g geri \u00fea\u00f0 sannarlega. M\u00e9r finnst fir\u00f0irnir fyrir vestan \u00e6gifagrir og \u00fear l\u00ed\u00f0ur m\u00e9r eins og heima hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r, en ekkert hef \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 jafn fallegt og Mj\u00f3afj\u00f6r\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g vona a\u00f0 hann ver\u00f0i \u00f3snert perla sem lengst. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0um a\u00f0 k\u00edkja \u00e1 Klifbrekkufossa \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni til baka og bruna frekar \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00deetta var eiginlega fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a of kv\u00ed\u00f0v\u00e6nlegt, \u00feessi fer\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera tjaldfer\u00f0 og fyrstu tv\u00e6r n\u00e6turnar gistum vi\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00fasum. Ef vi\u00f0 fengjum ekki pl\u00e1ss \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00feessa n\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ri \u00feetta fyrir b\u00ed og vi\u00f0 \u00feyrftum a\u00f0 keyra alla lei\u00f0ina til baka \u00e1 H\u00e9ra\u00f0, \u00fear sem ekki heldur var r\u00fam \u00ed einu einasta gistih\u00fasi. Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 pl\u00e1ss \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 mikil umfer\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn en \u00e9g finn a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hvern b\u00edl sem \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00e1 undan okkur myndast sm\u00e1 stresshn\u00fatur \u00ed maganum \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u201eKannski ver\u00f0ur f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessum b\u00edl \u00feau sem f\u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta blettinn \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 S\u00f3lbrekku tekur konan sem rekur tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og veitingas\u00f6luna \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur. H\u00fan segir okkur a\u00f0 dr\u00edfa okkur a\u00f0 koma okkur fyrir \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u svo margir b\u00fanir a\u00f0 hringja s\u00ed\u00f0ustu daga og spyrja um pl\u00e1ss. \u201eJ\u00e1 einmitt,\u201c segi \u00e9g og b\u00e6ti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi hringt allavega tvisvar til a\u00f0 athuga. M\u00f6gulega hugsu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed augnablikinu a\u00f0 eftirspurnin hafi kannski ekki veri\u00f0 eins g\u00edfurleg og h\u00fan h\u00e9lt. Kannski voru s\u00edmt\u00f6lin bara \u00ferj\u00fa e\u00f0a fj\u00f6gur og helmingur \u00feeirra fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c1 S\u00f3lbrekku<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 finnum okkur sv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu og \u00e9g get loksins anda\u00f0 l\u00e9ttar. S\u00e6var f\u00e6rir b\u00edlinn n\u00e6r og byrjar a\u00f0 t\u00edna d\u00f3ti\u00f0 \u00far skottinu. \u00c9g hef greinilega engu gleymt og vippa gamla tjaldinu upp eins og \u00e9g hafi aldrei gert neitt anna\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miki\u00f0 er s\u00f3lin falleg \u00ed \u00feessum fir\u00f0i. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um okkur g\u00f6ngut\u00far \u00ed kirkjugar\u00f0inn og sko\u00f0um legst\u00e6\u00f0i forfe\u00f0ra S\u00e6vars. St\u00f6ldrum a\u00f0eins vi\u00f0 og horfum \u00fat \u00e1 fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn, a\u00f0 hugsa s\u00e9r a\u00f0 hafa b\u00fai\u00f0 h\u00e9r. Fegur\u00f0in er n\u00e6stum yfir\u00feyrmandi, en \u00e1 sumardegi sem \u00feessum gleymir ma\u00f0ur samt ekki h\u00e1um klettask\u00f6r\u00f0unum og hvernig umhorfs g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 um mi\u00f0jan vetur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deessar hugsanir hverfa flj\u00f3tlega \u00feegar athyglin berst aftur a\u00f0 l\u00e6kjunum sem renna h\u00e9r ni\u00f0ur allar hl\u00ed\u00f0ar, umvafnir fallegustu bl\u00f3mum sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0. Bl\u00f3min sem \u00e9g \u00edmynda m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g hugsa um \u00edslensk sumarbl\u00f3m. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega s\u00f6mu bl\u00f3m og er a\u00f0 finna \u00e1 n\u00fdja spilastokknum m\u00ednum. Ekki n\u00f3g me\u00f0 a\u00f0 ilmurinn s\u00e9 eins og \u00far ilmvatnsglasi \u00ed r\u00e1nd\u00fdrri h\u00f6nnunarb\u00fa\u00f0 heldur gutlar \u00ed l\u00e6kjunum og saman myndar \u00feetta augnablik sem hvert mannsbarn myndi eflaust vilja fanga, stinga \u00ed vasann og taka me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00fat \u00ed l\u00edfi\u00f0. Hvernig er anna\u00f0 h\u00e6gt en a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a vel h\u00e9rna?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1 me\u00f0an vi\u00f0 l\u00f6bbum aftur a\u00f0 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0inu fylgjumst vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 h\u00f3p af unglingsst\u00falkum sigla \u00fat \u00e1 g\u00famm\u00edb\u00e1t me\u00f0 vei\u00f0ist\u00f6ng. \u00cd augnablik l\u00ed\u00f0ur m\u00e9r eins og \u00e1ri\u00f0 s\u00e9 jafnvel ekki 2024. L\u00edkast til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um st\u00f6dd 20 \u00e1rum fyrr og enginn hafi heyrt minnst \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0la. Vi\u00f0 leggjum s\u00edmunum l\u00edka, f\u00f6rum bak vi\u00f0 tjaldi\u00f0 og k\u00f6stum bolta \u00e1 milli okkar. \u00deannig l\u00ed\u00f0ur t\u00edminn fram a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldmat og \u00e9g veit a\u00f0 l\u00f6ngu seinna mun \u00e9g l\u00edta til baka til \u00feessa dags til a\u00f0 kalla fram gle\u00f0ina \u00feegar \u00e9g finn hana ekki \u00far hversdagsl\u00edfinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 eldum kv\u00f6ldmat \u00ed fj\u00f6rubor\u00f0inu \u00e1 einnota grilli. \u00c9g treysti ekki litlu grindinni sem fylgdi me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed til a\u00f0 sv\u00ed\u00f0a ekki blett \u00e1 tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0, svo \u00e9g taldi bara viturlegra a\u00f0 leggja \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 steina \u00ed fj\u00f6runni. \u00c1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g steiki sveppi \u00e1 p\u00f6nnu yfir pr\u00edmusnum grillast hamborgararnir \u00ed fj\u00f6rubor\u00f0inu. A\u00f0eins ofar, vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna, er bor\u00f0 me\u00f0 tveimur bekkjum og \u00fear stilli \u00e9g t\u00f3mum kaffibr\u00fasanum upp og set \u00ed hann bl\u00f3mv\u00f6nd. Sj\u00f3rinn er lygn og fullor\u00f0i\u00f0 par syndir sj\u00f3sund \u00ed mestu makindum. \u00deetta er n\u00e1nast \u00f3raunverulegt og \u00feegar vi\u00f0 loksins setjumst a\u00f0 sn\u00e6\u00f0ingi heyri \u00e9g S\u00e6var umla me\u00f0 munninn fullan af mat a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 sennilega besti hamborgari sem hann hafi bor\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e6vinni. Hamborgarinn var f\u00ednn en umgj\u00f6r\u00f0in ger\u00f0i m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ina l\u00edkast til enn betri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g er alveg a\u00f0 selja honum \u00feetta. \u00datilegur eru \u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00cd tjaldinu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir matinn skr\u00ed\u00f0um vi\u00f0 inn \u00ed tjald og undir ni\u00f0ri veit \u00e9g a\u00f0 okkur langar tvennt. A\u00f0 sofa vel (til a\u00f0 k\u00f3r\u00f3na \u00feennan \u00fatilegudag) og sofa saman. M\u00e9r hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3tt e\u00f0lilegast a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feanga\u00f0 til r\u00f3 v\u00e6ri komin yfir tjaldsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 en \u00fer\u00e1in gr\u00edpur okkur um lei\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 leggjumst ni\u00f0ur. \u00deetta er n\u00fa ekki nein svakaleg svefnpokaleikfimi, en afskaplega innilegt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi\u00f0 heyrum \u00feegar fr\u00f6nsk-kanad\u00edsku konurnar \u00ed h\u00fasb\u00edlnum sem lag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 tjaldinu okkar r\u00e6\u00f0a saman yfir uppvaskinu (\u00e9g reyndi a\u00f0 blokka franska eyra\u00f0 og hlusta ekki eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00fe\u00e6r eru a\u00f0 segja, \u00e9g er j\u00fa a\u00f0 gera anna\u00f0), og vi\u00f0 heyrum R\u00e1s 1 mala \u00ed fer\u00f0a\u00fatvarpi \u00edslensku n\u00e1grannanna \u00ed n\u00e6sta h\u00fasb\u00edl fyrir ne\u00f0an. \u00c9g vona a\u00f0 allt skvaldri\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feeim, fr\u00e1s\u00f6gnin \u00ed \u00fatvarpinu og rennandi vatni\u00f0 \u00ed vaskinum vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustuh\u00fasi\u00f0 yfirgn\u00e6fi \u00feungan andardr\u00e1ttinn sem berst fr\u00e1 tjaldinu okkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eftir a\u00f0 hafa flissa\u00f0 \u00ed fanginu \u00e1 hvort \u00f6\u00f0ru kl\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 okkur aftur og spilum \u00f3lsen-\u00f3lsen og lesum \u00far nokkrum b\u00f3kum. Vi\u00f0 reynum a\u00f0 b\u00e6la hl\u00e1turinn yfir eintaki af rau\u00f0u ser\u00edunni sem S\u00e6var gr\u00f3f upp \u00e1 einhverjum nytjamarka\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 kv\u00f6ddum suddan \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni. Algj\u00f6rir erki-n\u00f6rdar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e6var vir\u00f0ist sofa vel en \u00e9g er a\u00f0eins \u00f3r\u00f3legri. M\u00e9r var svo \u00ed mun a\u00f0 hann sv\u00e6fi vel a\u00f0 \u00e9g festi varla svefn fyrst um sinn. \u00de\u00f3tt a\u00f0 dagurinn hafi gengi\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6rlega \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00e6\u00f0ist a\u00f0 m\u00e9r einhver \u00f3tti um a\u00f0 ef hann myndi ekki n\u00e1 a\u00f0 sofa vel alla n\u00f3ttina \u00fe\u00e1 yr\u00f0i erfi\u00f0ara fyrir mig a\u00f0 telja honum tr\u00fa um a\u00f0 fara \u00ed fleiri \u00fatilegur me\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Og \u00fea\u00f0 vildi \u00e9g alls ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00e1 svona fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum um landi\u00f0, innan um fallega fjallad\u00fdr\u00f0, \u00ed landslagi sem l\u00edkist mosav\u00f6xnu himintungli, upp vi\u00f0 \u00f3nefndan foss e\u00f0a me\u00f0 nesti \u00ed fjar\u00f0arbotni langt fr\u00e1 hringveginum, sem m\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0ur mest eins og \u00e9g eigi heima h\u00e9r. Eins og \u00e9g megi gera tilkall til \u00feess a\u00f0 b\u00faa h\u00e9r. \u00c9g hef lengi bur\u00f0ast me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r erfi\u00f0u tilfinningar a\u00f0 finnast \u00e9g ekki alltaf tilheyra landinu m\u00ednu. \u00cd \u00fatilegu gleymi \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed, \u00e9g ver\u00f0 d\u00e6miger\u00f0ur \u00cdslendingur. \u00de\u00e1 gleymi \u00e9g \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed skamma stund a\u00f0 fullt af f\u00f3lki hugsar enn um \u201ehelv\u00edtis \u00fatlendingana\u201c og \u00feetta stu\u00f0ar mig alltaf af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g er manneskja sem f\u00f3lk heldur mj\u00f6g gjarnan a\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki \u00edslensk, heldur \u00fatlensk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kannski er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feess vegna sem mig langar ekki a\u00f0 \u00fatilegan endi. \u00deennan dag gaf \u00cdsland okkur hei\u00f0bl\u00e1an himin og glampandi s\u00f3l, spegilsl\u00e9ttan sj\u00f3 og ilmandi bl\u00f3mabrei\u00f0ur. Ef allir dagar v\u00e6ru eins og \u00feessi v\u00e6ri yfir litlu h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kvarta h\u00e9r. \u00c9g sofna svo fyrir rest, \u00feakkl\u00e1t fyrir smokkana \u00far Kr\u00f3nunni \u00ed V\u00edk, fyrir kv\u00f6ldmatinn og fyrir k\u00e6rastann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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