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Summary: Mike makes his way to Iceland and, after a long tortuous road, finally finds what he’s looking for.
Pétur nods slowly in thought and he reaches for the map. “Well, Húsavík is a good place, lots of waterfalls there, some very big ones. But it’s not a small town. You could go to Akureyri, but same problem - though Goðafoss is a very beautiful waterfall, name means ‘Waterfall of the Gods’ after all, so it’s worth a visit.” His finger traces the roads on the eastern part of the map, drifting further south as he goes. “Egilsstaðir has Fardagafoss, but that’s quite a hike out of town. And - ah!” He taps the map. “Yes, Seyðisfjörður could be a good place to check out. Many waterfalls there, mostly small, but all beautiful.”
The name sends a shiver bolting down Mike’s spine, a combination of déjà vu and some unexplainable connection clicking into place. “What’s that last one? Seyðisfjörður?” Mike knows he horribly mangles the name as he tries to mimic Pétur’s accent, but it feels like speaking with marbles in his mouth and he knows he sounds like a dumb American. But there’s something in the way his heart races that tells him that, yes, this is the one.
“It’s a port town,” Pétur says. “There’s a ferry that lands there once a week, brings tourists from Denmark and the Faroe Islands who want to drive their own cars in Iceland. It’s a beautiful small town, surrounded by waterfalls. It’s in a fjord, you see, and the water pours over the edge in dozens of small streams. But there are some majestic falls just outside the town if you’re willing to hike.”
A small town with a ferry, surrounded by waterfalls. The words turn over and over in his mind, a whisper prodding him from deep in his subconscious. It’s almost like he can hear the words in El’s voice, a dream born from his desperate mind, a temptation he is powerless to resist. “How do I get there?” he asks with a desperate gasp before he can stop himself, knowing he sounds manic and a lot crazy, but unable to control it.
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