Throwing a ring into an active volcano - II

To: Icelandic Tourist Board 

From: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com
Date: 04/19/2010 11:20 AM

Hi,

My name is Tim Fredriksson and I'm from Sweden. Soon me and my wife (hopefully) will visit Iceland.

During this trip we want to visit a volcano for a certain reason. We need to get rid off my wife's wedding ring from her first marriage. This is very symbolic for us, and I feel that we cannot move on with our relationship before the ring is destroyed. Thus, we want to visit a volcano and threw the ring in to the crater. 

Which active volcanos are easily accessible from Reykjavik? Which ones do you recommend for this purpose?

Thanks in advance,

Tim Fredriksson

PS. If tourists are not allowed all the way to an active crater we are willing to pay for a guide/ranger throwing away the ring into the volcano. 

— ANSWER —: 

To: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com
From: Icelandic Tourist Board
Date: 05/03/2010 3:05 PM

Greetings from Iceland,

As you might have heard there is an eruption going on in Iceland in Eyjafjallajökull glacier.  It is however strictly forbidden to go anywhere near the crater, it does not matter weather you are a tourist or a guide/ranger.  It is much too dangerous and also it is much to hot for anyone to go anywhere near.  This is in fact the case for any eruption, anywhere in the world, it is much to hot to go anywhere near so it would be impossible for anyone to go near enough to be able to throw anything into the crater.    The best thing for you would be to go to a jewler and sell him the ring and ask him to melt it, that would destroy it.   I do not want to be rude or incosiderate but the idea you propse sounds too much like something from the Lord of the Rings tale to work in reality.

All the best from Iceland,

The Icelandic Tourist Board
Department of Development
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Throwing a ring into an active volcano

To: Iceland Total 

From: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com
Date: 04/21/2010 11:20 AM

 

Hi,


My name is Tim Fredriksson and I'm from Sweden. Soon me and my wife plan to go to Iceland.

During this trip we want to visit a volcano for a certain reason. We need to get rid off my wife's wedding ring from her first marriage. This is very symbolic for us, and I feel that we cannot move on with our relationship before the ring is destroyed. Thus, we want to visit a volcano and threw the ring in to the crater.

Which active volcanos are easily accessible from Reykjavik? Which ones do you recommend for this purpose?

Thanks in advance,
Tim Fredriksson

PS. If tourists are not allowed all the way to an active crater we are willing to pay for a guide/ranger throwing away the ring into the volcano.

— ANSWER nr 1 —:

To: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com
From: Iceland Total
Date: 04/22/2010 4:10 PM

Hi Tim. This is certainly one of the most interesting requests we have had.
Do you mind if I take 1-2 days to look into it and get back to you with options... ?


Many thanks !
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Best regards,
Customer Service Team
Icelandtotal.com


— ANSWER nr 2 —:

To: tim.fredriksson@gmail.com 

From: Iceland Total

Date: 04/23/2010 2:37 PM

Hi Tim.

My name is [---------]   and got your email regarding a trip to Iceland, with the purpose of throwing a ring into an active volcano.
This strikes me as the modern version of Lord of the Rings and a brilliant idea.
We would certanly like to assist you, but this can be difficult.


Two options
1) The active volcano today is Eyjafjallajokull, with explosions and ash. You can´t get close to it. You would have to go there with a helicopter or airplane, and throw it in from distance.
2) The first volcano, at Fimmvorduhals, is quiet, and there is no fire spouting from the crater anymore. you could get very close to the crater and maybe throw the ring from distance.


Personally, i like option nr. 1 better - it´s much more symbolic - as the volcano is actually erupting.

But there are a few twists in this.
The conditions, wind direction, ash spread from the volcano, etc. have to be very good in order to fly over the crater. This could be difficult - and expensive.


However, I think this is such an interesting idea that we want to make something out of it.
I can set up a day tour for you, with a private guide - where the mission is to throw the ring into the crater. We will do what it takes, rent a helicopter, take a Super Jeep over the glacier,etc. whatever it takes. What we want to do is to capture the ceremony on tape - and post it on our website as a video. Ergo, we want to use it for a promotional purpose for our brand.
If you accept this, we could do this private whole day mission for you - for free. We take all the cost.

Is this something that might interest you?


When were you planning to come to Iceland? Has to be soon, as the volcano might stop anytime.

look forward to hear your response.


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