though not a brilliant, yellow. A similar
dye is said, by Linnaeus, to he produced in
Lapland from another species of Lycopo-
dium, the L. complanatum, but with this,
instead of the Paccinium, are used birch-
leaves, gathered at midsummer.
Thursday, Owing to the continuance of the
•July 20. raJnj ^ appeared to be useless to
remain longer in Almannegiaa; therefore,
after spending the day in making such
sketches of the most remarkable parts of the
scenery as the weather would allow, I resolved
to depart myself with Jacob, at six
o’clock in the evening, for Reikevig, leaving
my guide, with orders to follow me as soon
as the tents and luggage should be sufficiently
dry. The margin of Thingevalle-vatn
fortunately enabled us to find our way to
Heiderbag; for, otherwise, we, should in all
probability have been lost for a time, owing
to the excessive fogginess of the atmosphere,
which would infallibly have prevented us
from reaching the house of the pastor Eg-
closen, where it was necessary for us to
procure a conductor for the following part
of our journey. Indeed, as often as our
leaving the shore and deviating from the track
induced thé necessity of Jacob’s being separated
from me, in order to recover it, it was
only by shouting to, and answering one
another, that we were enabled again to join
company, so thick is an Icelandic fog, of the
influence of which it is scarcely possible for
an adequate idea to be conceived in England,
except by those who have had the
misfortune to be in the crowded streets of
London in similar weather. At nine o clock
we arrived at the door of the worthy priest,
whom we found seated in the fish-house,
nursing his infant child, and at the same
time employed in preparing his discourse for
the following sabbath. A man, who was
engaged stowing some fish and wool, in the
same building, offered to accompany us on
our way, and the priest immediately sent
him in search of his horse, which was grazing
on the morass. The rain and fog had by
this time so increased, that we gladly availed
ourselves of the shelter before us, and partook
with thanks of such refreshment as our
host was able to afford. After three hours
passed in anxious expectation of the return
of our guide, we at length began to fear lest
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