Why we changed our route

Thanks to Stephan at Foss Hotels, we spent the day in a safe zone in the south of Iceland, visiting waterfalls, a fabulous museum in Skógar and a small peninsula, Dyrhólaey. From the top, looking one way, we could see the glacier Myrdalsjökull, which, earlier today, we had walked to the foot of one finger. Looking out to sea, we could see black lava columns. Will post some pics in a few days. But below is a map of Iceland and the green shaded part is where the gas is. Our initial plan would have had us sleeping last night in the north west part of the green, then spending the day driving east and south to the bottom edge of the green bit.....likely deformed and unconscious with all the fumes ;-) we are staying in Núpar, just east of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Go ahead......try and pronounce it!