Greetings from Alberta, Canada where our two Icelandic horses are coping with -40C weather. I absolutely find you, VG, to be the most charming and amusing newscaster. Thanks for all of your videos and all the best to the Grapevine staff in the New Year, stay safe and healthy.

From Toronto, Canada, where we can now buy Reyka vodka - all the best in 2022 to Valur, the Grapevine and Iceland!

Valur: ‘We barely have a functional government right now’ [looks at the the UK government] - you have no idea.

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@ReclinedPhysicist

2 жыл бұрын

Here in the US that might actually help get things done if 27% of our legislatures was unable to go to work.

@LibbyRal

2 жыл бұрын

I would say that a time when your government quit functioning when they removed the precautions and didn't reinstate them the instant the cases started climbing. So sorry they didn't learn from the mistakes of other countries who had that happen. Actually, you had a warning at the end of July when there was a surge of cases with 85% of the country vaccinated. One of your statistics was a day where 80 of the 116 new cases were vaccinated (July 28th IIRC). Clearly the vaccine alone wasn't enough.

@SuzD0n

2 жыл бұрын

From UK, can confirm. They really know how to put the Party in Tory Party.

@sbroggie

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we're not doing that great here, stateside. Happy to be in California though. 🤙🏼

After a years I following all Reykjavik Grapevine episodes I'm here in Iceland. I haven't make in time to have a Kennitala than I found a job 3 days ago. But is spectacular to see every episode when you Know than Válur and Pollý are 2 minute from Snorrabraut where now I live! A great hug from me!

That thin ice brought back memories, one of which I was sharing with my lady just yesterday: I used to love testing the thin, transparent ice when I was a kid in Ontario, cautiously putting more and more weight on it, listening to it creak, and if it seemed strong enough, commit! to standing on it. Sometimes you could see minnows swimming below, or a crayfish emerging from the slowly waving aquatic plants if you were truly lucky. I was never in much danger, as it was just a shallow creek, but it felt incredibly adventurous at that age.

@mandycleezehappyhour4238

2 жыл бұрын

Where in Ontario did you grow up? I grew up in Aurora when it was still a small sleepy town.

@Starclimber

2 жыл бұрын

@@mandycleezehappyhour4238 I spent a couple of deliriously nature-enriched years in Bramalea, dubbed at the time 'Canada's first satellite city!' according to the billboards. This seemed to me 'highly logical' as a Mr Spock fan. It's all been absorbed into Brampton at this point, and much of that creek runs through concrete channels now. At least my memories remain largely unsullied by 'progress'.

If that were in Canada, there would be at least a dozen different hockey games going on at the same time.

Enjoy the books Valur - don’t have nightmares! The new ball is getting a work out! They come in packs of three: one of them glows in the dark, which makes it really useful for about half the year in Iceland, another makes a sound which may or may not sound like the spirits of the damned being unleashed - so it will be perfect for a Supernatural Iceland episode.

@ellenpa2000

2 жыл бұрын

Nice gifts Mike!

@logenmattsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your generosity! Polly really is the morale officer and your support of her is especially nice.. 👍👍👍

@mikerichards6065

2 жыл бұрын

@@logenmattsen My pleasure - it comes from all of us for all the joy Valur and Polly brought the world during the last year.

@underneaththestar

2 жыл бұрын

Great gifts Mike. Polly needs spoiling!

4:43: Polly running over the ice is the best shot of them all. Thank you, Art!

Thanks bendy-kneed Valur & Art.. and the ever entertaining Polly… you’re so lucky to have such an amazing landscape around the city..

The 5 seconds at 4.43 are the best 5 seconds of the year. :)

@Peter_S_

2 жыл бұрын

Cinematic perfection of the highest order.

@mandycleezehappyhour4238

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I said it should be nominated for an Oscar for best short film! Those 5 seconds made me so happy!

Happy New Year to Valur, Art, Polly and all the staff at the Grapevine! Another terrific newscast plus scenic view of Iceland and a very special shot of Polly running on the ice.

Some times you are so fun to watch as well as interesting to listen to. Loved your ending display of balance and advice on how to achieve it :)

I hope next year we all giggle more than we google, happy new year

I'll be honest; I'm not really paying attention to half of what you say, Valur, I'm just entranced by the sound of your voice whilst looking at the beautiful scenery, and watching Pollý playing!

Excellent gift Mike! I always worry about dogs catching Frisbees and the effects on their teeth and gums. The tennis ball is the perfect solution! Valur & Art & Pollý, thank you as always for an excellent newscast. The editing with the long shot of Pollý running across the lake at 4:45 is major motion picture quality!!!

@mikerichards6065

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, you’re quite right, normal frisbees can be quite sharp when they break, so it’s important to buy dog-safe toys. Polly’s frisbee came from Kong which uses a soft silicone rubber and is safe for dogs to chew.

@patyrod

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikerichards6065 Kudos to you. Kong is a good pet brand.

Oh your trek across the ice with Polly and Art was making me nervous! I am sorry about the Covid situation in Iceland; you all had it so under control at one point, which just shows how unpredictable this virus is, just like the volcano!

Seeing you walking on that ice lake with Polly was making me more nervous than anything you were saying.

Congratulations Art and Valur for your mastery on the ice with Polly. I enjoy each place you go to report Icelandic news. Your country is beautiful and hope one day to visit with or without an erupting volcano. Thank you RG!!

Valur, Art, Polly and the RG team. Happy Holidays! Your newscasts are 💯 ❤️. Thank you!!❤️🌲❤️

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Esme, and happy holidays to you too.

Many thanks for the news! And many thanks to the human steadycam ;-) Whatever method you use, it works great! And I still remember the trick shot where the camera was "hovering" through some branches of a tree (well, a good hand-over of course, but it was fun to watch such an occational trick ;-) And we the viewers of this channel dont't think of it, but a steady camera move wherever you go is really good, so thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible!

Ventilator? Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did backwards and in heels. Art walked everywhere Valur did backwards and without being able to see if he was on thin ice. Pollý is lucky to have 4 legs.

* I love your new ball thrower.. What a Happy Dog because the ball goes farther & you do not stress your arm.. Very thoughtful gift..

Tread carefully Valur! Thank you Art and Polly 🥰🐶 I heard people are being asked to stay away from the volcano site in case of sudden changes when nobody will be around. You may get a “one of a kind “ shot. Who knows? I have a friend who’s family came from Iceland. I unfortunately haven’t had the chance to visit. It gets cold enough in Ontario.

Great episode! Thank you! My best wishes go out to Iceland! Stay safe! Stay warm…thank you!!

Thank you Valur and Art. Beautiful newscast and photography. Happy New Year to you and everyone at the Grapevine. I received one of your gift boxes for Christmas--so wonderful: lovely chocolate. Can't wait to look through your books.

The machine is called a respirator. Thank you for a fantastic video, as they always are.

Valur - they're called ventilators, in North American English parlance. You were clear enough. I've enjoyed the newscasts. Too bad you didn't have ice skates.

Hope you all had a good Christmas too! And a happy new year's! Thanks for sharing the volcano with the world.

Fun to watch you and Polly navigate the ice like you were born on it. 😆 Kudos to your cameraman for doing it BACKWARDS! 👍👍👍

If this was in the Netherlands the lake would be packed with ice skaters. We dream of such a beautiful ice floor. Wouldn't be nice if the volcano starts erupting one new years eve as a contribution to all the fire works. (Wishful thinking of course)

Thank you for the secret of the Iceland ice walk. Btw to keep up with the covid situation there are a lot of medical practitioners on KZread reporting on it but my personal favourite is Dr John Campbell. He reviews the current world data and explains what's going on really well, and his predictions are usually bang on. He also likes video reports from different countries, so would love to see you on his channel sometime.

Greetings from California! 🤙🏼 That shot of a lone Polly running across the ice with that gorgeous background was epic. Art is awesome. Thanks for this awesome program you guys put out.

I'm going to have to wait until it gets icy here and try this bent knee thing. Knowing me, I'll probably still fall! 😄

Hoping speedy recovery for those with Covid.

On the faf highpass seismo at 2.30 this afternoon was a good sized shake and before that one at 6.00 am, I have been following the seismo charts and the last couple of weeks have been busy. Walking on iced over lakes always makes me nervous.

So glad you didn't fall through the ice, Valur! You're braver than me, I've always been nervous on slippery, icy surfaces. Guess I'm just a wuss! Lovely to see the lovely scenery and Polly having fun.

Polly got a Chuck-it for Christmas! My granddog, Truffle the Chocolate Lab has one and loves it! 🇨🇦 🎄 🇨🇦

The area of Ontario, Canada where I live is the Covid capital of Canada. Not something I’m proud of. I’m disabled and don’t leave my home often, so I’m still Covid free and getting my booster soon. The Omicron variant is rampant. We used to skate on the ice on the lake near my home when I was a kid. Three feet of ice in mid-winter! They say you need a foot of ice to safely walk on it. Just don’t stand still very often. Take care out there, Valur!

@ellenpa2000

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda! 🖖🏼🇨🇦

@Momcat_maggiefelinefan

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellenpa2000 Hi back at you, Ellen!

So nice to see you and Polly again! Hope you and all the staff at the Grapevine are well had a Merry Merry Christmas, and are ready for a very Happy New Year, better than last year. Hug, ruffle, and scratch to Polly!

We Recently visited Iceland for 1 week and had I A GREAT time. Was on the Golden Cirkle Tour with your companion "Olavur" - What a Proffessor in Knowledge in Icelandic history! "Takk Sigurdur"

Ball throwing for Polly on a frozen lake looks fun. Best wishes for the new year to Valur, Art and Polly

Thanks for the volcano forecast!

Happy New Year to all of you! thank you for spending time and money for these wonderful newscast! Go on!!

In the past VT meant videotape, but Valur & Art are too young to remember the pre-digital era! 🤓😉 Take care. Stay safe! Thanks for yet another adventure-&-news bulletin!

Thank you Valur and Polly! Great newscast!

Can't believe how brave Polly is running for miles on the ice. Valur near had a few slips and also the cracking ice underfoot. I am a figure skater and you did well Valur. Put your arms out for balance in a T shape. Happy new year from Scotland and I hope to see the fireworks. Stay safe everyone.

How Art & Valur did that without falling on their asses? Superhuman abilities! Skates, y'all need some skates!

thanks for another fun and informative and beautiful vid. that ice is amazing. happy new year

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

Happy new year!

Hope you'll get boostered soon. We just got our boosters on Thursday. Mostly staying home still! Oooh eruption... Be careful! We don't want to lose our favourite newscaster and camera man!! 🇨🇦🙋 Ellen & Jim

Bent knees with flat feet on ice. Splayed feet with torso slanted forward in snow. Works perfectly. Thank you for the video! Giving me hope to see the (or another) volcano when I finally feel comfortable taking a plane to Iceland.

As we say in Mexico: “Sientes el temblor y no te hincas”. Something along the lines of “You notice the earthquake (Covid’s and Fagradalsfjall’s), and you don’t kneel down”.

Happy New Year, thanks for the updates

Fire and Ice…Awesome…. B.

It seems everywhere there is frozen water, there are rocks on the ice. I guess people throw them out to see if the ice will break. Polly is getting quite a workout on that ice! I'll bet she slept good when she got back home. :D Nice ice surface - it looks pretty smooth.

Great newscast as always! Though I must admit I was scared of you falling through the ice! I know it must be safe but this is something I’m scared to do, I wouldn’t even walk across the pond at Reykjavik when I came over last January. Hoping to be over end of next month (Boris rules permitting 🇬🇧) so maybe I’ll be brave enough to try it then…

What happens if I bring lava from there, to Hawaii? Will Pele' be confused?

My favorite moment is 4:44 when Polly is running on the ice 😁👍🏻 I dream of such a clean beautiful ice lake. We have lakes in Russia but they are covered with a thick layer of snow.

Thank you for sharing . This area is totally stunning.

If that ice patch was in the U.K. their would be thousands of people on there slip sliding about.

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻❤️

That was a great demo on how to stay upright on ice!! I will try the "knee bend" technique next time, but I suspect I am still genetically predisposed to fall flat on my face! For people like me, there are ice grips!

Another great update and I am looking forward to the volcano Best wishes from New Zealand and all the very best for 22 By the way it’s 30 deg C here a little warm ha

Hello Valur! I seem to be missing RVK Newscast #154. Was there an issue with the numbering system? Hate to miss a single episode! Best Wishes for a VERY Happy New Year!

Polly's 4 wheel drive works really well on the ice.

Let’s be honest, Polly is the star of the show😉

I love these videos. Thank you!

It's ridiculous to think there's a link to La Palma. Everyone knows the connection is from Snaefell to Stromboli ;)

@ricardoabh3242

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously, how people are confused? Don’t forget the influence of the moon and galaxy core plane stuff

@Peter_S_

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardoabh3242 Earthquakes and volcanism are very correlated with tides, which is not surprising. A week before the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco which had a surface magnitude of 7.2, a geologist predicted the quake was likely to occur on that day at high tide. The prediction was published in a local newspaper and it indeed happened.

@MrKorton

2 жыл бұрын

There is not a link silly 🙄

@sheilacoulton775

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardoabh3242 There is no proof that the moon,Tides,other planets effect Volcano,s

Right now in America, 27% of the covid patients in the hospital are children. Source: Paul A. Offit, MD, Director of the Vaccine Education Center and attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

@waynead754

2 жыл бұрын

Because we have a lot of stupid people who don't take reasonable precautions.

@danielruiz3443

2 жыл бұрын

Dec 24th - As of Thursday, there were 1,987 confirmed or suspected pediatric covid-19 patients hospitalized nationally, a 31 percent jump in 10 days, according to a Washington Post analysis.

@paleggett1897

2 жыл бұрын

Making ‘MuriKKKa Great by being unkind, uncaring and greedy🤪 Thanks to the inspiration of Nixon’s Second Cabinet.

Hello...from Australia in summer.

sorry to hear about the healthcare system in Iceland being allready in crises before Covid, same here (NL).

“Is this ice safe?” Goes home to earthquake-addled town.

Stay Strong viking!!!

Are you walking over ice? Amazing…thank you…stay safe! Greetings from Oklahoma Ps: just signed up….looking for the answers later…

You needed ice skates. lol

Love your channel!!! Just watched #155. Good to hear the latest news, unfortunately, not all g ood!🤒😷 However, have to say the Thriller re: interpretatio ns of your name, had me laughing out loud😂😂😂😂. Keep up the good work. Relieved you didn't fall through the ice😵😱. Must admit I laughed again.

I went at your place and I never see trees like that....Happy new year. Come tomorrow Canada Ruth

Amazing view.. very understanding explanation and I LOVE POLLY!

Happy new year

What was the name of the mountain you like to go hiking on, which was in the background. Thank you!

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

Vífilsfell. And it's wonderful. Not even that hard of a climbing either.

@underneaththestar

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheReykjavikGrapevine thank you. I’ll make sure I go for a hike there when I’m back in Iceland. Do miss your beautiful country.

What is the name of the mountain you mention around 19:32, please?

“The coldest winter I ever spent…. was a summer in Iceland.” said Mark Twain never ( because he was not alive in 2021)

Omg you walking on that ice I was like omg 😳 your gonna fallllll 🗣

@CourtneySchwartz

2 жыл бұрын

Ice cleats/grippy boots and walk with slightly bent knees, and it’s alright. Plus I bet Valur and Art have plenty ice experience. 😁

Interesting to see what happens with the volcanoes, but my question is: how much wisdom is there in walking on thin ice in an earthquake zone? ;-)

I have seen Lava Glow on Nar, towards the right hand side of the volcano, looking from one of the cams, you can see it well at night!!

"This seriously feels unsafe", hopefully not the final words we get to hear from Valur lol I was going to say congratulations on not falling over and how did the camera man not fall either, but the secret was revealed. Stay safe and hello from Down Under ✌

You should do your broadcast on skates Valur.

@sigridurhafsteinsdottir8942

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea😁

Be carful at the volcano!

Please don't go to the volcano until after it erupts. If you go there tomorrow, and it blows, you could be too close.

@Peter_S_

2 жыл бұрын

When volcanoes "blow", it's usually blow because their magma contains high silica levels. This will be very low silica magma fresh from the mantle so it will almost certainly be a gentle eruption and good for tourism.

@ReclinedPhysicist

2 жыл бұрын

@@Peter_S_ this is true with low silica basalt volcanoes such as that one. However you have pressure building up under a cap of thick volcanic rock that might break catastrophically. You also have a possibility of interactions with groundwater that could create a large explosion. Yes, you're right. It's best not to take a chance with a volcano.

@Peter_S_

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReclinedPhysicist From what I know of the geology, there is no real chance of a phreatic eruption at Geldingadaleur, but there is considerable phreatic eruption potential slightly to the East and I would avoid those areas until things calm down a little. A bit further to the East there are multiple systems I would keep great distance from during any activity because they have higher silica magma, and Kverkfjoell did just have a phreatic eruption a couple months ago. The good news is that not all Iceland volcanoes behave the same.

P.S. Live in Northern Ontario and remember the terror when walking on the frozen lakes!😱😱😱😱😱

Is it just me or does Valur sound like he's speaking from within a telephone booth? 🔊 . . . Valur be brave you need only to worry it you can hear the ice cracking underfoot I think, learned that from 'Ice Road' Truckers' 😀 Maybe it's my Dutch heritage but that ice looks like a great place to put on a pair of ice skates! 😍 I heard that the daily case count in the USA. is nearing 250,000/day 😱 get your shots folks, it's way too late once your infected!

@johnzuijdveld9585

2 жыл бұрын

No folks it was my son having altered the sound settings and not restoring them, . . . Phew! I thought we ALL were goners for a second hr.

Can you explain the presence of the rocks strewn around on the frozen pond? Thank you :-)

Valur shows us how to walk on the ice. Polly shows us how to run.

A cute terrifying eruption lol

Looks like Polly has no trouble running on that ice without sliding. Four feet are better than two…LOL

How thick is the ice on this lake?

Oh, and I nominate 4:44 to 4:49 for the Oscar for best short film of the year! What a great little vignette! UPDATE: It occurred to me last night after watching that clip for what must have been the 100th time, that had Art filmed Polly running back in the opposite direction and spliced that in a couple of seconds later, it would have been even more epic and hilarious.

I wonder how the camera guy never slip on the ice. Must be levitating above the ice.

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

It's true, we can no longer deny it

I wish I had 1/2 the energy Polly does for chasing balls.

love how people here in the comments are nervous about you walking on the ice. You can't even hear anyting from the ice! I see people in the background, skating? Here in The Netherlands people start skating (distance, not hockey) when the open-water-ice is 1-1,5 inches.

Another top newscast, thanks Valur, Art and Polly. Lovely setting for reporting on worrying COVID situation. Hoping all affected by this awful disease fully recover. Possible eruption? keep safe. Watching you skillfully negotiating the icy surface has left me with a slight ache in my old legs. I must have walked every step with you. Perhaps you would consider wearing a cushion tied across your backside as an item of safety gear should you end up on your bum on the ice. Heaven Forbid! Happy New Year. from Australia.

@sheilacoulton775

2 жыл бұрын

My stepdaughter married into the Pye family in Canada, it's not a surname I see very often.