Afi og amma t\u00f3ku mig me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fatilegu inn \u00ed Landmannalaugar. Vinaf\u00f3lk \u00feeirra var me\u00f0 \u00ed fer\u00f0inni en \u00feau voru ekki me\u00f0 b\u00f6rn. \u00c9g var v\u00f6n a\u00f0 una m\u00e9r ein, fyrirfer\u00f0arl\u00edtil og \u00f3l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 fara m\u00e9r a\u00f0 vo\u00f0a, svo \u00e9g var ekki undir str\u00f6ngu eftirliti fyrsta daginn.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 vorum varla b\u00fain a\u00f0 tjalda \u00feegar F\u00fasi flakkari kom og heilsa\u00f0i. Hann haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1 sta\u00f0num fyrir en \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra tjaldi\u00f0 sitt og tjalda\u00f0i r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 okkur. Hann spjalla\u00f0i svol\u00edti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 afa og Ing\u00f3lf og virtist besti kall.<\/p>\n
F\u00fasi var \u00f3sk\u00f6p g\u00f3\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 mig. Hann kom til m\u00edn \u00fear sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 dunda vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ra\u00f0a steinum og l\u00e9k vi\u00f0 mig. Svo f\u00f3r hann me\u00f0 mig \u00ed g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0, leyf\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a landslagi\u00f0 \u00ed k\u00edkinum s\u00ednum og spjalla\u00f0i heilmiki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mig. Vi\u00f0 vorum komin d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 lagt fr\u00e1 tjaldinu \u00feegar amma kom \u00e6\u00f0andi, garga\u00f0i \u00e1 mig og heimta\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g k\u00e6mi til s\u00edn. Vi\u00f0 snerum til baka og \u00e9g t\u00f3k \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 haf\u00f0i breyst. Hvorki afi og amma n\u00e9 vinaf\u00f3lki\u00f0 t\u00f6lu\u00f0u neitt vi\u00f0 F\u00fasa, \u00feau bu\u00f0u honum ekki kaffi \u00fe\u00f3tt hann st\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fearna vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g veit ekki hvort \u00fea\u00f0 var um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 e\u00f0a n\u00e6sta dag sem \u00e9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 F\u00fasi var alltaf einn. Hann f\u00f3r ekki me\u00f0 neinum h\u00f3pum \u00ed g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0ir og \u00e9g s\u00e1 hann aldrei bor\u00f0a me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum e\u00f0a sk\u00e1la vi\u00f0 neinn eins og hitt f\u00f3lki\u00f0. Einu sinni s\u00e1tum vi\u00f0 \u00ed laug me\u00f0 fullt af \u00f6\u00f0ru f\u00f3lki og \u00feegar hann kom f\u00f3ru skyndilega allir upp \u00far lauginni. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 gengum fr\u00e1 lauginni heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 fullor\u00f0na f\u00f3lki\u00f0 var a\u00f0 tala um hann en \u00e9g skildi ekki almennilega \u00fea\u00f0 sem sagt var.<\/p>\n
F\u00fasi kom aftur til m\u00edn \u00fear sem \u00e9g var ein a\u00f0 leika m\u00e9r. Hann bau\u00f0 m\u00e9r inn \u00ed tjaldi\u00f0 sitt og gaf m\u00e9r s\u00fakkula\u00f0ikex og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri falleg stelpa. Allt \u00ed einu var rennil\u00e1snum \u00e1 tjaldinu svipt upp. \u00dea\u00f0 var afi J\u00f3i. \u00c9g var\u00f0 hissa \u00fev\u00ed afi var kurteis ma\u00f0ur og \u00f3l\u00edkt honum a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0ast inn \u00ed annarra manna tj\u00f6ld \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gera vart vi\u00f0 sig. Hann var alvarlegur \u00ed brag\u00f0i, sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 koma strax en leit ekki einu sinni framan \u00ed gestgjafa minn. Svo bar hann mig yfir \u00ed sitt tjald \u00fe\u00f3tt lei\u00f0in v\u00e6ri stutt og \u00e9g ekkert \u00fereytt.<\/p>\n
Amma yfirheyr\u00f0i mig um \u00f6ll samskipti m\u00edn vi\u00f0 F\u00fasa flakkara. M\u00e9r var har\u00f0banna\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00ed \u00e1ttina a\u00f0 \u00feessum manni framar, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 tala vi\u00f0 hann. \u00c9g m\u00f3tm\u00e6lti \u00fev\u00ed eiga a\u00f0 s\u00fdna svona g\u00f3\u00f0um manni d\u00f3naskap en afi h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 til v\u00e6ru mj\u00f6g vondir menn sem l\u00e9kju vi\u00f0 krakka og g\u00e6fu \u00feeim kex og F\u00fasi flakkari v\u00e6ri einmitt \u00feessh\u00e1ttar ma\u00f0ur. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk engar almennilegar sk\u00fdringar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed hverju illska F\u00fasa flakkara f\u00e6list og var verulega vantr\u00fau\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Eldsnemma morguninn eftir \u00feegar \u00e9g var a\u00f0 leika vi\u00f0 hundana hennar \u00f6mmu fyrir utan tjaldi\u00f0, st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00feessi vinur minn lengi \u00e1lengdar og fylgdist me\u00f0 m\u00e9r. \u00c9g var hl\u00fd\u00f0in og r\u00e9tt gj\u00f3a\u00f0i augunum til hans en s\u00e1 a\u00f0 hann langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 koma og leika vi\u00f0 hundana. Eftir litla stund kom Ing\u00f3lfur h\u00e1lfkl\u00e6ddur \u00fat \u00far s\u00ednu tjaldi, \u00f3\u00f0 a\u00f0 F\u00fasa flakkara og rak hann burt me\u00f0 \u00f3kv\u00e6\u00f0isor\u00f0um. \u00c9g var mi\u00f0ur m\u00edn yfir \u00feessari framkomu. Amma og afi komu \u00fat og l\u00edka Bubba, konan hans Ing\u00f3lfs og \u00feau virtust \u00f6ll rei\u00f0 vi\u00f0 F\u00fasa.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 sem eftir var dagsins leit fullor\u00f0na f\u00f3lki ekki af m\u00e9r eitt andartak. Undir kv\u00f6ld var F\u00fasi flakkari b\u00fainn a\u00f0 pakka tjaldinu s\u00ednu saman og var greinilega \u00e1 f\u00f6rum.<\/p>\n
Afi og amma t\u00f3ku mig me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fatilegu inn \u00ed Landmannalaugar. Vinaf\u00f3lk \u00feeirra var me\u00f0 \u00ed fer\u00f0inni en \u00feau voru ekki me\u00f0 b\u00f6rn. \u00c9g var v\u00f6n a\u00f0 una m\u00e9r ein, fyrirfer\u00f0arl\u00edtil og \u00f3l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 fara m\u00e9r a\u00f0 vo\u00f0a, … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa