Next weekend, the first weekend of August, is an annual CRAAAAZY festival in the Westman Islands called The National Festival. The former population of about 4000 people will be doubled and people from the mainland will be infesting the communty for this mad weekend. The festival takes place in the valley Herjólfsdalur and they are now prepairing it, putting up stages, tents etc. I go past it everyday and its interesting to see the transformation. I have never been here during this festival (shame) and I am getting SOOOO excited :) I have friends coming over from the mainland and we are prepairing ourselves for a long, fun, exhausting, sore throated from singing, wet and a bit drunk weekend :)