Af hverju vilja tveir strákar frá Kanada koma á Mýrarboltann?

Fyrir allnokkru fengum við fyrirspurn frá tveimur strákum frá Kanada um þátttöku í mýrarboltanum 2009. Okkur lék forvitni að vita af hverju þeir væru að skella sér til Íslands og af hverju Mýrarbolti.

Hér er svarið þeirra:

My friend and I first decided to come to Iceland at the beginning of 2009.  We started to plan our itinerary for the 16 day trip and had planned to spend 3 days in the Northwest Fjords.  We were then looking through the Frommers Iceland book when somthing caught our eye.  It was swamp soccer.  We had never heard of or seen swamp soccer but we felt compelled to participate in it when we heard the name of the sport.  We noticed the tournament is usually held at the end of July or beginning of August and though we would investigate further.  We found the Iceland swamp soccer website when we searched on the internet and sent an inquisitive email to find out more.  We were very excited when we found out that we could participate in this tournament because it is a great way to meet Icelandic people and see the culture of another nation.  We decided to come not only because of the tournament but also the beauty of the Northwest Fjords.  We had planned to coms to do some kayaking, birdwatching and sighseeing in the area but the swamp soccer is just a great addition to our trip.  After Isafjordur we plan on visiting Akureyri, and area, then Reykjavik, and area.  We have never played swamp soccer before but we play regular soccer on a team together.  This being said we are definately looking foreward to playing swamp soccer when we arrive!
Thanks for the opportunity to play swamp soccer and to meet new and interesting people.  We are looking foreward to playing!
Regards,

-Allen Fowlis
Canada