After one year's hiatus it was time for season 2 in the Reykjanes Peninsula, as a fissure opened in the Meradalir valley of Fagradalsfjall on 3rd of August 2022. I came to Iceland a few days late and eagerly joined the sampling campaign. Again the team aimed to take fresh samples whenever possible to build as good a timeseries as possible. Who knows what surprises and new insights this eruption has in store?