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Southern Iceland 9.-11.8. 2019
Saturday, 10 August 2019
Fjaðrárgljúfur is a canyon in palagonite just where the road to Laki starts.
They have greatly limited access to the canyon after it appeared in a music video of some pop star.
Increased visit took its toll. They closed many of the paths that could be walked before.
A rock window.
The canyon is about 100 m deep and 2 km long.
Mögá waterfall.
Anyone passing by Laufskálavarða for the first time was supposed to add a stone on piles for good luck.
Mýrdalsjökull as seen from the south east.
More of rootless cones at Álftaver.
Formed by steam explosion by lava flowing over wetlands or lakes.
Interesting coastal cave in the cliffs of Hjörleifshöfði.
Ein Feuerfahrzeug von Freiwillige Feuerwehr von Stadt Buchloe mit einer Wohnwagenkiste vor der Höhle.
Hjörleifshöfði cave from inside.
Double protection.
Almost got stuck in sand after I thought that all the dangerous driving was already behind.
Hjörleifshöfði in the middle of sediments of Mýrdalssandur.
Mýrdalssandur
Church in Vík.
The famous Reynisfjara rocks.
Reynisfjara beach is one of the most visited, and tourists that haven't seen big waves before, get drowned easily.
Columnar basalt and black sand.
Dizzy from the crowd.
A small coastal cave.
Calm sea this time. But a big landslide happened just 10 days after we were there: shorturl.at/drzWY
The pinnacles.
Dyrhólaey Peninsula, yet another attraction just nearby.
Panorama from the Dyrhólaey cliffs.
Dyrhólaey Lighthouse.
Perforated cliffs.
Reynisfjara and a sandbar as seen from Dyrhólaey.
What are they taking photo of?
We have been waiting for puffins in vain several times before during midday, when they were just rushing in and out of their burrows.
They seem to come out in the evening.
And pose.
More evening cliffs of Dyrhólaey.
Natural bridge
Staying in an overcrowded Skógafoss camping site overnight.
Crowds in the morning.
Soaked Jaroš or "who dares to go closer to the waterfall".
His better half.
Sólheimajökull is the fastest retreating glacier in Iceland. It retreated for 110 m between 2010 and 2018!
Abundance of volcanic ash helps with melting.
And some tourists chopping ice that they want to take home as souvenir.
A group of glacier hikers getting ready.
Kayaking with icebergs.
Eyjafjallajökull that erupted in 2010 and caused a lot of issues in air traffic around Europe.
Seljalandsfoss
Can be seen from all directions.
Do not leave your dog in the car in summer! bit.ly/35qEFWC
A dust storm close to Thingvellir.
A roofless cave is leading to the entrance of a roofed cave.
Called Gjábakkahellir.
It starts with a rather narrow passage of basalt blocks.
Colourful lava layers.
Hardened dripping lava on the ceiling.
A sort of coating.
After the last narrow part ...
... the cave opens into a spacious lava tunnel.
Levels of lava flows.
More colourful rocks.
Approaching the other entrance (exit in our case) after 300 m.
Mountains close to Laugarvatn.
Wikipedia says that Þingvellir National park is the most popular tourist destination in Iceland. We visited it in the late evening during strong wind and coldness and our award was - no tourists.
Icelandic parliament was founded in Thingvellir in year 930, which is considered also as the foundation of Icelandic Nation. Photo from the top of escarpment.
Numerous faults and cracks are created by the continental drift between the North American and Eurasian Plates.
Lava remnants and Law Rock escarpment behind.
Þingvallavatn is the largest natural lake in Iceland.
A morning walk through Reykjavik before flying back to Oslo next day.
No tractors allowed during rush hours.
Sun Voyager is one of the most famous contemporary sculptures in Reykjavik.
Harpa concert hall and conference centre.
From inside.
Reykjavik in LGBT colours.
Laugavegur Street is open only for cyclists and pedestrians.
The heart of Reykjavik.
Reykjavik cathedral called Hallgrímskirkja.
Neat houses coated with corrugated iron.
But with wooden balconies. Farewell Iceland.
