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Kerið creator, just out of Reykjavik, 1st stop
By ferry to Heimay, capital of the Westmann Islands
One day makes all the difference, these are not puffins, on the puffin hill above.
but the next day, at roughly the same time, these are puffins!
But it was difficult to get close to them, the hill was very steep!
From atop the volcano that almost wiped out Heimay's harbour but ended up giving the island a couple of extra square km of land!
Took a RIB tour, absolutely brilliant, and entered many caves
I took a hike into Þórsmörk, amazing short walk over a decent hill
Where there was a fairly tame and well fed arctic fox
Inside the Yoda cave!
View from atop the Yoda cave with relatively recent farmhouse ruins plus viking era grave of one of the first settlers!
The much less touristed iceberg lagoon at Fjallsjökull
Lovely homely restaurant and coffee shop at Djúpivogur
I love the terracing. Each represents a different lava flow, from the early days when the lava was relatively runny! This nearish to Folalldafoss!
View from my cabin at Lindabrekka in the east of Iceland on 5 May 2024
This historic farmhouse at Reyðarfjörður would have been isolated if not for the 2+km long Alcoa factory between it and the fjord!
On the way to Bakkagerði (where you could get seriously up close to the puffins!)
Turf house at Lindarbakki, near enough to the puffin hangout! No, it did not seem to offer accommodation!
A long walk around Raudanes Point was rewarded with many gorgeous features like these and caves and hidden beaches, ... and lots of sea birds, including puffins, but these ones were wary of people and flew off while I was still 50m or so away, just like any normal wild bird!
Raufarhöfn had this weird, not yet complete, Arctic Henge. Impressive enough but built with modern machinery (they probably said that about the pyramids at the time!). It also had the hotel that served freshly caught lump fish caviar just because I was the only guest! well almost!
Bucolic farmyard activity near Kopasker in the NE of Iceland
Approaching Skinnastaðir, apparent evidence of volcanoes, real and false, are pretty much everywhere!
I took a nice long walk up and around Ásbyrgi Canyon, part climb, part boardwalk, part scramble, part mud, part sand, all beautiful
And then you find a ruined turf hut in an idyllic waterfront position, with a name but almost no record anywhere.
Closing in on Husavik from the north
This touristic hot tub/spa with swim-up bar, just outside Husavik, was quite epic!
Fish drying racks at Ólafsfjörður (you can make out the town on the other side of the water); I stayed at Klara's guesthouse
Lovely turf house in Holar, the first home of the church leadership of Northern Iceland in 1100 or so. Also boasts a university (one building) and a largish church.
Amazing natural Rhino sculpture at Hvitserker
Super massive sword in the stone at Laugarbakki
Love a good rainbow, this one crossing into the Westfjords
Heydalur in the Westfjords, well worth the visit. Beautiful county, horse-riding (No, I didn't) and they grow their own trout, fresh as!
Looking towards Sudavik from the other side of the Álftafjörður. Mid may but still black and white!
In the natural hot-tub at Flokalundur, not even 200m from my hotel! Free for the bathing!
This rather wet and cosy cave is where Gisli, a hero from the Saga days, hid for some years. Gislahellir Track
The ferry that took me from Brjánslækur in the Westfjords to Stykkisholmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula
Rancid shark is now hygenically fermented, good for you, and no where near as horrible as its reputation!
But the last step in its production, roughly 3 months drying, is done in the open. 90% of the annual production is eaten by Icelanders on Iceland's annual heritage food day.
Couldn't resist the gold plated tractor!
The view from the Snæfellsnes farmhouse near Grundarfjörður. probably the first real green field I'd seen.
Avid Game of Thrones fans may recognise this mountain, albeit without the rainbow! Kirkjufell (... fell means flat topped mountain, ...fjall means pointed top mountain).
Although this is perhaps the more classic view!
This one a few weeks later while visiting on Sylvia Earle
I climbed to about the first step, stopping when it got a bit steep, and was rewarded with this view, which puts quite a large waterfall into perspective!
The Saxhóll Crater was accessible and clearly easy to climb!
Monumental monument in Arnarstapi
The Arnarstapi coastline is really interesting both for birdlife and geology
Hellnar Church with Interdimensional Hopscotch, weird!
Occasionally visible from Reykjavik, the Snæfellsjökull is usually covered by cloud. Not on 29 May 2024!
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