• South coast

    August 6, 2024 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Today, another small bus tour-- this time to the South Coast from Reykjavik. Waterfalls, glaciers (no geezers), puffins, black sand beaches - to name a few of the highlights.
    We had Melbourne weather. Sunshine, pelting rain, gales, hail - and that was all in 10 minutes!
    With a bit of time, Iceland reveals its beauty. The sunshine brought out the green. If it wasn't the grass or the pasture, it was the moss over the rocks. Of course, there were the attractions that we went to see. But I'm finding the cragginess very appealing. The mountains and rock formations are all jagged with interesting folds. In Oz, the hills are old and smooth. Here, the formations are new and rugged.
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