Snaefellsnes

The Snaefellsnes highlights for today. Arrived in port after 07:00 and had to be on a tender at 08:00 for the tour start on the pier at 08:30. The trip is around the peninsula on the coastal road, north to south then over one of the mountain passes for the return to the harbour. Weather started ok, but slowly deteriorated with a showery cold damp wind increasing throughout the morning. The trip took us through 3 coastal villages still allowed to fish.The peninsula is a volcanic area and most of the journey was through lava fields and s mountains carved when the glaciers retreated after the last ice age. The first stop was at a beach of small black stones created from lava rock. Then into the nature reserve stopping at the Malariff information centre and lighthouse. Next to the harbour village of Arnarstapi for a trek along the cliffs and back into the village by the monument to one of the Norse gods. Final stop was a remote church, apparently visited by married couples in wedding attire for their photos. Walked down to beach and spotted some seals swimming just offshore. The weather had closed in as we went over the mountain pass so the hoped for view of the glacier at the top was obscured by low cloud.Read more