00.20am. The campsite was only 50% full when I went to bed. There are loads of vans and few tents

These greens are just amazing (though hard to convey in a photo)

I am very puzzled by the footpath marked going to the top (and I am not going to try)

The changing light

May 31, 2025 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

The lighting in iceland is wonderful (at least when the sun peaks through). It never really gets dark although the sun does set. Luckily I remembered to bring my eye mask with me.

Tonight sunset is 23.40 and sunrise 03.20. I prefer to be asleep at these times, but early this morning just after midnight I woke and saw the after glow of the sunset. It hasn’t been possible earlier in the trip- this is the first night that I am on the north coast!
The beauty of the north coastline is arresting. The mountains are much closer to the sea. I am particularly enraptured by all the different layered colours of green on one of the mountains. I guess indicating different mineral content in the different geological layers.Read more