November 6, 2016 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 9 °COur waitress last night had mentioned this beach as a possible place worth visiting so we decided to take a look. Wide landscape shots were not really possible as the weather was still against us, so we thought we'd look at taking close-up shots of things like beach stones or seaweed perhaps ... andRead more
September 26, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Am Fuße des mächtigen Snæfellsjökull liegt der Strandabschnitt Djúpalónssandur. Der dunkle Strand ist durch einen Vulkanausbruch entstanden, dessen Lava bis fast zum Meer floss. Der Weg zum Strand ist gesäumt mit skurril geformten Fels- und Lavagesteinen.
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August 8, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Bart ging nog even op foto excursie. Met bewolking en een straffe wind vanuit het poolgebied betekent dit voor de 2e keer muts, sjaal, wanten en thermo broek aan.
Mooi strand met aparte lava formaties, een beetje zoals Dimmuborgir bij Myvatn.
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August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °CWe originally planned to go to another mountain to have a hike but because of the flat tire, we didn't take the risk too far and just took a short walk at Saxholar Crater, which was only 100m in height with staircase. Nevertheless, the sight was good!
October 8, 2016 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 11 °CAm Djúpalónssandur Black Sand Beach liegen noch rostige Teile eines gestrandeten Schiffwracks herum. Früher war das ein wichtiger Fischerhafen und wenn sich die Männer für eine Platz auf den Fischerbooten bewarben, mussten sie ihre Stärke mit Hilfe der Kraftprobesteine beweisen. Je nachRead more
August 22, 2017 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °CAfter the hike, we drove to the famous black beach. The beach was totally in grey and black. Very amazing. It's a place you can't miss.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Tröllakirkja, Trollakirkja
I thought I'd perish in the cold when we went ashore from a cruise a few years ago and that was in the middle of July and the ship couldn't stay in the harbour because of the wind. The ship's captain said there's a good reason they call it Iceland!
Liz Charlton really enjoying looking at all your photos and reading the blog. Remember the Ramblers saying there is no such thing as bad weather just poor clothing!!