IslandaSuðurnesReykjanesbærKeflavík International Airport63°59’54” N 22°37’51” W
29 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
You can’t really do Iceland properly without a hire car, so introducing our Iceland whip ‘TT’. Next stop the second highest waterfall in Iceland.
IslandaHöfuðborgarsvæðiGrundarhverfiÁrtúnsá64°16’5” N 21°50’2” W
29 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Well our first stop can only be described as dramatic! We decided to pull in to this beautiful waterfall, but fell into the trap of two very nasty birds that were trying to protect their eggs, it didLeggi altro
IslandaVesturlandHvalskarðsá64°23’4” N 21°16’51” W
29 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Next stop was a waterfall hike, it started out at the car park which was the end of a gravel road. As the hike went on the weather got steadily worse, and worse to the point were we literallyLeggi altro
IslandaVesturlandSodulsholtRauðamelur64°51’32” N 22°22’4” W
29 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Next stop is the Gerðuberg Cliffs (yes your guess is as good as mine on how you pronounce this). These rocks reminded us of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, these hexagonal rocks wereLeggi altro
IslandaVesturlandLýsuhólslaug64°50’29” N 23°12’52” W
29 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Final stop of the day is a geothermal pool which is filled with naturally hot mineral water, which was full of algae and various minerals, and was said to have a soothing and healing effect on theLeggi altro
IslandaVesturlandGrundarfjörðurKirkjufellsfoss64°55’35” N 23°18’37” W
30 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Mt. Kirkjufell (463 m) is the mountain you can see in the photographs, it is the most prominent mountain in Grundarfjörður and the guide book said it is the most beautiful mountain on theLeggi altro
IslandaVesturlandBúlandsgil64°56’45” N 23°29’29” W
30 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Fantastic view out towards the Westfjords.
IslandaVesturlandGrundarfjörðurGrundarfoss64°54’58” N 23°13’8” W
30 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Next stop is another waterfall and this time it’s Grudarfoss, just a short walk (thankfully) from the car park to the waterfall. But the view when we got close was fantastic, to get a little closerLeggi altro
IslandaNorðurland VestraSkagafjarðarsýsla65°28’34” N 19°16’30” W
30 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
IslandaVesturlandGrábrókarhraun64°45’22” N 21°32’52” W
30 giugno 2023, Islanda ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Breaking up the drive across the northern part of Iceland with a spot of lunch with a view, we were going to stop at a viewpoint and then decided to make an impromptu stop here instead, and it wasLeggi altro
