Today, with the round trip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, one of the longest day tours was on the program. At the end of the day we will have visited likeany number of new places.
Only the Snæfellsjökull we will not be able to see as beautiful as the days before, because the sky was already covered at the beginning of the day.
Just because of the almost 350km to complete today, we had planned to move forward quickly at least until the 54 branches off to the northern side of the peninsula.
It came differently than expected, and we had to catch the one around other photo motif. In the lava field with the surrounding mountains, the drone had to take off the first time today.
Also our first two stopovers, Rauðamelskirkja & Gerðuberg Cliffs, were not on the to-do list at all, but we had spotted them from afar during the drive.
Our first scheduled stop was at Ölkelduvatn, an outdoor water spigot.
You can visit it, but you don't have to.
Before it became spectacular, we stopped on a hill between two stretches of coast.
It offered a great view in both directions. Again and again it is impressive on Iceland how quickly the fog lifts or generally the weather situation can change.
We have recorded a small video, how the fog is literally pulled over the mountain - no time lapse, quite real speed.
It offered a great view in both directions. Again and again it is impressive on Iceland how quickly the fog lifts or generally the weather situation can change.
We have recorded a small video, how the fog is literally pulled over the mountain - no time lapse, quite real speed.
Then we reached Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge, a crevice in a rock face.
How mighty the rock face is, you can see in the one photo by the size of the people at the bottom of the picture.
Of course we made our way to the entrance of the gorge. Even though it was not as deep as the one in the south, the dimensions were very impressive.
The only thing that disturbed the experience was another tourist who behaved in an extremely boorish and disrespectful manner in the gorge. He almost pushed another young man into the stream.
After a short argument, where he would have lost his decency, he was already gone. Even impressive places are not safe from inconsiderate people.
When we left the gorge, we noticed the beach with its bright orange sand.
We don't miss such opportunities, so we absolutely had to take a photo with the drone.
from the gorge
with the drone
The next attraction should be the stone bridge on the cliff of Arnarstapi. The place was quite crowded, quite a few buses and many other tourists walking the streets and paths.
Since honestly our legs were pretty tired, we went only a few meters down to the cliffs - also with the ulterior motive that we still had some things on the list today and left the place more quickly than intended.
Our lunch stop was then Hellnar, only a small collection of houses, but also has impressive coastal rocks to offer.
At this coastal section, or its rock layers, you could see particularly well how the earth masses move over time and deform the rock.
Since we have always been fascinated by Lost Places, the next stop was a must, an abandoned building near a small airstrip.
We would like to tell you more about history of the building, but there was no information about it to find.
Although we of course can't drive to all recommended points on Snæfellsnes, today it was really blow by blow.
Only a few kilometers after the abandoned building, we already stopped at the next cliffs, from where you have a view of the two rock needles of Lóndrangar.
These are two volcanic vents, whose surrounding volcano, eroded away over the years by the surf.
Since we had already been to two volcanoes, Saxhóll crater was a good choice for volano-triple. It was also on the way to the far western coast of the peninsula.
Again, it was made easy for us with metal steps installed. What with the strong wind that whistled across the landscape at the crater, but a relief.
At the top we had a wide view, despite the overcast sky, over a long coast section.
In our back and that of the crater, a part of the summit of Snæfellsjökull was visible for the first time today.
For the next lighthouse Svörtuloft we went on a narrow, winding dirt road through a rugged lava field, directly to the coast.
Again, typical of these stretches of coastline, rugged cliffs sculpted by the sea, which then alternate with stretches of black sand beach.
At one of them, Skarðsvík Beach, we stopped on the way back through the lava field.
Clear turquoise water, which is almost reminiscent of a beach vacation. A Viking grave from the 10th century was also discovered here in the 60th. The finds from it are now exhibited in a museum.
Slowly, we also approached the halfway point of our daytrip, but since it was getting close to 3pm, we had to limit our stops.
So our next stop was the picturesque Ingjaldshóll, a church and historic Thing site against an impressive backdrop.
Already the approach offered a wonderful photo motif. On the small parking lot there was then again a small strengthening on the bread box and already we were on the way to the beach section.
Already the approach offered a wonderful photo motif. On the small parking lot there was then again a small strengthening on the bread box and already we were on the way to the beach section.
Here a ship was waiting for us that has found its resting place here - a real lost place. Unfortunately, I could not find out anything more about this. At the railing were also a few ropes attached to climb up.
Since we noticed after nearly two weeks that our own Akkus over night no longer completely loaded, we skipped the climbing, as a the young couple, which were there shortly before us.
We also do not have to push our luck.
The next highlight, another waterfall, was somewhat restricted by construction work.
Even if it was not yet obvious on the way to Svöðufoss, at the latest at the parking lot it was clear, here the development for tourism is going ahead. The way was already laid out with lattice mats. In front of the waterfall, with the help of an excavator, several workers built a kind of metal platform.
Thus, the view of the waterfall was not unrestricted.
With the photos we had to pay attention just a little more exactly to the picture detail, was nevertheless feasible. With the landscape picture one can understand that one would like to make the view more tourists more easily accessible. Such attractions can make the whole region even more attractive.
After the waterfall we finally made our way back, even though Grundarfoss was still on our wish list.
The hike there would cost us too much time.
But there was still enough time for a rear view of Kirkjufell and other beautiful landscape pictures.
On the way, however, a small rugged canyon caught our eye, so I definitely had to take some drone shots.
At a tributary in the fjord at Búðardalur, offered to the blue hour, then even further view of the sea and the sun.
The sun was already on their way towards the horizon.
On our penultimate evening in the west, there was a rather hesitant looking sunset to end the day because of the cloudy sky.
Even if we had less sunshine today than hoped, it was still a great day with many different motifs.
The one or the other of them, also came only through the clouds, really well to advantage.
The one or the other of them, also came only through the clouds, really well to advantage.
