Iceland - 21 - Water 2

11-15 August, 23 August - 4 September 2025

West Fjords

In Iceland, there are fjords outside the East Fjords and West Fjords, but in the east and west, fjords are the defining feature of the landscape. The drives are spectacular and difficult, clinging to steep sides and frequently unpaved.

2 September

Driving down Sugandafjörður after leaving Suðureyri.

1 September

Driving up Sugandafjörður to Suðureyri.

2 September

Borgarfjörður - small fjord off the larger Arnarfjörður.

Looking back at Borgarfjörður from Dynjandisheiði.

As slightly different perspective of Borgarfjörður, again from Dynjandisheiði.

1 September

A cirque on the side of Sugandafjörður. These formations are found in several places in the West Fjords, and they are sometimes called "troll chairs". The most famous of these cirques, Naustahvilft, is directly across Skutulsfjörður from the town of Ísafjörður. Unfortunately, when we were in Ísafjörður it was shrouded in fog.

Of course, eventually a fjord opens into the ocean.

1 September

Looking out to the ocean from the end of Sugandafjörður.

2 September

Looking out to the ocean along Patreksfjörður.