11-15 August, 23 August - 4 September 2025
Oceans & Beaches
Perhaps this should have been the first post about Iceland, but the last works just as well!
Driving around Iceland, you are frequently driving along the shore - whether a beach, or a lava field, or a cliff.
27 August
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| In east Iceland, before getting to the East Fjords, the cliffs come down to the sea. This pullout was at the base of Krossanesfjall, half-way between Höfn and Djúpivogur. |
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| Same place, but looking north. It was a stormy day - our second stormy day in a row. |
4 September
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| Looking east along the coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula from Fróðárheiði, near Búðir. |
11 August
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| Looking across a small outlet from Dyrhólaey cliffs to Reynisfjara beach. Reynisfjara is arguably the most famous "black sand beach" in Iceland. (There are many beaches in Iceland with black sand and pebbles.) While Dyrhólaey and Reynisfjara are adjacent, to drive between them, you have to go around a tidal lagoon, so it takes about 20 minutes. |
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| And the inverse - a view of Dyrhólaey from Reynisfjara. Reynisfjara is notorious for "sneaker waves" that can catch beach-goers unaware and drag them out to the sea. There are several drowning fatalities here every year. The beach also had more pebbles than sand - and the pebbles were every bit as difficult to walk on as sand. |
31 August
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| The small beaches along Kollafjörður in the West Fjords was the only place we saw driftwood. It was plentiful enough to get stacked into large piles. |
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| Kollafjörður was also the first place we saw what I called "rainbow" beaches - a crescent of black sand and pebbles rimmed by green vegetation and red, brown, yellow, and green seaweed. |
1 September
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| Another "rainbow beach", this time at the seal lookout point on Skötufjörður in the West Fjords. |
4 September
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| Kelp and rocks at low tide at Ytri Tunga on the Snæfellsnes peninsula - mostly known as a good location to see seals. |
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| Rocks offshore at Ytri Tunga. |
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| Sea and sky merge at Ytri Tunga. |
And that seemed like a good photo to end the Iceland blog posts.
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