Greetings!
To get the scale of this waterfall, be sure to spot the guy standing on the clifftop in the center-right of the photo. This is Dynjanti, one of the jewels of Iceland's waterfalls.
We didn't make many stops today, as we drove almost entirely on rutted dirt roads over several mountains and around fjords at the western end of Iceland. Down steep roads to reach the sandy beaches at Rauoisandur, and out to the very end of Iceland at the Latrabjarg sea bird cliffs.
While gas is expensive in Iceland, if I had it to do over, I think I'd choose a stronger, bigger, more off-road vehicle for these stretches of travel. Dodging rocks and ruts in a little French Citroen with little room between you and the road is exhausting. Pat's a very good sport, but I can see her knuckles getting white as she braces against the dashboard as we slide around the steep hairpin turns. And let's not mention the tickets I'm getting while speeding through the one-lane tunnels to avoid oncoming trucks.
One last photo might give you a sense of place. Fjords and cliffs and roads - leading to a small town trying to make it easier on the swarms of visitors. Patreksfjordur did just that tonight by serving us the best lobster rolls, salad, and seafood soup. We're curled up in our hotel room, looking out at what seems like the never-setting sun, and planning our last few days in Iceland.
To see the few more photos taken today, click on Saturday, August 20th.
We didn't make many stops today, as we drove almost entirely on rutted dirt roads over several mountains and around fjords at the western end of Iceland. Down steep roads to reach the sandy beaches at Rauoisandur, and out to the very end of Iceland at the Latrabjarg sea bird cliffs.
To see the few more photos taken today, click on Saturday, August 20th.
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