Day 4 – Iceland Trip 2014

Its very late, after 1am and we have to be up and ready by 9:15 tomorrow, so I'll keep it short.

Now before you have a go, I know I said I would do a Day 3.5 update. Today disaster struck one of my memory cards. I haven't lost any images, they are backed up - but I have lost access to them temporarily (well until I get a CF card reader). So I'll have to do a 3.5 update when we have returned.

Again due to the above, I can't show any images from the first stop of our day today at Urridafoss. I'll include these in the 3.5 update.

Our second stop is where my memory card actually failed. We re-visited Skógafoss, one of the more famous waterfalls in Iceland. Luckily I took a picture for Facebook, so I'll put it in here.....

Skógafoss

Third stop was a visit to the plane wreckage at Sólheimasandur.....

Dakota plane wreckage, Sólheimasandur

It's a surreal experience really. You can't help thinking that someone must have lost their lives in this wreckage, but apparently not. All the crew survived and lived to tell the tale.

Inside the Dakota wreckage, with Welshot Man!

Fourth stop of the day was at Vik, a beach town. Very busy place, as were most places we visited today - damn kids holidays!!

The black sand at Vik, looking out towards the sea stacks

Fifth stop was Dyrhólaey, just round the corner from Vik. In the photos above and below, you see both sides of the headland between the two locations.

Looking back towards Vik, Dyrhólaey

We waited for sunset here and experienced the most amazing sight as the Sun slowly sank beneath the horizon. Some of the waves reaching the shoreline were lit up by the orangey/red colour of the setting sun.....

Water on fire, Dyrhólaey

Finally we went back to a location which we were lucky enough to visit last year, Seljalandsfoss. One of Iceland's most iconic waterfalls. The difference this time, it was at night....

Seljalandsfoss by night

We eventually reached our hotels at around 00:10am, after being out since 7:45-ish.

Another long day tomorrow, Snæfellsnes is on the cards. Last year when we visited we had the most spectacular Aurora show, so fingers crossed tomorrow is THE day for the light show!!

Off to bed now!!