South of Iceland
Iceland is a wonderful country and I was amazed by everything I saw during my trip in 2018, but the south coast was definitely my favourite part. From the black sand beach of Reynisfjara to the glacier lagoon of Jokulsarlon, from the very picturesque Solheimasandur plane wreck to the dozens of waterfalls, there are countless wonders in this part of the country. Icing on the cake, it’s also where I saw my very first northern lights!
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From Seljalandsfoss to Solheimasandur
The waterfall of Seljalandsfoss
The waterfall of Seljalandsfoss
The waterfall of Seljalandsfoss
The waterfall of Seljalandsfoss
The Vetsmannaeyjar islands off the south coast of Iceland
The volcano Eyjafjallajokull in the south of Iceland, the one that dispruted aerial traffic for several days in 2010
The waterfall of Skogafoss
On top of the waterfall of Skogafoss
The waterfall of Skogafoss
The river upstream from the waterfall of Skogafoss
The Ring Road of Iceland
The plain of Solheimasandur in the south of Iceland
The plane wreck of Solheimasandur. This is an American plane which crashed here in 1973, luckily without any victims
The plane wreck of Solheimasandur
The arch of Dirholaey seen from the plain of Solheimasandur
Northern lights in the south of Iceland
Northern lights in the south of Iceland
The black sand beach of Reynisfjara
The black sand beach of Reynisfjara
The rocks of Reynisdrangar at the end of Reynisfjara. The legend says that they are actually trolls who got caught by the sun and turned into rocks
Landscape of the south of Iceland
The church of Reyniskirkja
The church of Reyniskirkja
The black sand beach of Reynisfjara. The waves can be extremely powerful and dangerous at that place
The black sand beach of Reynisfjara
The black sand beach of Reynisfjara
The arch of Dirholaey seen from the black sand beach of Reynisfjara
Cliffs of basalt rocks above the beach of Reynisfjara
The rocks of Reynisdrangar
The rocks of Reynisdrangar
The rocks of Reynisdrangar
The coast next to Reynisfjara, in the direction of Vik
The arch of Dirholaey – it can’t clearly be seen from this perspective, but it’s at the end of this peninsula
The church of Vik in the south of Iceland
The rocks of Reynisdrangar seen from Vik
Fjardragljufur canyon and the glacier of Skaftafell
The canyon of Fjardragljufur
The canyon of Fjardragljufur
The canyon of Fjardragljufur
The waterfall of Svartifoss
The waterfall of Svartifoss
The glacier of Skaftafellsjökull
The glacier of Skaftafellsjökull
Northern lights partially hidden by the clouds at Skaftafell
The glacier lagoons of Fjallsarlon and Jokulsarlon, Diamond Beach and Hofn
The glacier lagoon of Fjallsarlon, Iceland
The glacier lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The Ring Road and the glacier Vatnajökull, the largest of Europe
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon and the bridge of the Ring Road
Me staring at the glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
A seal in the glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
A seal in the glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Seals in the glacier lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Diamond Beach, a black sand beach on which little pieces of icebergs get carried by the ocean
The beach of Diamond Beach. It takes its name from the contrast between the black sand and the pieces of broken icebergs coming from the lagoon of Jökulsarlon which end up on the beach
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach and the glacier of Vatnajökull in the background
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach
Icebergs landing on Diamond Beach
The harbour of Hofn in the south_east of Iceland
The harbour of Hofn in the south_east of Iceland
The harbour of Hofn in the south_east of Iceland
Northern lights in Hofn, in the south of Iceland
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