Iceland Day 3 - Black Sand Beach (June 27, 2017)
After getting another restful night at our hotel, I woke early before the breakfast is served to sit at the common area to work on the video shot in the last few days. I encountered another American traveling in Iceland and chatted with him a bit. Soon the breakfast was set up and the eggs and bread were all freshly made. MM emerged first and we sat down to enjoy the apple juice and the serenity of our surrounding.
MM enjoying her breakfast
Working on the video
Freshly made egg and bread
Hotel Selid is located southeast of Reyjavik. We will be heading further south to visit the black sand beach and a number of water falls along the way. We will end up at the very southern tip of Iceland in the town of Vik tonight.
Our first stop was Seljalandsfoss where we can hike behind the waterfall. Our drive took us along the emerald colored landscape of southern Iceland. We could see unnamed waterfalls coming down all the way along the drive. This is the land of elf and trolls. We arrived at Seljalandsfoss and began to explore the area.
Parking area of Seljalandsfoss
Approaching Seljalandsfoss
Land of elf and trolls
Really getting along
Behind the fall
Seljalandsfoss
After Seljalandsfoss, our next stop was Skogafoss. Skogafoss is one of the most photographed places in Iceland along with Seljalandsfoss. Skogafoss sits below the Eyjafjöll mountain and glacier. The Eyjafjöll was the volcano that erupted in 2010 which caused major air traffic interruption over the Atlantic. But Eyjafjöll was peaceful and quiet that day that we visited.
Skogafoss
We'll hike the 60 meters to the top of the fall
Akward family selfie at Skogafoss
Looking back from the short hike
On top of Skogafoss
Facing the Eyjafjöll mountain range
French fries for reward after the hike
and Skyr, the ubiquitous Icelandic yogurt
After enjoying our lunch in the car, we continued south on the ring road towards the black sand beach area of Dyrhólaey and Reynisdrangar.
Dyrhólaey is an elevated sea side cliff area facing the North Atlantic. We parked at the parking structure nearby the light house and followed the crowd to the seaside cliff area to admire the view of the black sand beach.
Black sand beach viewed from Dyrhólaey
The awkward family photo at windy Dyrhólaey
The seaside cliff of Dyrhólaey
Seaside cliff of Dyrhólaey
After visiting the seaside cliff of Dyrhólaey, we headed further southeast towards Reynisdrangar. We followed the windy seaside road from the vantage point at Dyrhólaey to the sea level Reynisdrangar.
Arrived at Reynisdrangar posing by the danger sign. The danger is posed by the strong current at the beach which may drag visitors to the ocean
Sea stack at Reynisdrangar flanked by tourists
Volcanic column by the black sand beach
After visiting Reynisdrangar it was getting closer to later in the afternoon. We will head to the town of Vik for dinner and we'll be checking into our hotel - Icelandair Hotels in Vik this evening.
At the quaint town of Vik looking back at Reynisdrangar
At our dinner stop Sudur-Vik in the town of Vik
Lamb steak, one of the local favorites
nothing wrong with getting pizza
Curry and rice
Can always have freshly baked bread
After our much needed dinner at Vik, we decided to make one more stop before checking in to our hotel-Icelandair Hotels Vik. We decided to visit the canyons at Fjaðrárgljúfur late in the evening to take advantage of the 24 hour day light. Nothing is greater than strolling at a National Park setting later in the evening while it's still bright out.
Hiking Fjaðrárgljúfur at close to the mid night sun
Checking in at Icelandir Hotels close to 10:00 pm, no sign of darkness
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Based on my research in 2021, Icelandair Hotels at Vik does not appear to be in operation anymore.
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