Iceland, 10: Snaefellsnes

There was still a bit of wind the next morning, but we were determined to see as much of the Snaefellsnes as we could before returning to Reykjavik. We did, and got back to Reykjavik by late afternoon, in time for our pre-departure COVID tests, and then easily found the large municipal campground.

Next morning at the Grundarfjordur campground

A promising beginning

Just past Grundarfjordur, my re-creation of
Rickie Stevie's cover photo

Volcanic waste, bluebonnets, church, craters, glaciers, mountain
with the curl on top: Snaefellsjokull

Tallest man-made structure in Iceland

Entering the national park

More volcanic wasteland

Being quite poor at fishing, I did not try the stones

Wreckage still all around

On Black Sand Beach

Actually shiny black pebbles

Reminiscent of Dimmuborgir

Perhaps our last picnic table view

And Icelandic coastal scenes...

And waterfalls...

And horses...?

Iceland, 9: Snaefellsnes Storm

By this time, running out of time, we had elected not to do the appendage to Iceland known as the Westfiords. Instead we would do the Snaefellsnes (Sniffles) peninsula, which sounded more interesting, and which was more or less on the way back to Reykjavik. We got as far as Grundarfjordur before a really fierce storm, a Snifflestorm, rain and very high wind, forced us to hunker down. 

En route to the Snaefellsnes

The Gerouberg basalt cliffs; lots of basalt in Iceland, no bapepper,
however

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk

Basalt picnic area (seriously)

Stykkisholmur harbor

Hungry ferry

Stykkisholmur church

Isles and skerries off the coast

I was bird watching when the big wind came up

We got this close to Kirkjufell before the storm got really bad

Driving in a light-weight van not a good idea in such wind

So we decided to wat it out, first in a resort parking lot

Then at the Grundarfjordur municipal campground

Eventually the rain abated, but the wind raged all night; at

least the green chicken curry was good

Iceland, 8: More Of The Glaumbaer Farm Museum

Priest's office/study

View

In an adjacent frame building, not part of the farm, were more
displays of period implements, clothing, housewares, etc.

We had lunch at the restaurant within the museum, smoked
lamb and seafood stew for me, a selection of pastries for Vicki

We drove on, the end of our time in Iceland coming into view, and
wanted to make sure we had time for the Snaefellnes ("Sniffles")
peninsula and also the capital, Reykjavik, at least for a day

We stopped for a peek at the Grabok crater, but demurred in view
of the many steps up; and down

Encampment that evening at the municipal campground in Borgarnes