Hey Everyone!
So I’ve explored the area around Reykjavik and the north, so it worked out just fine when I met three American girls in my dorm room in the hostel that wanted to drive down south the next day and invited me to join in. So how could I say no to exploring places I haven’t been to with nice company?!
I know I’m repeating myself but just the drive was already so worth it. Iceland countryside just has something so fascinating to it that makes you never want to look away. Especially when there is such great weather as there was on that day.
We drove along the Highway 1 (the road that takes you all the way around the island) towards Vík. Shortly before we got to that little town we turned off to go to the Reynisfjara Beach. You must know that all the way along the south coast the beaches aren’t white but black. And the Reynisfjara Beach is a great spot to go down and walk along the coast.
Just look at this picture of the crazy contrast!! The white iced water from where the waves broke and then the dark black pebbles of the beach.
But you don’t just find the black beaches with its crazy contrast at Reynisfjara, but also some pretty cool rock formations. Imagine that this was all created by mother natures forces.
Aren’t they cool?! After a short stroll on the beach we started driving back towards Reykjavik with a lot of stops on the way back. First stop was driving up a hill and going for a walk around there. The views were awesome!! Overlooking the long black beaches and then the hillside on the other side. Also we found this awesome icy arch.
From there on we drove another 15 minutes to get to the Skógafoss. It was crazy because it just looked so different to the Gullfoss. It was so much higher but narrower. But just look for yourself:
Finishing off the day with a beautiful sunset. Oh, and just in case you haven’t had a good laugh today here is a small clip for you. Alexis is a cheerleader and usually does this in her sleep but not in cold Iceland.
Enjoy your day!
Lena xx
