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Iceland 2011

Djúpalónssandur

The strange pebble beach of Djúpalónssandur where this magma circus seems to recede from the sea.

Djúpalónssandur beach.
Djúpalónssandur.Seaweed on Djúpalónssandur beach.
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.
On Djúpalónssandur beachPebbles on Djúpalónssandur beach
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.

For the ambiance of the place, erosion has done its work, the algae have done the rest...

Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.Seaweed on the pebbles of Djúpalónssandur beach
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.
Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.

The remains of the British trawler Epine GY7 stranded in 1948.

Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.
Explanations about the Epine shipwreck at DjúpalónssandurDjúpalónssandur.
The lifting stones of DjúpalónssandurLifting the test stones of Djúpalónssandur

This bay was also inhabited by local fishermen. Sailors had to be able to lift stones of at least 54 kg to be able to go to sea...

Pure Icelandic, natural Still Water. Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.

PURE ICELANDIC! Our mineral fuel for our Icelandic journey!

Panoramic
Djúpalónssandur.Djúpalónssandur.

Lunch break in Ólafsvík at this small picnic area...

Ólafsvík.

Kirkjufell or the church-mountain, a small piece of mountain shaped by glaciers and successive layers of lava...

Profile of the strata of Mount Kirkjufell.Kirkjufell.
Kirkjufell in the Snæfellsnes peninsulaKirkjufell.
Kirkjufell.

Arm of the sea at the foot of the Helgrindur mountain range.

Iceland.Iceland.

A few more kilometers and we will arrive at our next stop, Stykkishólmur, a town where it is possible to take a ferry to directly reach the northwest fjords...






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