The first stop on Day 3 was Seljalandsfoss which is a waterfall that you can walk behind. After nearly 4 decades of playing video games I’ve finally been able to do this in real life. Spoiler alert – there wasn’t a treasure chest behind it. 😢
Seljalandsfoss
Once you’ve gone behind the waterfall, you can walk along the ridge to another water feature or two. The sights along here were equally beautiful though a waterfall you can walk behind is a tough act to follow.
Skogáfoss
Another waterfall. You couldn’t walk behind this one but you could hike to the top of it, which we did. I’ll split it into two blocks. First up, the bottom.
Sólheimajökull: The Bottom
Sólheimajökull: The Top
Sólheimajökull Glacier
Ever wanted to boop a glacier? We totally booped a glacier.
Dyrhólaey
I’m told there’s an arch here. Photos happened.
Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
🎵 This beach was made for walkin’ – and that’s just what we did. Take pictures without looking and you’ll trip on some dumb kid. 🎵 That didn’t happen. I don’t know why I wrote that. Throughout Iceland, there were some very interesting rock textures/formations. Some of my favorites were on this beach (see below)
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
This small canyon felt anything but. The drive to get to it is a bit dicey, but it’s worth the anxiety. You walk along the ridge and back, which feels like at most a mile and a half round trip. Once again, pictures don’t do it justice. We saw some very brave sheep climbing up the side of the canyon. Where were there mothers while this was happening?
Crazy 🐏
This was the first day we saw any rain and it was only as we were starting to hike back to our van at the canyon, our final stop. Iceland can be very rainy and cold – we were VERY lucky throughout the entire trip seeing mostly sunny weather and pretty decent temperatures. We drove over 160 miles and saw a lot this day. I’m getting tired just thinking about it.
