22 September to Hverinn

IMG 3151 From Budardalur we drove north over the peninsula that links Westfjords to the main island and then down to an isolated town, Holmavik. The map was useful to find a restaurant/bathroom/info desk. IMG 3152 the port IMG 3153 this seemed like a bright day to us 20170922 104700 public "hot pots"
IMG 3158 ground cover IMG 3159 streamscape IMG 3160 IMG 3162 ground cover
20170922 111001 blueberries IMG 3164 new CP FB photo IMG 3165 blueberries IMG 3166
20170922 111106 examining the terrain with Holmavik in the distance 20170922 111215 IMG 3167 IMG 3168 really this was good weather!
20170922 111320 IMG 3169 sheep IMG 3170 Holmavik sous lumière IMG 3171 shadows!
IMG 3172 IMG 3173 reflections IMG 3175 IMG 3176
IMG 3180 then south on a gravel road, up over a peninsula (so into the fog) then down. IMG 3189 a lonely landscape 20170922 150808 further south near Grabok Crater, colorful ground cover 20170922 150822
20170922 150938 IMG 3190 IMG 3191 20170922 151039 "jello" landscape : moss on lava
IMG 3193 IMG 3195 mountain as IMG 3196 IMG 3197
IMG 3201 20170922 152545 climbing the stairs to the crater 20170922 152907 surreal IMG 3203 another cinder cone
IMG 3205 and a settlement below IMG 3206 boardwalk and river valley IMG 3207 20170922 154511
20170922 162032 next stop Hverinn, source of hot water for Borgarnes and Akranes 20170922 162136 old hot springs 20170922 163655 new hot springs 20170922 164112 rebuilding the viewing platform as water boils next to your feet
IMG 3208 driving up one of the valleys in West Iceland 20170922 172544 to the Barnafoss Waterfalls... IMG 3209 where the real attration is not the falls per se... 20170922 173025 but rather these springs which pour into the river here
IMG 3211 river and the springs from upstream IMG 3213 20170922 172227 lava... IMG 3215 and a rainbow..
IMG 3217 which we followed up the canyon and out of the forest.. IMG 3219 onto the lava plains IMG 3220 it never wavered... IMG 3226 while vast landscapes revealed themselves...
IMG 3227 but the rainbow persisted IMG 3230 and persisted... IMG 3231 and persisted... IMG 3232 and even stretched across the whole valley. Camping in Hverinn behind a restaurant where I could work outside of the van.