Stopped to get this view of a water inlet (from ocean) backdropped by a mountain.
Winter snow fog plagues a lot of the mountains here.
Iceland
Iceland is as 'foreign' as I have gotten. Even though I went during a cold and windy winter with little money, I still enjoyed the incredible snowy mountains and unique culture.
Stopped to get this view of a water inlet (from ocean) backdropped by a mountain.
Winter snow fog plagues a lot of the mountains here.
Saw this abandoned Toyota with some kind of meal under the windshield wiper.
Dylan brushing his teeth.
Me standing next to a sign for the Hvalfjörður fjord.
Appreciating the texture of the rock face.
Another look.
View of the road we were driving on, with a 90km/h speed limit.
Massive frozen fjord bordering the town of Borgarnes.
Some buildings overlooking the fjord.
The Fáskrúðarbakkakirkja church located in the Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur municipality. This church was established by the national church in Iceland, a Lutheran denomination. Many of these can be seen across Iceland. I have a photo of a similar one later.
Far view of Ólafsvík from atop a black sand beach cliff.
A warning sign sits on this cliff overlooking the beach.
Our faithful rental transportation.
I like the sign.
A friend ventures down to the black sand beach.
These large icicles hang off this cliff.
These black sand beaches are common around the Iceland coast. They are formed from volcanic activity.
More of this beautiful beach cliff.
Selfie.
My Canon was having trouble so I took one with my phone for good measure.
The prominence of the mountains here are incredible!
A lot of the driving looked like this.
Beautiful sunset against this rock face.
Town of Vík. The Lutheran Vík í Mýrdal Church can be seen on the far right with a red roof.
On a black sand beach now.
From that church there is a good view of Vík and the beach I was just on.
In Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, the Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran Church offers a 73m high tower. The statue to the right is of Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer.
A bridge crosses a graben, a tectonic plate phenomenon.
A sign on the Eurasian plate side of the bridge.
The best photo of the bridge my phone camera could offer in the snowfall and darkness.
On the left is the Eurasian plate, on the right is the North American plate. Or so they say.