Hello cyber world,
This weekend we went to Bjartangar, which is the most westerly point of Iceland and therefore of Europe (and only 300 km's away from Greenland). The sheer cliffs are a continuous rock wall and extent for around 14 km's, with the highest point being 400 m above sea level.
On the cliffs a huge number of sea birds nest and breed. In the past men from local farms collected the eggs and caught birds along the cliff face, descending by rope. The cliffs are the country's largest cliff-bird colony and are unique even by world standards.
The weather was more than beautiful and while driving we fell from one amazement into the other with those rapidly changing landscapes..
On the cliffs a huge number of sea birds nest and breed. In the past men from local farms collected the eggs and caught birds along the cliff face, descending by rope. The cliffs are the country's largest cliff-bird colony and are unique even by world standards.
The weather was more than beautiful and while driving we fell from one amazement into the other with those rapidly changing landscapes..
Marlous
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| Sit and drive.... Vamos |
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| Km's driving without oncoming traffic |
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| Perfect weather to spot whales (we saw one porpoise) |
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| One of the many waterfalls |
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| A farm dog checking out on us |
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| Oldest steel ship in Iceland, from Norway, stranded in 1981 |
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| A lot of oyster catchers breeding next to the road |
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| S P A C E |
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| The clearest water we have seen in the Atlantic |
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| An ''ohhh'' moment. We did not expect to see this |
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| Beautiful farm |
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| Moss, moss and more moss |
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| Stranded whale.. stretching on a soft bed |
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| More space |
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| White sandy beaches.. in Iceland |
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| Job in his element |
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| ..and Suse as well |
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| Fulmar (can you see him?) |
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| Ohhh.. |
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| Looking into the depth |
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| Team birdwatchers |
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| Laying on the edge |
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| You should not be afraid of heights |
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| Gracefully floating through the air |
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| We also had some time for sunbathing |
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| A wealth of beautiful views and colours |
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| The first puffin I have seen in my life |
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| The Bjargtangaviti lighthouse |
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| Enjoying the abundance of Sun |
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| On the way back we passed many fjords |
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| ....and different types of terrain and roads |
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| Blonde haired Icelandic ponyhorsepony |
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| We are almost home now.... it is 21:00 and still light |
