Turf House, Lake Reflections and Ice Patterns, Iceland

After a quick lunch, we next stopped at the turf houses where I took advantage of the still conditions to capture the lake on one side of the road and the delta and larva fields on the other. Lots of intrigung patterns in the thin ice sheets - a prelude to the main topic of the day the glacial ice at sunset (next!)

 

 

Moss-Covered Larva Fields and Waterfalls

After the 2 days of winds and rain, yesterday was sunny and calm for the journey from Vik to Hali. Our first stop was the moss-covered larval fields. This is a very delicate habitat - the moss takes 200 years to grow and can be destroyed by a careless foot in an instant. We were there as the sun came up giving wonderful light. I snapped a few waterfalls from the car and we stopped at one beautiful one (still to find the name). It had a spectacular rainbow through the spray. The first shots of larval fields and moss are  panoramas; the rest single shots.

 

Ice and Snow at Vatavatyn, Iceland

 We noticed this beautiful lake on Wednesday when driving over the pass and decided to make a visit there before our long journey to Vik yesterday. It was snowing when we stopped but cleared to give lovely views of the lake and surrounding peaks. The clouds were always changing and towards the coast the sky even had some colour. We also stopped briefly to photograph the 'red hut' - another for the series!

  

 

Farewell to a Very Windy Budir Iceland

Due to the high winds during our three  night stay in Budir, I didn't get enough time to explore the wonderful black rocky volcanic beaches around the hotel (4th image). Even the waterfalls were being blown up hill (7th image). Here some images to show the beauty of the setting - panorama taken from the hotel.

Djupalonssandur Beach after the Storm, Iceland

Constant 70 mph winds and rain prevented us going out till the afternoon. The light and waves at this beautiful beach were worth the wait. Colours are as shot and deepened as dusk came. Heavy rain drove us off the beach as darkness fell.