To the Frozen North - South coast of Iceland day

This trip was billed as "Rising from the Ashes". Muster time was 0740, so up at 0603 & breakfast at 0633 in the Garden Café. The coach filled up quickly, so we were stuck on the back row. It was a lovely day again. We set off for the South coast, stopping for 'comfort' after an hour or so & where I dashed up the road for a photo of Eyjafjallajökull from the West. This is the naughty volcano which shut down all the airports in 2010. We could see the Westman Isles we had seen from the sea two days ago.

Eyjafjallajökull from the West, 1st stop

Westman Isles from the land (30km away)

Then, to the highest but by no means biggest, waterfall. There is a sill line with waterfalls all the way along.

Highest waterfall

Close-up

Lots of waterfalls along here

Then, on to Skogar (pronounced score) for a museum set up by a boy who deplored the junking of ethnic items & was there, now aged 91, where he played us the Icelandic dulcimer & sang.

Skogar Museum	Skogar Museum	Icelandic hymn book
Whalebone implements	Waterproofs soaked in cod liver oil	Fishing boat
Tapestry	Kitschy embroidery	Wedding kit

There was also an Old Building Museum there, with houses from various periods & social classes but all very small.

Turf-roofed Houses	Old church in the outdoor museum	Inside the church
Turf roof house	Inside it - bedroom	Inside it - drawing room

We had a negligible lunch of soup & bread & drove to a nearby waterfall, almost as high as the other with much more water. I walked well up the side & filmed the rainbow, as it had cut back into the lava, all the geology being very recent.

Skogarfoss

Skogarfoss from a ledge halfway up

View of agricultural land from the ledge

We turned back & called at the Volcano Museum, which had film of Eyjafjallajökull (which was just outside) doing its thing. I walked back up the road for a photo of the hill.

Volcano Museum

Former lava sea cliffs

Hekla - the legendary volcano

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