On day one we had a charming, breezy guide and odious companions. On day two, it was the opposite. The guide is doing for Icelandic tourism what Basil Fawlty did for the Torquay hospitality industry! But we didn’t let her spoil our day, and there was some fun to be had mocking her with other passnegers. Though her terrible English was incomprehensible to us most of the time, and unintelligible to the ESL passengers, which was a pity. We all ended up helping each other out using the shared second languages.
Many, many pictures of the pretty under the cut.
We make our first stop after reaching the peninsula at Gerðuberg, a columnar basalt cliff in Hnappadalur valley, and Ölkelda, a natural spring of clean drinking water. We trave around the peninsula and to the Snæfellsnes National Park. On our way we will stop at Arnarstapi and enjoy its extraordinary coastal scenery. Nature lovers will enjoy the spectacular landscapes and peculiarities of the area and spend some time hiking and bird watching along the precipitous coastline where seals are frequently seen. We journey through the National Park with amazing bird life in summer. In this area there are many signs of volcanic activity in the past and numerous craters are found in this area. Snæfellsjökull glacier is also a dormant volcano which attracts thousands of people every year. Some visitors assemble here regularly each summer to enjoy the energy radiation, as they believe it to be one of earths seven energy spots. Before we return to Reykjavík we visit the charming Stykkishólmur village by Breiðafjörður bay.
