By the time we got the car from the airport it was around 2 pm when we left Reykjavik. We headed west to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, travelling through a 5km underground tunnel that bypassed mountains and bays. The landscape was always stunning but once we headed around the peninsula it became spectacular. Imagine crashing waves on the shoreline against 2 km of flat farmland or lava fields covered in moss, then backed by rugged volcanic mountains covered in snow. Every now and again there were geological formations like the Edborg volcanic caldera sitting in farmland and cliffs made from column of basalt.
Our car - Dacia Duster 4WD
The weather changes all the time - mainly drizzle with periods of weak sun. As we neared the edge of the peninsula and headed into the Snaefellsnes National Park, the weather became colder and more windy and the landscape more alpine and ruggedly spectacular.
Minus temperatures here...even Patrick put on his thermal coat.
The unusual rock formations were left after lava flows to the ocean and erosion. The whole area is covered with thick lava fields of black basalt and green moss sprinkled with snow. Stayed at Olafsvik on the peninsula where it snowed while we were having dinner in a cafe. Weather for this area tomorrow is around -5 degrees. Brrrrrrrrrrrr.
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