The shores of Lake Lagarfljot are one of the areas with a lot of replanting to supplement some existing forest. After a hearty breakfast, yes bacon was included, we set off for a brisk 6k hike through the forest. By the end of the first little climb some drizzle appeared and stayed with us all the way. Still it was nice walking through the birch and spruce forest. Lots of little wildflowers along the way. We also spotted some huckleberries and wild raspberries. We did not eat any, nor the mushroom that are beginning to appear. I particularly liked the walk through what appeared to be older, probably original birch forest.
By the time we got back to the hotel we were soaked. It was late check-out so we went back to our room to spruce up (he.he.he). Dry again we set off for the East Fjords......yes more fjords.
The drizzle slowly dissipated but there was a bit of mist/low lying loud most of the way.
Again plenty of "wow" moments with stunning scenery getting to the coast.
And then even more stunning scenery along the coast.
A lot of this coast is made up of lagoons. One of them was was not, but should have been, called Swan Lake. The white dots on the water are swans, that breed here. The lake had hundreds.
The black sand beaches and breeding birds were a constant.
the lagoon reflections lovely.....
and the scree slopes scary.......there were barriers which made it more scary.
We finally made it to our accommodation and had a quick look at one little part of this enormous glacier. We can see the glacier from our rooms.....in case it decides to creep up on us at night.
This is what our photo map of Iceland looks like thus far.
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