Photo Essay- The Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
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The Snæfellsnes Peninsula is a couple hours drive north of Iceland’s capital of Reykjavik. It’s proximity to the capital makes it a great way to see all the best of what Iceland has to offer in a day trip from the capital. To be done properly, from Reykjavik, it would require a long day trip, but it is worth it, and it could easily be broken into a trip of a couple days.
I was lucky to have a clear and cool day for my excursion.
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Grundarfjörður
Lutheran Church in Grundarfjörður
Ólafsvík
Rif
Longwave Radio Mast at Hellissandur
Ingjaldshóll
Open air museum neat Rif
Rugged Northwest corner of the peninsula
Ruins near Öndverðarnes
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Rock Pillars at Lóndrangar,
Lighthouse at Malariff
Snæfellsjökull
Caves & rugged coastline near Hellnar
Church in Hellnar
Hellnar Cemetery
Arnarstapi
Monument to Jules Verne
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Here’s a video of driving the peninsula listening to Iceland’s own Of Monsters and Men.
MVI 5195 from eriksmithdotcom on Vimeo.
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Wonderfully serene vistas. wow!