Iceland – Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Day 2


Schwarze Kirche von Búðir im Schnee auf der Halbinsel Snæfellsnes

The next day we explored the peninsula further. For sunrise we were back at the Kirkjufell and the waterfall right next to it, then we crossed a stormy, deeply snowed-in pass to the south side – heading for the black church Búðakirkja. It stands in Búðir, a tiny hamlet in the middle of the Búðahraun lava field on the peninsula’s south coast.

Frozen Kirkjufellsfoss with a turquoise pool in the snow
Sunrise at Kirkjufellsfoss: half frozen, turquoise water in the pool.
Icy Kirkjufellsfoss in front of snowy mountains
Ice on the waterfall, the snowy mountain above.
Blue icicles on the frozen Kirkjufellsfoss
Blue icicles hang on the frozen Kirkjufellsfoss.
Snowdrifts on a road on Snæfellsnes against the light
Over the pass to the south side – the storm drives snow across the road.
Wide snowy plain under delicate clouds on Snæfellsnes
A wide snow-covered plain, with only thin clouds above.
Snowy landscape with mountains on the horizon on Snæfellsnes
Snow to the horizon, a mountain chain behind it on Snæfellsnes.
Snowy mountain range on the Snæfellsnes peninsula
A snow-covered mountain chain above the white plain on Snæfellsnes.
Icy road to a snowy mountain on Snæfellsnes
The road lies under ice and leads towards a snow-covered mountain.
Black church of Búðir in the snow under evening clouds
The goal: the black Búðakirkja, alone in the Búðahraun lava field.

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