Iceland – The Way Back to Reykjavík


Flugzeugwrack am Sólheimasandur im Abendlicht

At the end, on the way back to Reykjavík, we had lovely weather once more and stopped twice: first again at the black beach of Vík, then on to another “old familiar” spot: the old plane wreck on the south coast near Skógar. Our little rental car managed the stony ground without any major problems, and we had a good hour of sunset at the old wreck, a former US Navy mail plane that crashed here in the 1970s. To be precise: the aircraft had to make an emergency landing on the Sólheimasandur in 1973, and the crew survived. By now we are back home and already wondering where to go next. We were really lucky with this holiday: the weather was wonderful for photography, we were in an ice cave and finally saw really beautiful northern lights. We won’t forget that in a hurry. See you soon, Iceland!

Basalt cliff and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks under a grey sky
Vík once more on the way back: basalt cliff and the Reynisdrangar under a grey sky.
Torn metal edge of the plane wreck against the sky
Torn metal on the wreck of the former mail plane.
Mirror-smooth water with rocks on the horizon in the evening light on the south coast
Mirror-smooth water in the evening light on the south coast.
Plane wreck at Sólheimasandur in the evening light
A good hour of sunset at the old wreck on Sólheimasandur.
Plane wreck in the vastness of the black sand beach under a blue sky
The wreck in the expanse of black sand under a blue sky.
DC-3 plane wreck with puddles at Sólheimasandur at dusk
The DC-3 and its puddles at dusk – see you soon, Iceland.

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