Jökulsárlón/Fjallsárlón


Blaue Eisbrocken im Schnee an der Gletscherlagune Jökulsárlón

We spent a whole day around the Jökulsárlón. In the morning we went first to the black beach, where the sea washes the chunks of ice back ashore. We had seen this place twice before in summer – in winter it is a different place. Instead of a few small chunks there are many more and much bigger ones, some in that typical deep blue and full of detail. The glacier lagoon itself was less exciting this time: almost completely covered in ice, but in pieces so small that we spent the least time there. Afterwards we drove every possible track to get closer to the glacier tongue, and in the afternoon on to the Fjallsárlón, another glacier lagoon close by. At night we lay in wait at the Jökulsárlón again, even though bad weather was forecast. With the naked eye there was hardly anything to see – but between the clouds the camera suddenly did catch an aurora. Not much, but at least a start.

Clear chunk of ice on the black beach by the Jökulsárlón
Morning on the black beach: a clear chunk of ice shaped like a little bird.
Chunks of ice in front of the bridge over the outflow of the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon
A chunk of ice on the sand, the bridge over the Jökulsárlón outflow behind.
Blue ice against the light with spray on the beach by the Jökulsárlón
Blue ice against the light, spray flying above it.
Sculpted chunk of ice on black sand on Iceland's south coast
In winter there are far more and far larger chunks here than in summer.
Flat chunk of ice on the black beach in the evening light
A flat chunk on the black beach, its edges worn smooth.
Many chunks of ice on the shore of the glacier lagoon in front of snowy mountains
Ice to the horizon on the black sand, the snowy mountains behind.
Large blue chunk of ice among small pieces of ice at the Jökulsárlón
A large chunk in that typical deep blue, full of detail.
Glacier tongue and reflection in a glacier lagoon under a grey sky
Closer to the glacier tongue: it is mirrored in the still lagoon.
Jagged glacier edge above the water of a glacier lagoon
The jagged glacier edge above the water – in the afternoon at Fjallsárlón.
Ice floes drifting on the glacier lagoon in front of distant mountains
Almost entirely covered in small floes: the glacier lagoon was less exciting this time.
Moon behind clouds above a car with light trails at night
Lying in wait at night: the moon behind clouds, the car beside it.
Icebergs in the glacier lagoon under drifting clouds at dusk
Icebergs in the lagoon beneath drifting clouds.
Faint aurora over snowy mountains at the glacier lagoon
Barely visible to the naked eye, but the camera caught an aurora – a start, at least.

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