After a few lovely days we moved on south; we spent the next night in Selfoss. Before that we made a detour to Stykkishólmur, with a beautiful old lighthouse and a rather unusual church. The town lives from fishing and tourism, and from its harbour the Baldur ferry crosses the Breiðafjörður to the Westfjords. Then on south with a short stop at the geysers – here are the pictures: The one that reliably performs is the Strokkur, which erupts 15 to 20 metres high every six to ten minutes – just 50 metres from the Great Geysir, which gave all geysers their name.
The old red light of Stykkishólmur – a detour on the way south.Flaking yellow and red paint, seen up close.Red and yellow, layer upon layer – the door of the lighthouse.The red beacon on a snow-covered hill at Stykkishólmur.The rather unusual church of Stykkishólmur.The semicircular concrete dome of the church, in black and white.The church bell tower from below, in black and white.Evening light in the clouds over low mountains in the west of Iceland.Snow-covered mountains under heavy clouds, on the way south.The headlights of a car in the driving snow at dusk.Strokkur erupts at night, 15 to 20 metres high.
