Iceland – From Selfoss to Vík

On the way from Selfoss to Vík we visited three well-known waterfalls. The first was the Urriðafoss, about two kilometres off the Ring Road. The second the famous Seljalandsfoss, which you can normally walk behind. This time, though, we wanted to see it from above: a bit further by car, then a longer walk – and suddenly this rare view from above. We still didn’t dare go right to the edge, because all around the waterfall, below as well, everything was one single sheet of ice. On the way to the Skógafoss there was a lovely view of the Westman Islands off the coast at sunset. The Skógafoss was just as icy as the Seljalandsfoss, so here too you couldn’t get right up to it – but in return the waterfall was reflected in the ice. All three are close to the Ring Road: the Urriðafoss tumbles down the Þjórsá, Iceland’s longest river, carrying around 360 cubic metres of water per second on average. Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss are both about 60 metres high, and the Skógafoss is also around 25 metres wide.