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| Dverghamrar |
Further on up the road, I almost drove the car into the verge in over-excitement as Jökulsárlón came in to view to our left! With the itinerary planned and finalised by A. I had not fully grasped the fact that we would be encountering the glacial lagoon on our transfer, thinking it was beyond Höfn? Doh!
Barely containing myself, I managed to park safely. We alighted to spend a couple of hours on site – just marvelling at the landscape, the changing shape of the light, sound, and motion of the icebergs on the Lagoon. Grabbing too many photos and feeling altogether both emotional and enriched.
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| Jökulsárlón |
The birdwatching was splendid with both Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) and Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) present, along with a supporting cast of Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra), and the most engaging flock of Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) around the car park. The latter gatecrashing the soundtrack to my short videos when a male landed on an iceberg in front of us and sang.
Before leaving the lagoon we booked a boat trip for this Saturday coming.
Höfn
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