Snaefellsnes
Yesterday we missed the tiny turning off the main road to the beach at Djupalon. Thankfully, we decided to retrace steps to another spot to try to see some puffins, so it was easy for us to stop here on the way. I am so pleased we did. The beach and the sirrounding cliffs were magical. On the beach were dozens of huge round stones. Apparently, in years gone by the fishermen of the region here would test their weightlifting skills using these stones. Apart from the stones, there were also the remnants of a shipwreck from 1948. I sort of liked the rusty scattered fragments, which seemed right on this beach. Many lost their lives in that ship, so it was a kind of memorial to them. The beach reminded me very much of the West Coast beaches with their backdrop of cliffs and the rough sea with its beautifully coloured waves crashing in. No bathing here either! The one thing missing compared to the West Coast was, of course, the rainforest. Here there was not a tree in sight . The access...