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Just a short walk to the beach, and a very atmospheric shoreline greets us - loved the three rocks in the far distance. Would love to visit again
The village Vík í Mýrdal, situated in the south of Iceland.
The town's church, located high on a hill, is surrounded by an idyllic scenary.
The village of Vík í Mýrdal: www.flickr.com/photos/little_frank/4119816827/in/set-7215...
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En la punta sur de Islandia existe un pueblo llamado Vik i Myrdal enclavado en un entorno natural privilegiado. Rodeado de una de las más importantes colonias de frailecillos de Islandia, su iglesia de roja cúpula, su playa de arena negra y un arco de piedra poblado de vida hacen las delicias de aquellos que se paran a contemplar tales maravillas.
Es el pueblo más meridional de Islandia y es punto crucial en la ruta sur de la Ring Road. Se encuentra a medio camino entre Reykjavik y Hofn. Cuenta con una población de 350 personas. Vik y Myrdal no solo sirve como parada "técnica" durante un viaje por la isla del Fuego y del Hielo sino que ofrece múltiples actividades y visitas para poder disfrutar de la ciudad y su entorno natural.
Another from Iceland, this is the beach just south of the small town of Vik on the very southern point of Iceland. Spent a bit of time playing with levels on this so interested in peoples thoughts? 0.6 soft grad if i remember right...
Vik - Dyrholaey
Het is stormweer en het zicht is heel moeilijk. We zien vele vogels die schuilen voor de regen en de harde wind. Vooral de papegaaiduikers zitten weggedoken in de ruwe lava rotswanden.
Dyrhólaey is een berg van tufsteen in het zuiden van IJsland.
Dyrhólaey betekent zoiets als eiland met een deurgat. Tegenwoordig is Dyrhólaey geen eiland meer, maar ten tijde van de kolonisatie van IJsland was Dyrhólaey dat wel. Tijdens de laatste ijstijd was IJsland geheel met ijs bedekt en door de gigantische druk werd IJsland letterlijk de grond in gedrukt. Bij het verdwijnen van het ijs nam de druk af en rijst IJsland nog steeds langzaam omhoog. Daardoor was Dyrhólaey ten tijde van de kolonisatie nog een eiland, nu is het een klif aan zee.
In deze 120 meter hoge klif zit een gat waarin de zee vrij spel heeft. Door zeelui wordt dit gat ook wel Portland genoemd. Vanaf Dyrhólaey is er een uitzicht rondom. Naar het oosten zijn de kliffen Reynisdrangar voor de kust van Vík te zien, naar het noorden de Mýrdalsjökull en naar het westen een ver uitzicht over de zuidkust van IJsland richting Selfoss.
Er nestelen vele papegaaiduikers op Dyrhólaey. Sinds 1978 is het een beschermd gebied.
In 1910 is er een vuurtoren op Dyrhólaey gebouwd die in 1927 is vervangen.
I'm amazed this picture came out as well as it did, because the wind was blowing so hard I could barely stand up, let alone hold the camera steady. Vik. Where the wind will eat you.
Shot with the Nikon FM2N outfitted with the Lensbaby Composer, using the star aperture disc. Shot on Ilford SFX 200 film using a red 25 filter. Developed in Moersch Tanol developer, 1+1+100.
This was a stunning beach with a stretch of black basalt sand and grey sea (more photos to come soon!)
the wettest settlement in iceland, and it's southernmost village.
Iceland is a spacious place, and that shows in the way the houses stand at a "safe distance" from each other.
View On Black. You should.
Vik living up to its reputation as one of the wettest places in Iceland as the sea batters the basalt rock stacks.
9H-VIK - Bombardier BD-700-2A12 Global 7500 - VistaJet
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 70.105 - built in 2022
On our westward return leg to Reykjavik, we stopped for 2 nights at the southern village of Vík. The small village was to be our staging point to the Landmannalaugar region beyond the Mýrdalsjökull glacier just to the north. After arriving here from Skaftafell, we head out to investigate the nearby cliffs and beaches before getting an early night.
Just to the west of the town there is a rocky headland that offers good views up and down the coast as well as straight down to the water 150m below. This photo was taken from this headland looking eastwards along the coast. This is the wettest region in Iceland (and Iceland is the wettest place I've ever been) so I was lucky that visibility was as good as it was.
The beaches here are rather spectacular. The sands are black basalt and give the water by the shoreline a dark, steely look.
The area is also known as a good sighting spot for puffins which nest in the cracks up and down the cliffs as well as on the basalt sea stacks that can be found just off the coast.
The buildings on the plain below are on the outskirts of Vík, but are around half the size of the entire town.
Vik, Iceland, 2009
Canon EOS 5D Mark II with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS
6th stop...
Just about got here and across the snow to get to the beach to grab a few shots.
Vik is famous for its black basalt sand, and In 1991, the American journal Islands Magazine counted this beach as one of the ten most beautiful beaches on Earth. In the distance you can see Reynisdrangar, basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall
Vík í Mýrdal is a remote seafront village in south Iceland. It sits in the shadow of Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which covers the Katla volcano. Reyniskirkja is a wooden church dating to 1929. Reynisfjara beach has black pebbles, basalt columns and the Reynisdrangar offshore rock formations. The cliffs of Reynisfjall mountain are home to seabirds such as puffins. Just west, the Dyrhólaey peninsula has a large rock arch.