Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Vesturland

Looking out over Breiðafjörður from Styykishólmur harbour, on the left are the basalt columns of Súgandisey. In the note ferry "Baldur" getting ready for her morning crossing to the Westfjords. The current "Baldur" was bult in 1969 and originally sailed under Norwegian flag as Lofoten ferry "Vagan". She's now starting to show her age with repeated machine trouble: www.icelandreview.com/travel/baldur-ferry-breaks-down-again-service-may-be-suspended

Súgandisey is a small basaltic island sheltering Styykishólmur harbour. Situated on the island's highest point, the lighthouse from 1948 is only 3,5m high but that suffices to assist navigation through the many islands of Breiðafjörður and into Stykkishólmur harbour which is the ferry port for the Westfjords. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuchtturm_S%C3%BAgandisey

HFF folks! Hopefully your weather is better than this;-)

Gerðuberg is a several hundred metres long cliff of columnar basalt on Snæfellsnes peninsula. The individual columns are up to 15m high and 1,5 m wide. Gerðuberg ist eine mehrere hundert Meter lange Klippe aus Säulenbasalt auf der Snæfellsnes-Halbinsel. Die einzelnen Säulen sind bis zu 15m hoch und 1,5m breit.

The coast at Arnarstapi is made up of lava flows including some nice examples of columnar basalt. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnarstapi Bárður Snæfellsás: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1r%C3%B0ur_Sn%C3%A6fells%C3%A1s

Stykkishólmur church at dawn. The church overlooks Breiðafjörður and can be seen from afar. It was designed by architect Jón Haraldsson and consecrated in 1990.

On 13th March 1948, the Grimsby steel trawler Epine GY7 struck rocks and was wrecked in a blizzard off Dritvik. Of the 19 crew only 5 survived. The remains of the trawler were washed up on Djúpalónssandur and are now protected (see inset photos). Report on the trawler Epine

Djúpalónssandur is a dramatic and dangerous lava beach with strong currents and undertows. The basalt rock on the left is called kerling (troll woman). guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/djupalonssandur-beach---a-lava-wonderland

Looking east from Súgandisey near Stykkishólmur lighthouse

Gatklettur is a rock arch eroded by the sea. Like all the cliffs around Arnarstapi it is made up of basalt.

Morning light over Baulárvallavatn just off road 56, Vatnaleið, which crosses Snæfellsnes peninsula from north to south.

HFF everybody- see you in November!

Door of a shed in Grundarfjörður.

Grundarfjörður is a small fishing town (less than 900 inhabitants) on the north coast of Snæfellsnes peninsula. This photo of the harbour was taken on a rainy and windy evening- the waterfall in the background was blown upwards. Grundarfjörður ist ein an der Nordküste der Snæfellsnes- Halbinsel gelegener Fischerort mit knapp 900 Einwohnern. Das Foto ist an einem regnerischen und stürmischen Abend aufgenommen, den Wasserfall im Hintergrund hat es bergauf geweht.

Situated on Snæfellsnes peninsula, Búðir used to be an important trading post until 1930. Nowadays only the church and a hotel are left. The church dates from 1848 and is one of the oldest wooden churches in Iceland. Deutsch: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BA%C3%B0ir HFF everybody!

Rough lava layers at Hvitá river near Hraunfossar. The Hallmundarhraun lavas were erupted ca.1100 years ago from Langjökull central volcano 10-Week Picture Projects: Textures, Week 4 - rough

Kirkjufell seen from Grundarfjörður. The 463m high mountain is surrounded by water on three sides and was formed by glaciers. Geologically it is part of Lýsuskarð volcanic system and is made up of holocene and tertiary basalt interspersed with sedimentary layers and a top of hyalocastite.

The pebbles at Djúpalónssandur are called Djúpalóns pearls, they are used for making jewelry. The outer layer is of volcanic glass whereas the inner part is fully crystallized (Benmoreite). That much I gathered from volcanologist Haraldur Sigurðsson's blog (it's in Icelandic and online translators make rather a hash of the language...)