the cave is not very deep
a whale skull in front of the Black Beach restaurant
the silouette of the Dynholaey rocks
but inside the cave shows nice features
the Reynisdrangar rocks are 60 meters high
The Reynisfjall mountain is located just west of the small village of Vik.
The mountain was created by a volcanic eruption during
one of the last Ice Ages.
It contains various materials like tuffstone, lava and basalt.
A very steep 4X4 road leads to to the top of
the mountain and the remains of a US WWII long range navigation station.
In the breeding season these rocks are home to scores
of cuddly puffins.
Where mountain meets ocean the black pebble beach Reynisfjöru is constantly pounded by the incoming rolling
waves.
At the beach the Hálsanefshellir cave in the mountain has some very intriguing columnar basalt formations.
Out
in the sea the
Reynisdrangar rocks stand firm in the pounding waves. Legend has it that these rocks are petrified trolls hauling in
a captured threemaster.
Looking west over the ocean you can see the silhouettes of Dyrholaey.
the path from the parking lot to the beach
there is a cave in the rock
the intriguing columns of basalt
after the high winds and the cold drizzle on the beach we need to warm up a bit
