South Iceland

Yup… South Iceland… where the recent Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted … we nicknamed it the “angry volcano”, since it was hard to pronounce the name, in fact most of the Icelandic name is so long that we have difficulty remembering any or saying it right. As we guess there is no way we can spot the volcano from the Ring One Road as we drive along the coast but as we are getting closer we notice that the surrounding is full of black ash/sand. And we knew… we are there. So close yet far.

The South Coast is mostly flat and the driving scenery is not as beautiful as in Snaefellsnes Peninsular. Lots of lava field. Guess this is “one upon a time” the most active volcano area. There is a lot of attractions along the coast, so we decided to spent 2 days driving around. 1st day we take it easy just driving to the Geothermal village – Hverageroi and did 2hrs hiking & soak in the hot spring surrounded by beautiful nature. It was amazing and feels so close to the mother nature. BOND. Is easy hike but I got a bit off track on the way back & got all miserable when my shoe got wet in the mud. I was a bit annoyed for having to take off and on several time my stocking and shoe to cross the little river. Not liking the feel of dry and wet repetitively. But overall, is a good experience even for us amateur hikers. Matias with his sneakers

More “foss” means waterfall in Icelandic along the coast. Our last stop for the day is ” Seljalandsfoss which is one of Icelands most beautiful waterfalls. It´s not the highest or mightiest but the fact that you can walk behind it makes it special. It is clearly visible from Icelands main ring road, first as a distant small white streak but grows ever larger as you approach the beautiful Eyjafjallajökull glacier, from which the river flows from.”, quote from Orvaratli. And I am totally agree with him. In fact, we were welcome by 2 helicopter when we just arrived. Our guess is they came from the nearby tour around the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, maybe peeking if it is still erupting