The Snæfellsnes Peninsula tour started only at 9am which was a godsend. This meant a sleep-in and the opportunity to test breakfast outside the hotel. After two days of getting up really early, booking a tour which starts later was a great idea.
Getting to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula takes a while. It is up on the west coast of Iceland. But the two-hour drive (or so) is picturesque and offers lots of photo opportunities.
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on the way to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula @Iceland
First up was the Vatnaleid waterfall, another foss or so to speak, which though small is still worth a photo stop. No one else stopped while we were there. But I still liked to get the dimensions of the fall. It does look small at first, but we look puny next to it.
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Vatnaleid waterfall might look small but is still large next to us @Iceland
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around Vatnaleid waterfall @Iceland
The drive to our next destination couldn’t have been more scenic. I don’t know what’s with the island but whenever I looked out the window I was enchanted. No matter the weather!
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drive to Kirkjufellsfoss @Iceland
Our next stop was Kirkjufellsfoss, which was not bigger than Vatnaleid. But it looked a lot more majestic with the Kirkjufell in the back.
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Kirkjufellsfoss @Iceland
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view from the Kirkjufellsfoss on the river the water flows into @Iceland
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Kirkjufellsfoss with its three spouts @Iceland
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Kirkjufellsfoss on Snæfellsnes Peninsula @Iceland
We deserved a break after these two waterfalls. At Grundarfjörður (about 10 minutes from the waterfall) we stopped for lunch before going on to see the rest of the peninsula. Yours, Pollybert