Iceland tour Westman Islands

Thursday, June 9: Westman Islands

This morning we take car ferry to Heimaey, one of the Westman Islands just off the south coast of Iceland. Heimaey was the site of a massive volcanic eruption in 1973 that buried almost a third of the town under lava and the rest under ash and pumice. It has since recovered and is now one of Iceland’s most successful fishing ports. Heimaey is also one of the largest nesting grounds of the North-Atlantic puffin. We’ll explore the beautiful island including going on an easy hike up to the top of Mt Eldfjall (Fire mountain): the mountain that was born after volcanic eruption of 1973. The lava rocks at the top are still steaming. We return to the mainland in the late afternoon and arrive in Reykjavik at the end of the day.  We wanted to stay longer  in fact overnight, it was a great place to visit. iceland 143 iceland 113 iceland 115 iceland 118 iceland 127 iceland 137 iceland 156

 

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