Black-and-white thinking
Búðakirkja (Iceland – June 2019)
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Seven years ago today…
…I was cruising around the Westfjords of Iceland in a rented campervan. This photo was from a road called Örlygshafnarvegur shortly before arriving at Látrabjarg.
The Sheep Detectives
Mary and her little lambs (June 2019)
There are about 15 sheep to every human in the Westfjords of Iceland. Outside of Ísafjörður, the largest town in the Westfjords, you’ll likely encounter a far higher percentage than that. You can drive for hours without seeing another human, but not more than a few minutes between sheep.
No trees in Iceland
near Esjurætur Hiking Center, Iceland (June 2019)
Turns out, there are a few trees in Iceland.
Today’s photo hurts me a bit. While the scene was beautiful, and I love to hike, my back was killing me when I took this, so I could only go for a couple hundred yards before heading back to my rental van for some back rest. I would have loved to have hiked more on this trip.
Látrabjarg cliff birds
Látrabjarg, Iceland (June 2019)
This was one of the most remarkable places I’ve ever been to. Birds were everywhere. I was looking for puffins when I took today’s photo. There are some in the photo, but they aren’t very easy to see. I think the birds that are easy to see are black-legged kittiwake. Correct me if I’m wrong.
After taking this photo I turned around to find these two just 10 feet or so from me.
Black Church of The Red Sand Beach
Saurbæjarkirkja – June 2019
Not to be confused with “Saurbæjarkirkja í Eyjafirði” which is a different church over 500 km away. This one is in the Westfjords, near Rauðisandur, where horrific murders were committed in the early 19th Century on what is now a deserted farm (Sjöundá).