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The Westfjords: The wildest and most rugged corner of Iceland 1069

13. mar 2023 20:14

BBC journalist Katie Hammel and her husband travelled around Iceland last summer. The couple was especially fascinated by the remote and wondrous Westfjords, a place she describes as “the wildest and most rugged corner of an already wild and rugged country” in her article.

Read more: 11 reasons to visit the remote and wondrous Westfjords

Bolafjall,

Bolafjall mountain near Bolungarvík in the Westfjords. Photo/Pjetur Sigurðsson

The couple visited the country in September and travelled in a rented camper van along the Ring Road (Route 1) to the Westfjords. They visited towns such as Ísafjörður, the region’s unofficial capital, Súðavík and Bíldudalur, viewed Dynjandi waterfall and Látrabjarg cliffs.

Read more: Geysir and Jökulsárlón are too crowded with tourists, according to tourists

“Around every curve the weather changed from sun to rain and back again; we spotted several rainbows and passed red and gold sand beaches, rusting shipwrecks and dozens more waterfalls that tumbled down to the dramatic coastline. There wasn’t a single car.”

Read the full article here

BBC journalist Katie Hammel and her husband travelled around Iceland last summer. The couple was especially fascinated by the remote and wondrous Westfjords, a place she describes as “the wildest and most rugged corner of an already wild and rugged country” in her article.

Read more: 11 reasons to visit the remote and wondrous Westfjords

Bolafjall,

Bolafjall mountain near Bolungarvík in the Westfjords. Photo/Pjetur Sigurðsson

The couple visited the country in September and travelled in a rented camper van along the Ring Road (Route 1) to the Westfjords. They visited towns such as Ísafjörður, the region’s unofficial capital, Súðavík and Bíldudalur, viewed Dynjandi waterfall and Látrabjarg cliffs.

Read more: Geysir and Jökulsárlón are too crowded with tourists, according to tourists

“Around every curve the weather changed from sun to rain and back again; we spotted several rainbows and passed red and gold sand beaches, rusting shipwrecks and dozens more waterfalls that tumbled down to the dramatic coastline. There wasn’t a single car.”

Read the full article here