Reykjavík Grapevine - 03.07.2015, Síða 37

37The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 9 — 2015 TRAVEL
Distance from Reykjavík
Around 149 km
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Djúpalónssandur
This black pebble beach, which is sup-
posedly haunted and houses an elf
church, was the site of a shipwreck that
took the lives of fourteen British sailors
in 1948. You can still find rusted metal
fragments from the accident scattered
all over the beach. You’ll also find four
lifting stones resting on the beach, rang-
ing from 23 to 155kg in weight if you
want to test your brawn.
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Öndverðarnes
This remote lighthouse rests on the
westernmost tip of the peninsula, and is
constantly assailed by powerful winds.
You’re surrounded on one side by an an-
cient lava field, and by the roaring ocean
on the other. If you look carefully, you’ll
see a beautiful cave in the cliffside. Be
careful, though, and don’t climb over the
railing, as the drop is almost certainly
fatal.
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Snæfellsjökull
The setting of Jules Verne’s ‘Journey to
the Centre of the Earth’, the glacier itself
is nothing short of magnificent. Do note
that you shouldn’t attempt to scale it on
your own: you need a professional guide
and equipment as the weather changes
rapidly. In addition to seeing this glacier
from multiple angles, you can descend
35m down into Vatnshellir from the
national park and immerse yourself in
complete darkness.
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