grandad and grandma little people

For a fleeting glance this morning we saw the sun. As it shined on the cliffs opposite our wooden house, they shone gold!

Then the rain came back and as we set off, a rainbow.

We wanted to explore the north west peninsular. It is an area of rugged beauty but difficult terrain and mostly unreachable by car.

The weather was changeable all day with squally rain bursts and poor visibility and then sun and a very cold wind.

We travelled along the coastline and saw many swans and geese.

As we headed north the road turned to gravel and had hairpin bends with no crash barriers and a long drop down cliffs to the sea. We felt nervous so turned round.

There was a gravel road marked on the map that went up and over to the other coast so we tried this. After a safer climb we reached the top and it was a huge never ending plateau. We were the only car up there and saw hundreds of geese, some arctic terns and swans. There were pools of water and lakes and the road weaved round them.

At one part we saw this shelter. It looked so forelorn up there in this isolated spot!

As we rejoined the main road we returned eventually back to Budardalur.

It was pouring with rain again.

It seemed too early to go back to our little wooden house so we set off after a picnic lunch over the dalir Dales to the volcanoes near Bifrost.

We walked right up the many steps to the top volcano. it was soooooo windy. We were almost blown off our feet. It was a good walk but scary.

The view was spectacular. Everybody was battling the wind and looking at each other in the same situation with sympathy! I’m pleased we did it such an achievement in a force 10 gale(exaggeration )

Now I am home and feeling sunburnt on my face even though it was 5*c.

And an icy wind.

What a lovely day 8 hours out all day. We will sleep well even if the wind and rain whip round the house.😉