During our first trip to Iceland, MJ and I didn’t go to this site. Honestly, I didn’t even know about it at that time. In preparation for the 2nd trip, I discovered it online and put it on our itinerary and I am so glad I did.

It was about 30 minutes off the main road to the end of this peninsula. It cost us about $7 each to get access to the black sand beach and dunes, plus we got a chance to visit the Viking Café. They also have a recreated Viking Village, that we didn’t visit since we spent all our time out hiking around the black sand dunes and capturing photos of the Vestrahorn Mountain in the background. Like most amazing geographic locations, photos don’t do them justice, which is true of the mountains this photo as well.

This is a must-see Iceland spot. As a bonus, when MJ and I were leaving the location, we came upon a wild herd of reindeer. That was a “first” for me.

I know this is just a rock formation sticking out of the water, but this was a “must see” on our recent trip to Iceland. It’s one of those iconic spots that everyone goes to see, photograph and post on IG. I’ve been watching people post photos from this spot since before our first Iceland trip back in 2013. We didn’t make it to this location on that trip, so it was a “must see” this time.

I was a little worried about feeling let down due to the anticipation, but honestly it was great. I enjoyed the visit, which included a small hike, climb down (and back up) the cliff and our time down at beach photographing it. Plus MJ and I did this on our 32nd wedding anniversary….. Great day even though the detour to see Hvitserkur added an hour of dirt roads to our drive that day.

Side note…the locals believe this was a troll caught in the sunlight, which converted the troll into this rock formation…. I’m not judging their thoughts and beliefs, just sharing….