The Seljalandsfoss

Thundering water beats the pool.

One thing Iceland has enough of, is waterfalls. Spectacular waterfalls. Pretty waterfalls. I had a lot of miserable weather in Iceland, but at the Seljalandsfoss in the south east i was greeted with a sun. Creating rainbows in the water droplets thrown away from the riverbody after the fall from above.

The frontal view of the Seljalandsfoss. Foss means waterfall. It is close to (and visible from) the ringroad, meaning easy access and at times way to many visitors.

The extra surprise of the Seljalandsfoss-a trail going behind the waterfall itself.

Looking up. The fall is 60 meters tall and fall down what used to be the coastline. Now the coast in the imminent area is flat.

Most of the coast on this part of Iceland is now flat-so there has been a major shift!

A pretty and easy walk along the cliff brings you pass a couple of more waterfalls. This one, the Gljufurarfoss, being the most remarkable. It has cut itself a little canyon-it is almost like a tube. It is a fun experience to walk into it-but a wet one! And despite the proximity to the Seljalandsfoss, only a fraction of the visitors continue to this waterfall.

A section of the top of the Gljufurfoss. The water caressing a stone before letting go. There is a trail-vague in places and obviously steep in places-leading to the top.