ShizuokaGirl: Iceland 9: Fishing village, tundra and the most powerful waterfall in Europe

The clouds began to lift little by little as we drove up through the fjords of east Iceland.

Finally beginning to see the mountains silhouetted against the fjords.

We were enchanted by the fishing village of Stöðvarfjörður.

(I had to cut and paste that word!!!)

The little fishing boats all lined up on clear, reflective waters.

I finally saw a puffin!!! ..in this lovely mural

(way on the right)

Another stunning church view.

In a rather colorless landscape, I love how they paint their churches to liven up the scenery!

Finally, an absolutely gorgeous day!!

Now we began driving across the north-eastern "tundra". Very barren landscape. Much of it volcanic rock. But still beautiful.

Absolutely no trees but the grass and brush has an autumn tinge to it.

We kept seeing these stone cairns at exact intervals across the landscape. These old stone cairns acted as beacons for people travelling in Iceland, a kind of a GPS system of the olden days. Pretty amazing to see in such a barren place. Unfortunately, tourists want to build their own and it's quite a problem over there. Some of these date back to the Vikings!!