Rocks on beach two.

While I was working my way down to find a cave I spied earlier, I found the most amazing beach with lava and other rocks worn round by the surf. The contrast are amazing.

More of the same. This is all lava rock. Very sharp, takes the skin right off your fingertips. Wanna see??

I ventured off the well trodden path. It's amazing the kind of plants you find surviving in the oddest places. A true rock garden.

Up early again this morning and drove to the end of the Vesturland peninsula for a walk on the cliffs. Before I traveled I read a narrative book about Iceland that discussed, among other topics, the impact of tourism on Iceland. At one point the author was livid about the fetish tourists have for stacking rocks. It gave me a new perspective. I guess in older times people stacked rocks to navigate in inclement weather. Maybe modern folks want to recreate that sen...