Hvitserkur

Thursday Sept 22

After that amazing sunset last night, a storm moved in with gale force winds leaving us a rainy day for travel. When we plugged our destination into the GPS, our travel time was much longer than we had anticipated. Thank goodness we opted for the waterfall yesterday. We weaved in and out of fjords and over mountains, dramatic with clouds and rain, toward the Ring Road, continuing to north Iceland.

Late afternoon we reached Hvitserkur. I was surprised when I saw it - not what I expected or imagined from the description. I found it captivating, sparking my imagination. Legend has it that Hvitserkur was a troll caught by the sunrise while trying to destroy the monastery. Some say it looks like a giant beast drinking from the water. What do you think?