The next morning, we headed back to the black sand beach, but this time from the city’s side. There was something about the place that made me want to come back again and again. In the small town of Vík, there is a church on the top of the hill, just minutes from the campsite, and the view is incredible! We had plenty of things planned and ahead of us, though, so after soaking up the scenery, we went back on the road to chase more waterfalls.
Stojornarfoss was impressive! It wasn’t as massive as Seljasfoss, but it was picturesque nevertheless. We had so much fun there. A couple of minutes down the road, we came across another waterfall called Hamrafoss, but this time the waterfall was on private land. We couldn’t go near it, so we decided to park our camper van in front of the gate and have lunch there. It was one of my favourite stops to eat, I have to say. The view was breathtaking and I also had time to catch up with my planning.
The main stop for the day was Vatnajokul National Park. The moment we saw the mountains in the distance covered in snow, I was speechless. We hiked for about an hour to see Skaftafell. It looked like an easy hike, but I had to stop a couple of times to catch my breath as we were walking uphill. It was worth it, though.
Once we arrived at our campsite, we made ourselves dinner which consisted of instant noodles, rice and tea. As Iceland is one of the most expensive countries in Europe, we decided to skip restaurants and save our money on food. This night was also the first and the only night we had the luck to see the Northern Lights. I could barely see them, but they were there. I was a bit disappointed, but it only meant one thing – I had another reason to travel to Scandinavia now.