Horses want out of fences.
Tourists want in to them.
Such beautiful symmetry!
Tourists are Not Horses, and That’s The Truth
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Tag Archives: Arnarstapi
Watching the Sea
It’s hard not to look out to sea in Iceland, waiting for mysterious voyagers. Even the land does it.
Arnarstapi
It’s a lonely thing, but doing it together with an island eases that and teaches patience.
When the Cows Come Home
And the boats.
In Iceland, barn architecture, being as sturdy as a mountain…
…can serve all purposes. It’s the details that count. In this boat yard, for instance, it’s harbour between the devil (the road) and the deep blue sea (the shipping container.)
What jokesters those Icelanders are, when it comes to hard truths.
24 Hour Surveillance, Iceland Style
And, since this is the 21st Century, it’s silicon technology, of course.
And carbon free!
Fishing for Friends
Arni shows how it’s done in Arnarstapi. Just be very still so they don’t scare.
They will come. Shhhhhhhhhhh.
Gatklettur: Arch of the World
The light has to be right, as it is in December, to make out Gatklettur’s hidden friend. You can see it below.
Not the arch, but the Octopus it frames, with its Earth head. Note the Moon in orbit. Now, that’s pretty cool!
A Troll at Arnarstapi
Among trolls, this is a great one, with a seagull for the glint of an eye and a volcanic tube for a mouth, with a troll child inside it.
And those wings! Let’s not forget that Arnarstapi means Eagle’s Loss. And our gain.
The Birth of a Dragon
If the tide is right, as you walk along the cliff path in Arnarstapi, you might be so lucky as to spot the birth of a dragon, right where the water and the land touch.
If you open the picture in a new window, it will be larger and you will see the dragon clear as day.
And if you look back, you might spot its midwife guardian.
A good place to walk with respect!
Our Lady of the Harbour
Keeping. Everyone Safe in Arnarstapi
Iceland’s Original Tour Guides
Lost the path to Arnarstapi? Or Hellnar?
Sometimes a thrush will lead you the right way. Well, actually, where a thrush leads you is always the right way, whether you are coming or going.
A Farm in Iceland 