Part of a series of posts about my travel in Iceland, including visits to eleven waterfalls.
As my sixth waterfall of the day I visited Kvernufoss, a short walk from Skógafoss. As I followed its brook up into a ravine, I encountered only a few other visitors. At one point, at a particularly nice viewpoint, I took a mental snapshot of a young couple – the man smiling, the woman holding her left hand upright, a shining diamond ring on her finger – while an older woman with a professional camera took photos. An engagement! How heartwarming. I did not disturb them, and traveled onward. Kvernufoss falls from a high cliff above, and has eroded a massive bowl in the tuff… enabling visitors to walk behind the waterfall and look through the cascading water to the ravine and the lowlands beyond. Spectactular! Read on…
David Kotz 