Djupavikurfoss

Djupavikurfoss (Djúpavíkurfoss) is the waterfall tumbling behind the once-booming herring factory town of Djúpavík ("DYOO-puh-vik"). We saw this waterfall more of a backdrop to perhaps one of the most charming and hauntingly beautiful places we had ever been to in

We basically did a couple of random walks exploring the town during our stay here. We were lucky that the weather cooperated because the receptionist here told us that it tended to get foggy and cloudy given the fickle nature of the weather. So we managed to experience the waterfall from up close within the town of Djúpavík. But then we also did a bit of an uphill walk behind the hotel and onto the rolling grasy hills shared with sheep. That uphill walk further north from the hotel from an elevated perspective yielded the view you see at the top of this page.

We were also told of a more strenuous trail that led to the top of this waterfall. However, we opted not to do it. After all the driving we had done to get here, we didn't feel like piling on with another physical challenge.

Upon our visit to this most remote and beautiful place, we were fortunate to be accompanied by the local dog Tína who would follow us along our walks in the area. And she managed to do this in between chasing sheep around. There are also a handful of neighboring waterfalls here at the head of Reykjarfjörður.

Directions: Getting here requires a roughly 60km detour on the Route 643 leaving Route 61 (the main road around this side of the Westfjords) a short distance north of Holmavik. However, the route 643 along the very beautiful Strandir Coast is reasonably well-maintained for an unsealed road. We managed to notice quite a few scenic inlets, waterfalls, and rugged coastlines lined with driftwood along this stretch of road.

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Some waterfall (I think is Bruararfoss) we saw on the way to Strandir Coast

It was very cold and windy during our drive along the Strandir Coast. We could see it looked like there was fickle weather up ahead

Looking up at a particular waterfall we saw en route to Djupavik

Tina following us around Djupavik

Djupavikurfoss tumbling behind some abandoned buildings

Closer look at Djupavikurfoss

From this angle, it looked like the falls really fanned out in the talus

Julie and Tina enjoying the view

Tina following Julie as we were heading back to the Hotel Djupavik

Another waterfall behind Djúpavík

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Looking up from the bottom of the falls

Fixated on the falls in blusteringly cold winds

Nearly 360 degree sweep of the Djupavik area including the falls. Julie really had to fight the wind pretty hard to keep this video going.

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• June 25, 2007

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