Snæfellnes

To show my mother the beauties of Icelandic nature we went on a trip to the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is an area characterised by rugged mountains rising between a broad coastal plain on the south coast and a narrower one in the north.
In the field by the former fishing village Arnarstapi is a rough stone representation of demigod Barður Snæfellsás who, according to local legend, makes his home in Snæfellsjökull and serves as its appointed protector.
Due to beautiful but cold weather we had very slippery roads. In Ólafsvík our car made an unwanted 180 degree turn :oS