Iceland: the land of fire and ice…and waterfalls! Somehow we are still impressed by water falling over cliffs. How can they be so alike and yet so different? It has been many days of oohing and aahing over waterfalls and here we are at day fifty still as giddy at seeing one as we were the first day.

The best part about today? We didn’t even have to hike into them. Nope. We did not have to fight the gusting wind – all the glory, none of the effort.

First up is Dettifoss, the “Collapsing Waterfall”. This is most powerful waterfall by volume in the whole of Europe! 200 cubic meters of water/second. That would give you one heck of a rafting experience.

Right next to the Dettifoss is the Selfoss, the “Seal Waterfall”. Why seal? Good question – maybe because the water runs to the sea (eventually) where the seals like to gather. Sounds like a bit of a stretch to me, but what do I know? This waterfall is known for its gorgeous horseshoe shape.

As we were driving to our next destination, we happened upon yet another waterall, the Hafragilsfoss, “Billy-Goat Canyon Waterfall”. Here we get stunning views of the canyon and maybe even better – zero crowds! We were alone here.

Finally we made another addition to the waterfall count today and went to Godafoss, the “Waterfall of the Gods”. Most famous in Iceland because, according to legend, this is where Iceland officially converted from Norse paganism to Christianity.

To think that we were worried the gusting wind was going to completely derail our plans! Ha. Sure, we didn’t ‘get’ to do the two hikes we planned, but we got to see two more impressive waterfalls instead. That’s a win in my books.