Norðurfjörður and the Pool at Krossnelaug

By evening on our first day in the Westfjords, we had reached the end of Route 647 and arrived at Norðurfjörður, a tiny settlement underneath the imposing Krossnesfjall mountain. After setting up our tent at its beach-side campsite, Urðartindur, we took a short excursion into Krossnelaug.

Krossnelaug is a pool fed by natural hot springs trickling down off the mountain, positioned right along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and soaking our bones here was a pleasure after the long day of drivin...