At the end of my harrowing drive, a good part of it on gravel roads, as described in the preceding posts, I reach Breidavik, my next overnight destination. Before checking in, I decide to drive out to the famous birding cliffs of Latrabjarg. It was very quiet out there, only about 3 cars in the parking lot as the season of occupancy for the millions of birds was already over. But I enjoyed the view of the sheer, tall cliffs, the walk along the grassy edge as well as the view over the edge of the land and the edge of the European contient with a direct view to Greenland and Baffin Island - would there not be the slight inconvenience of our planet's curvature. Below I quote "Visit Westfjords" descripiton of this beautiful spot (slightly edited):

LATRABJARG is a promontory and the westernmost point in Iceland and in Europe. In summertime, the cliffs are home to millions of birds, including puffins, northern gannets, guillemots and razorbills. It is vital for their survival as it hosts up to 40% of the world population for some species e.g. the Razorbill. This westernmost point of Iceland is really a line of several cliffs, 14 kilometres long and up to 441 m high. And it's as steep as it gets, dizzyingly so. Safe from foxes, the birds are fearless, and provide stunning photographic opportunities from close range. Bird photography for dummies, you might say. The puffins are particularly tame and are the ones frequenting the grassy, higher part of the cliffs. But look out, the edges are fragile and loose and the fall is high. Látrabjarg is thus deservedly the most visited tourist attraction in the Westfjords. The cliffs are easily accessible by car and when you're there, a walk along the cliffs awaits. The whirling sensation will not fade, and neither will the memories.

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TRIP INTRODUCTON: Set # 1 provides a map of the tour plus general information. The map is also attached as a first reply, please use the link below if you would like to review the other information:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-667725-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: To view, access my profile via the link below, then click on the figure behind "# of topics created" for the list of posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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Thank you John, I am happy to hear that you like and are intrigued by these cliffs - they are really a pretty awsome formtion and yes, at some spots it is fairly safe to get close to the edge to take the downward shots. If you are interested, I encourage you to fire up Google Map, enter Latrabjarg Iceland into the search field and switch to the Satellite rather than map feature to see the aerial view. You see the P for parking lot where I parked my car and a camera sign beside it. Click on the little yellow man in the bottom right corner to get Street view. There is actually no ordinary streetview out on this road, but you will see a bunch of pale blue circles. Drag your little yellow man over to some of these blue spots and you can see 360 degree views (move them around) of the area. There is one of these dots standing a bit by itself directly under the letter "t" in Bjargtangi that somewhat echoes the picture I took of the black cliff. If you twist the rotation, you can also faintly see the two hills/cliffs at the other side that I have in that first shot. Worth a try in my opinion - let me know whether my rudimentary instruction worked.

By the way, that road in the first photo, definitely one of the many potholed ones, is the only road to get out there to Latrabjarg and also the only road to get to my overnight place with that little church (Breidavik). It is interesting what you can dig out of Google Map with a little bit of effort and knowing how the system works!

Hope this answers your question - fire off more it you are still interested. Je vous souhaite une bonne soiree! Joe