点评:What a humbling reminder of the power of nature (and moving water, specifically)... This was our second nature detour on our journey towards Southern Iceland and the Westman Islands; first we stopped to see the Black Sand Dunes along the Southern Coast/route 34 and took a much needed rest for coffee and pastries in the conveniently located town of Selfoss (about an hour southeast of Reykjavik and an hour northwest of where you board the Landeyjahöfn ferry to Vestmannaeyjar on Haimaey Island - to see the puffins).
Urriðafoss has the 'highest average water flow rate of any waterfall in Iceland' and we saw tourists, adventurers and fisherman alike on this sunny morning. You have to pay to park at most of the big sight seeing nature attractions in Iceland, even if it seems off the beaten path or not busy (there's an app for that - Parka).
They have cameras monitoring the parking lots in some locations and will be in contact with your rental company if you don't pay lol. Some lots give you a ten minute grace period, and you can pay quickly right after leaving if it gave you fits and just wanted to get out for a picture, but it's pretty easy, cheap and convenient once you get the hang of it...and definitely much easier than parking and finding the right garage or zone in Reykjavik.
Although we were there just two weeks ago, the current eruption in Iceland is somewhat contained to the Reykjanes peninsula (near Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon)...Urridafoss is located on the Þjórsá river and seems clear from any destruction at this point.
翻译:这真是令人谦卑地感受到大自然(尤其是流水)的力量……这是我们前往冰岛南部和韦斯特曼纳群岛的第二次自然绕道之旅;首先,我们停下来参观了南海岸/34号公路沿线的黑沙丘,并在交通便利的塞尔福斯小镇(距离雷克雅未克东南方向约一小时车程,距离您登上前往海马岛韦斯特曼纳群岛的 Landeyjahöfn 渡轮的地方西北方向约一小时车程)享用了咖啡和糕点,好好休息了一下。
乌里达瀑布拥有“冰岛所有瀑布中最高的平均水流量”,在这个阳光明媚的早晨,我们看到了游客、探险者和垂钓者。在冰岛的大多数大型自然景点,即使它看起来偏僻或不太拥挤,也需要付费停车(有一个应用程序可以解决这个问题 - Parka)。
有些地方的停车场装了摄像头监控,如果你不付款,他们会联系你的租车公司,哈哈。有些停车场会给你十分钟的宽限期,如果你觉得没事,只是想下车拍张照片,你可以在离开后立即付款。不过,一旦你掌握了窍门,这其实很简单、便宜又方便……而且绝对比在雷克雅未克找合适的停车场或区域容易得多。
虽然我们两周前才去过那里,但目前冰岛的火山喷发基本集中在雷克雅内斯半岛(靠近格林达维克和蓝湖)……乌里达瀑布位于伊约尔萨河畔,目前看起来没有任何破坏。