Ísafjörður

This was our first trip to Ísafjörður so we decided to see some of the surrounding countryside before exploring the town.
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A view from the coach window - windswept and desolate.
Our first stop was Skrúður botanical garden, established in 1909
Skrúður gardens now maintained by volunteers
the arch made from a whale jawbone
beautifully kept flower beds
looking out from the garden over the landscape
at our next stop Flateyr, the banks are to protecte the town from avalanche.