Hafnir

Hafnir's picturesque harbour offers an exceptional opportunity to witness at first hand the sheer power of the surging North Atlantic rollers. As they break over the outer wall in a foaming welter of surf and spray, a telling reminder of which is the anchor of the Jamestown, which stands nearby. Hafnir is also home to what is undoubtedly one of the world’s strangest banks, he "Halibut  Bank," where small halibuts are gathered and farmed to market size before being exported abroad. Beside the bank stands a recently opened aquarium where some 30-40species of fish, crabs and shellfish found in Icelandic waters can be observed in their natural habitat. South of Hafnir the road crosses the lava fields thrown up by the region's last volcanic eruption in 1268. Rising from the sandy beach at Sandvík, the 30m-high mass of Hafnaberg, one of Iceland's largest bird cliffs but now accessible by a footpath is also an excellent place for spotting whale. Here, the real adventure of Reykjanes begins.