When you are as close to the arctic circle as Iceland and it happens to be a small island far away from any mainland the nature is unpredictable. This is Djúpalóssandur beach at Snæfellsnes peninsula. A beautiful place and when this picture was taken it was a lovely, calm autumn evening. But things can change in a very short time and people should always be careful when close to the ocean. This is the north-Atlantic ocean where the sea temperature is just around 6-8 °C (42-46 °F.) and if you get sucked in by the strong current you will quickly die of hypothermia and it has happened on a number of occasions with tourists being careless or ignorant
So dear visitors, be careful. We want you to go home with great memories not in a coffin
Sig Nordal 