Diamonds aren’t forever. Well, not on Diamond Beach in Iceland’s Southern Coast at least!
When the icebergs from Jökulsárlón Lagoon across the street float their way under the bridge crossing beneath the Ring Road, they are home free into the Atlantic Ocean. There they toss and they turn in the waves, bobbing about, until polished and ushered onto the black sand to melt away.
Before they’re gone forever from solidity, the last stance of this thousand year old ice is to glimmer in the sunlight like the worlds most precious stone against a black sand beach. Each hunk of ice is a unique design, some translucent and others opaque.
Some are totally white and others have a deeper blue hue. Walk up and down the shore to discover every treasure, what has washed up will be different day by day.
Good to know:
+This site is easily accessible with a free parking lot located next to the beach