We left part of our gear in the tent and left the campsite of Hornvík at around 09:15.

Due to the high tide in the morning, we decided to cross the tidal river further inland, instead of at the beach.

This deviation lengthened our hike and we additionally lost some time admiring the wildlife along the shores, as we spotted many seals resting on rocks… they are so clumsy and funny when out of the water!

Once we completed the path along the shore, we noticed it was already 11:15 and began to stress a bit. The boat we booked to go back to Ísafjörður was indeed supposed to leave the campsite at Hornvik at 16:00… we were tight on time with our planned stage schedule.

We kept hiking at a good pace. The path was winding up along the ridgecrest of the green cliffs…

… it was at times very steep, exposed and slippery because of the mud, but the views were EPIC!

We were completely surrounded by the screams of seagulls nesting on the steep cliffs, and felt like on another planet while admiring the Horn.

On the way back, we spotted a cute and curious arctic fox staring at us… it looked like a small fluffy bear!

In order to be on time for our boat, we decided to interrupt our loop right below the Horn, and took a path leading down towards the sea shore. To further save time, and due to the low tide at around 14:00, we crossed the tidal river along the beach and walked barefoot until the campsite.

On the way back to Ísafjörður, we couldn’t stop thinking of how much we fell in love with the wild and rough landscapes of Hornstrandir… we promised to come back in the future to spend more time exploring the peninsula!