About 45 mins drive feom Reykjavik, or if you are staying in Keflavik, I would definatly recommend this journey. It can be hooked on as a last day before going home.
This small corner of Iceland is, however, one of the most interesting places to visit. From hot mud pools to beaches, lighthouses to lava fields, this place seems to have one of everything that you came to Iceland to see. And unlike the well-worn tourist trails of the Golden Circle, the ring road and the Snæfellsnes peninsula the area is quiet and still relatively tourist free. It has some really unique features that make it fantastic for a mini road trip.
THIS BRONZE STATUE OF THE now-extinct great auk overlooks the impressive sea cliffs where these birds once nested. The statue in the Reykjanes peninsula was created by the artist Todd McGrain. It is one of several works that he has done as part of his Lost Bird Project. The series includes sculptures of several extinct avian species, placed in the last location they were known to live.
The statue stands about five feet tall and there is an information board about both the artist and the bird. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a flightless bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the first bird to be called penguin, though these birds were not related to the penguins of the southern hemisphere.
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