It rained while we were sleeping last night, and was really bad this morning. We are grateful our campervan is warm and cosy. Plus, very overcast. So, our plans for going to the islands on the south via a ferry boat had to be scrapped. Instead, we decided to drive along the highway and stop at all the pretty sights until we made it into the big national park and Skaftafell. Along the way on day 2 in Iceland we saw rain, glaciers and lava fields.
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Our Home And Transport For the Week in Iceland
This car is luxe! Last night was cold and rainy but we were comfy inside our Camp Easy camper van. Here’s some more details about where we’ll be spending most of our time, our home and transport for the week in Iceland.
Small but Mighty
The campervan has everything we need for travel and living. There’s a table and chairs for eating, and a fold-out bed that’s surprisingly comfortable for sleeping. While we’re moving everything is tucked away really ingeniously, and we have GPS to get around the country.
Brian is Driving
I still don’t know how to drive standard, and it’s costly for both of us to be listed as drivers anyway, so Brian is our driver for the week. There’s a lot to learn about driving in Iceland and Brian is doing great!
Our Campervan is Extra
We got a 4 wheel drive so we can go on the interior roads while we’re in Iceland. The main tourist route, the ring road, is accessible to everyone, but we want to see more if we can.
While we haven’t planned our route, we want to be flexible and have access to everything. I think we’ll be happy we have the ability to see and do more and travel the rougher roads if we choose. Now you’ve seen our home and transport for the week in Iceland so share what you think about it in the comments.
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Iceland Day 1: Water
Yea! We made it to Iceland past midnight and promptly went to duty free to buy booze. That seems to be the first move for anyone, locals included, and we want to follow the local customs! Here’s a recap of Iceland Day 1 for us: a busy day.
Busy Morning
We checked into our hotel, the Base Hotel by the airport, had a few beers at the lounge and went to bed for about 5 hours. This morning, we got up, went back to the airport for a 45 minute bus ride into the Reykjavik bus station, then a taxi to Camp Easy to pick up our ride, and home, for the week!
Waterfalls
Then we hit the road! And today we saw a lot of water! Waterfalls, a hot spring (that was beautiful but could have been hotter), and tons of beautiful views of bodies of water. I think this will be a recurring theme. We also hiked a bit, but we ended quite early because we are tired from too little sleep last night.
Early observations:
