Living on a Sailboat exploring the world
Iceland is beautiful and so peaceful. As we came in the “shoulder season” of October, the campgrounds are mostly empty. We are still able to camp, the weather isn’t too cold, but we usually have the sites to ourselves! It might be the best time to visit Iceland. Ultimately, the best time to visit Iceland depends on what you want to do. Today we found a nice spot for camping in Iceland, on the east coast, called Fáskrúðsfjörður.
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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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.
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.
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!
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.
