ICELAND - SUMMER 2018
I had the chance to take part into this wonderful trip thanks to amazing people. We traveled with passionate couples and friends who were all ready for the adventure with some Land Rover Defender, Mercedes Unimog and others. All the cars were equiped and prepared by RRConcept, which is a french company specialized in preparing cars (especially Defenders and Unimog) for off-road driving and living. In the middle of those wild beasts we rented a small Suzuki Jimny for 2 weeks, which became our loyal steed for the trip. It appeared to be surprisingly very capable and, in some circumstances, even more suitable than big heavy vehicles.
Thank you for this amazingly enriching experience.
THE ITINERARY
Here is the itinerary we took during 2 weeks. We mainly visited the west side of Iceland, as we didn't have enough time to go all around. You will see more clearly our daily route in this project, which I tried to reproduce as accurately as possible, working with google maps and all kind of maps of Iceland I could find !
DAY 1
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Keflajik Airport
Reykjavik
Akranes Campsite
DAY 2
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Akranes Campsite
Hnappadalur - Geological site
Stykkisholmur - Fishermen's village
Narfeyri - Ship wreck
Straumur - Church
Hvammstangi Campsite
DAY 3
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Hvammstangi Campsite
Hamarsrett - Horse pen
Hvitserkur - Rocks structure
Osar - Seals beach
Hvoll - Lost house
Stephan G. Stephansson Monument - Viewpoint
Akureyri - 2nd bigger town of Iceland (19 000 inhabitants)
Godafoss - Waterfall
Myvatn - Lake
Vogar Campsite
DAY 4
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Vogar Campsite
Hverfjall - Tectonic plates and volcano crater
Grjotagja - Lava cave
Leirhnjukur - Geological site
Krafla - Volcano crater
Hverarönd - Viewpoint
Vogar Campsite
DAY 5
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Vogar Campsite
Dettifoss - Waterfall
Somewhere in the highlands, on F821
Laugafell Campsite
DAY 6
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Laugafell Campsite
Nyidalur Camping Hut
Somewhere on the F26
Sigöldustöd - Blue and mudy water
Landmannalaugar Campsite
DAY 7
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Landmannalaugar Campsite
Brennisteinsalda - Geological site
Hekla - Volcano crater
Somewhere on the 26
Hella Campsite
DAY 8
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Hella Campsite
Somewhere along this road in the highlands (I didn't manage to find its name...)
Kerlingarfjöll Campsite
DAY 9
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Kerlingarfjöll Campsite
Mænir - Geological site
Gullfoss - Waterfall
Geysir - Geological site
Pingvellir National Park
Pingvellir Campsite
DAY 10
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Pingvellir Campsite
Pingvellir National Park - Tectonic site
Krauma Baths
Somewhere on the 1
DAY 11
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Laekjarkot Campsite
Reykjavik's Harbour
Harpa - Opera
Hallgrimskirja - Reykjavik's Church
Nordic House Museum
Reykjavik's Bay
Reykjavik
DAY 12
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Reykjavik
Valahmúkamöl - Cliffs
Grindavik Campsite
DAY 13
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Grindavik Campsite
Seljaladnsfoss - Waterfall
Westmann Islands
Somewhere on the 1
Skaftafell Campsite
DAY 13
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Skaftafell Campsite
Jökulsárlón - Icebergs and Diamond Beach
Dverghamrar - Basalt Rocks
Reynisfjara Beach - Basalt Cliffs
Dyrhólaey - Cliffs and black sand
Keflavik Airport
THANK YOU
Thank you to all the people who made this trip possible!