10 days around Iceland
We arrived at Reykjavik at 3 am after a long but magic flight in which we could even observe the Northern Lights through the plane´s window (The trip looked very promising…). It was a cold and raining night but we had a very warm welcome at the hotel. The owner was very kind and answered all the questions we had about our next 10 days around Iceland.
After visiting the city center of the Icelandic capital and buy some ice clothes we needed for be totally prepared, we picked up our nice campervan rental at 6:30 pm. It was an exciting moment, we had been waiting for that moment during several months.


Unfortunately we couldn´t find it but we will try again on our return to Iceland. The next day we move to Akureyri, the main city on the north. During this long but impressive car ride we enjoyed the vastness of the peacefully landscapes in the north, including the famous waterfall Goðafoss.
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On the fourth day we arrive to Egilsstaðir. There we took a walk in the Selskógur forest, where we could see something similar to a gnome house, and we came to the big waterfall of Hengifoss. It was not an easy walk but the effort was worthwhile.


After spending all morning on Jökulsárlón, we continue visiting other glacier tongues such as Fjallsárlón or Svínafellsjökull. Even though they were smaller, since there were few people, we could enjoy the silence only disturbed by the iceberg cracking. Leaving behind the Vatnajökull National Park we drove until we arrived to Skaftafell, where we could explore a quite route around this area and see Svartifoss waterfall and enjoy the fantastic views over the mountain.
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Our next day started in Vik, a small and peaceful village next to the sea, where one could find one of the most famous black sand beaches of Iceland. After eating ta asparagus soup and salmon filet we recovered strength to move toward Selfoss. Along the way we stopped in several in different places like the Skógafoss waterfall which is, apart from a huge waterfall, the end of the Landmannalaugar hiking tour.
Probably one of the most amazing areas in the island that we would like to visit on our next trip! However, during our way to Selfoss we could see the Eyjafjallajökull (unfortunately we still can´t pronounce the name properly…) and, a bit far away, the Katla volcano, one of the most actives volcanoes of Iceland. The weather was very unstable, so we could enjoy spells of sunshine and hailstorms in a few minutes; that was really unexpected. At the end of the day we finally arrived to the town on the banks of Ölfusá River.
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After returning to Selfoss we went to Grindavik to spend our last day in Iceland. At night, in the campsite, we met an old man who explained us that he was 25 years visiting Iceland with his wife. He invited us to have dinner together and tasting the salmon he fished at the afternoon. That night was a very wonderful and very interesting experience and the fish tasted excellent!


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