Iceland is WOW

Ahhh, another person that shares my love of Iceland! Wow, 8 days is fast for a ring road trip. We had 12 for that trip and still felt rushed. We keep going back as there is just so much more to see and never enough time! I head back for my 7th trip next month.

Thanks for your trip report! I agree—I loved Iceland and really want to head back there soon. So glad you had a good time!

How wonderful to read. I, too, love Iceland. There is something about the bleakness of the landscape in some parts that really grabbed hold me of me and won't let go. Yet I also love the greenness in the spring and even the invasive but beautiful lupine everywhere. The 14 hour day my son and I spent driving & exploring the south coast from Reykjavik (and back again) is among my top three travel experiences ever.
I've been to Iceland twice but haven't done the ring road yet. It's on my short list.

Soooo looking forward to going in November. I hear that we could get snow or maybe rain or maybe a beautiful week. I am debating to fly in (we land late and it will be almost dark), taking a bus to the city to stay in a hotel and kind of plan sporadically. I assume there are rental car companies in the city? Can we get to the hotel from a bus or maybe even a shuttle?? I only have booked flights and doing the rest as I go. May sound crazy but I want to explore spontaneously without being locked in. Is that too crazy sounding??? Thanks!

More than any other country I've been to, it captured me.

I had to laugh at the hiking boots comment. I'm not a big hiker at home and we didn't have huge hiking plans, so we just got hiking shoes for Iceland. And wore them every day for 2 weeks. Our last stop was 2 nights at the Blue Lagoon and I put on my regular running shoes one night for dinner. And it was crazy how weird they felt on my feet! So if you ever wonder if there is a difference between hiking shoes and regular gym type shoes....yes there is (even if they look pretty similar).

And, yes, it is crazy expensive. But with prices in krona and gas sold by the liter, it is easy to be blissfully ignorant of the prices until you get home and look at your credit card statement ;)

Iceland is WOW. My favorite country to visit before I went to Iceland earlier this month was New Zealand and they’re pretty evenly matched in my opinion. I think it’s because they were both formed by glaciers and volcanoes. It makes for very beautiful and dramatic landscapes, and a plus for Iceland is that it’s so much closer to the US. I hope to go back there (Iceland) again soon.

flhockey--Blue Car Rental has a location in Reykjavik down on the wharf. That said, November weather can be extremely dicey. Play it by ear, but do not be afraid to take tours that time of year, and then rent a car for a day or two if the forecast is good.

I just got back last night from my 7th trip and hiking boots are the only footwear we took, again.

I will be back again in July as we already have that booked, lol.