For those about to go to Iceland, I just want to let you know you are in for a real treat!
Our word of the trip was WOW and the landscape blew us away each day by the sheer beauty and uniqueness of each turn/curve of Highway 1.
Rain pants are a MUST! And so are hiking boots (get good ones, you'll be in them the whole trip)---often I looked down at lunch or dinner and saw the whole restaurant full of hiking boots and thought---"These are my people."
You can do the Ring Road in 8 days (it was a whirlwind) and you will meet amazing locals in all sections of the island/country!
It rained most of our trip which surprised me (I guess there is a reason it's so green in Iceland) and WOW it is expensive---but try not to think about it and just enjoy this breathtaking trip you are about to go on!!
Already planning to go back....there is a quiet beauty to this place that seeps into your bones and you want more!