Watch Out for Sheep When Driving in Iceland!

There are lots of sheep in Iceland! I said Iceland, not Ireland, but you would think that right? My warning to you, is to watch out for sheep when driving in Iceland.

Sheep are Everywhere

They are all grazing alongside the major highway and often with no barriers to the highway, also known as the ring road. Needless to say, I had a close encounter with some sheep! It’s all ok. They move surprisingly fast and I had a lot of notice they were coming. They moved so fast neither myself nor Brian were able to get a photo (boo!). Anyway, for the remainder of the day, I had to keep on the alert as the sheep were never far from the road.

The Views in Iceland are Gorgeous

Other than sheep, we saw a lot of beautiful natural wonders: glaciers that stunned us into silence with their magnificence and beauty, waterfalls and streams cascading down rock cliffs and mountains, fjords and more. Our campsite last night was alongside one of the fjords with a mountain view to match. Iceland is gorgeous.

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Nice Spot for Camping in Iceland

Camping in Iceland

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.

the stream at our nice spot for camping in Iceland
The stream at our campsite, Fáskrúðsfjörður
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Day 2: Rain, Glaciers, and Lava Fields

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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Our Home And Transport For the Week in Iceland

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.

Camp Easy camper van is our home and transport for the week in Iceland
This is our campervan in Iceland

Small but Mighty

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.

inside our camper van
Inside the table, bed and under the table is the bedding

Brian is Driving

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!

Our Campervan is Extra

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.

Double Rainbow campervan home for the week
Double Rainbow and our campervan
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Iceland Day 1: Water

Yea! We made it to Iceland past midnight and promptly went to duty free to buy booze. That seems to be the first move for anyone, locals included, and we want to follow the local customs! Here’s a recap of Iceland Day 1 for us: a busy day.

Busy Morning

We checked into our hotel, the Base Hotel by the airport, had a few beers at the lounge and went to bed for about 5 hours. This morning, we got up, went back to the airport for a 45 minute bus ride into the Reykjavik bus station, then a taxi to Camp Easy to pick up our ride, and home, for the week!

Waterfalls

Then we hit the road! And today we saw a lot of water! Waterfalls, a hot spring (that was beautiful but could have been hotter), and tons of beautiful views of bodies of water. I think this will be a recurring theme. We also hiked a bit, but we ended quite early because we are tired from too little sleep last night.
Early observations:

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