14 Day Road Trip in Iceland

Alright, so we're back at Karit Crater. Very nice, warm, sunny day. It was a bit rainy when we arrived but I'm glad the sun came out. It's not that warm, it's about 10 or 12 degrees Celsius so it's still a bit chilly but a lot better than when it's windy and cold in Iceland. You can't come to Iceland without having the famous lamb soup. Nothing particular, nothing like a specific restaurant, just lamb soup anywhere, any place. It's always good. It's my second round just so you know. So we're in the car, parked near a glacier, I think it's around 11pm and we're about to have some dinner. This is what we have on the menu, some yum yum, instant noodles, this is what a road trip is all about. Just warm up some water and yeah, can't wait, it's gonna be good. It's pretty late and I'm right now heading towards Vesterhorn. If you're wondering what time it is, you probably won't believe it if I tell you but it's 2am. It's 2am past midnight, right, 2am. And look at the amount of light there is, it's crazy. We are at Latrabærk or Latrabjørk and this is the viewing point for some birds, some puffins, hopefully we'll spot them. Alright, I'm back in the landmanalaga region, brings up a lot of good memories. This is where I started the Lagervega hike last year. I remember it was cold, windy, a little drizzle, rain, but today it's bright and sunny, so pretty warm, but it's still early for the hiking season, there's still a lot of snow up in the pass and up the trails, but people are starting to hike, people are doing it now. And yeah, I'm so glad that we rented a 4x4, we're driving around in a Land Cruiser specifically for the highland sections and yeah, it's just been a blast driving in that vehicle compared to the much smaller but very capable Suzuki Jimny. But yeah, when I get back I need to probably do a solo F road trip just around the highlands of Iceland and I'll definitely need like a large 4x4 or something like that. But yeah, so far, beautiful place, beautiful location. Alright, so I'm back in Denmark, that was my recent trip to Iceland. I'm in my little home right now, little house and yeah, I think I'm showing you guys the place, so if you're interested in seeing it, let me know and I'll consider doing like a home tour video. But now I just want to share some details about the trip and I guess my overall experience, but before I do that, I do want to mention that this video has been sponsored by NordVPN. You probably already know what a VPN is, but for the uninitiated, a VPN is a Virtual Private Network, a service that protects your internet connection and privacy online. This is done by creating an encrypted tunnel between you and your connection to the internet, protecting your online identity by hiding your IP address and allowing you to connect to public Wi-Fi safely away from prying eyes. 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I wanted to redo my first Iceland ring road trip and improve it by adding a few additional places to make the experience a bit more complete. Places such as Landmannalager, Killing a Shoal, Stubblegill Canyon, and the hike to Sarud. I think these additional places really did make the experience a lot more complete in my opinion. So I did plan some extra few days to just explore the F roads and the aim was to create like a dedicated F road video, but it ended up not really happening. We did manage to explore some F roads, but a lot of the planned ones were closed during our visit, which was a bit strange because prior to the trip, we did look at the historical data and they were supposed to be open during our visit. But after chatting with a local ranger, she told us that Iceland had a very unusual cold spring so that meant there was still a lot of leftover ice and snow on the roads, meaning the roads were still in a thawing kind of condition and closed to the public. So I guess I just have to revisit Iceland on a later date to explore these remaining F roads. We decided to rent a Suzuki Jimny, which was a small but very capable car, but I don't think I necessarily want to recommend it to you guys to go with this car, especially if you're only sticking with like the ring road. It was definitely an uncomfortable ride on the road. We had a couple of windy days in Iceland and trust me when I tell you, we felt everything in the Jimny. So if you're strictly sticking to the ring road and maybe only doing some minor F roading, I suggest checking out the tourist favorite Dacia Duster, capable car and a bit more affordable than a Jimny. I see them everywhere in Iceland. If you spot a Dacia Duster in Iceland, you can 90% be sure that that's probably a tourist. So yeah, but for some tougher F roads like the road to Forsmark, I would really only consider doing that in a larger vehicle, which is why we rented a Land Cruiser for those specific sections. And boy oh boy, the Land Cruiser, what a car, it ate up everything I threw at it, potholes, river crossings. If you're looking for a car that can pretty much do anything in Iceland, consider a Land Cruiser, but more on F roads and how to explore them in hopefully a future video. A quick word on accommodations. We stayed mostly in hotels and guest houses and yes, by far a lot more comfortable than in a little camper van, but also much more expensive. As customary, we spent the last day just eating a lot of good food in Reykjavik. A bit pricey, but I think well worth it after such a long road trip. That was all I wanted to share about the trip for now. I am going to make an updated itinerary video and share all the details on how you can do it yourself. I'm also looking to do a few more hiking videos. I'm looking specifically at Hornsjönden in Iceland, Tordamang Blanc and some other cool places. It really depends on the holiday season with COVID and everything. But I think I'm going to wrap this up now by saying thank you for watching and tagging along on my adventures. I hope you're enjoying the videos or at least getting some value in some shape or form. But I really do appreciate all you guys and the support so far on this journey. So yeah, thank you and I'll see you soon.