Iceland 2019

our 17 day Autumn itinerary

Day "0" - Arrival in Iceland

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It's your choice of where you want to stay, how you want to get there, etc.  Our flight was pretty late, so we opted for the Flybus service and a cosy hotel room.  After 36 hours of flights we deserved it :)

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Day 1

• Collected our campervan from CampEasy

• 1st stop - Hand Knitting Association of Iceland - Marieke had to get a lopapeysa.

• Holmesberg LH

• Garðskagaviti LH,

• Hvalsneskirkja,

• Stafnesviti LH,

• Bridge between continents,

• Reykjanesviti LH,

• Gunnuhver Hot Springs

• Reykjanesta,

• Strandarkirkja

• Camp at Gata Free Camping (Campsite)

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Day 2 (Golden Circle)

• Kotstrandarkirkja,

• Þingvallakirkja,

• Öxarárfoss,

• Geysir,

• Gullfoss,

• Faxi WF,

• Kerið crater lake

• Camp @ Gesthús (Selfoss)

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Day 3 (Golden Circle)

• Hjalparfoss,

• Haifoss,

• Gluggafoss (also called Merkjárfoss),

• Seljalandsfoss,

• Gljufrabui

• Camp @ Seljalandsfoss

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Day 4

• Skógafoss,

• Solheimasandur Plane Wreck,

• Vik i Myrdal Church (The weather was really bad, rain and strong winds, went to Vik Campsite and did some washing and waited out the storm…)

• Planned to also do: Loftsalahellir Cave, Dyrhólaey LH, Dyrhólaey, Reynisfjara Beach, Reynisdrangar Seastacks, Hjörleifshöfði Cave, Systrafoss, Stjórnarfoss

• Camp @ Vík Campsite

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Day 5

• Foss a Sidu,

• Lomagnupur,

• Svartifoss,

• Vatnajökull Glacier

• Camp @ Skaftafell Camping

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Day 6

• Hofskirkja,

• Fjallsarlon glacier lagoon,

• Jökulsárlón Ice Beach,

• Vestrahorn,

• Stokksnes

• Camp @ Vestrahorn

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Day 7

• Vestrahorn,

• Hvalnes LH,

• Djupivogur LH,

• Sveinsstekksfoss,

• Petra’s Stone Collection,

• Kirkjubær,

• Streitisviti LH

• Camp @ Egilsstadir

Day 8

• Litlanesfoss,

• Hengifoss,

• Seyðisfjarðarkirkja,

• Fardagafoss,

• Valpjofsstadur kirkja,

• Vök Baths

• Camp @ Egilsstadir

Day 9

• Rjúkandi,

• Dettifoss,

• Krafla crater & lava field,

• Hverir,

• Hverfjall crater

• Camp @ Myvatn

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Day 10

• Reykjahlid church

• Goðafoss Waterfall,

• Saurbæjarkirkja,

• Camp @ Hamrar in Akureyri

Day 11

• Víðimýrarkirkja,

• Hvitserkur,

• Kolufossar,

• Kirkjuhvammskirkja,

• Hvammstangi local pool

• Camp @ Hvammstangi

At this point we decided to do the West fjords another time and go back to Vík. The locals told us that the weather would be turning bad any day and we did not have a 4x4 to explore the West Fjords as we would like to. So we left that part for our next trip. We also wanted more time to explore Reykjavik.

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This was our original plan:

Day 12

• Drangsnes Hot Pots,

• Djupavikurfoss,

• Shipwreck,

• Krossneslaug,

• Sleep at Bjarkalundur

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Day 13

• Dynjandi,

• Reykjafjardarlaug Hot Pool,

• Pollurinn Hot Pool,

• Garðar BA 64,

• sleep @ Reykhólar campsite

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Day 14

• Kirkjufellsfoss, 

• sleep at Kirjufell

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Day 15

• Saxhóll Crater,

• Londrangar View Point,

• Arnarstapi,

• Búðakirkja,

• Bjarnarfoss,

• Sleep at Eldborg

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Day 16

• Álftaneskirkja,

• Old Akranes Lighthouse,

• Abondoned whalers,

• Glymur Waterfall,

• Sleep in Reykjavik area

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Day 17

• Reykjavik

This was what we ended up doing:

Day 12

• Búðir kirkja,

• Londrangar viewpoint

• Camp @ Arnarstapi

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Day 13

• Ingjaldshóll Kirkja,

• Kirjufellsfoss,

• Kirkjufell,

• Skogafoss (nope not a mistake... we drove far this day)

• Camp @ Skogafoss

Day 14

• Solheimasandur Plane Wreck,

• Dyrhólaey LH,

• Dyrhólaey,

• Reynisfjara Beach,

• Reynisdrangar Seastacks,

• Black Sand Beach

• Camp @ Vík

Day 15, 16 & 17

Explore Reykjavik

Hallgrímskirkja

Camp @ Reykjavik

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