{"id":8172,"date":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/camperstories\/yearning-for-change\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:49:00","slug":"yearning-for-change","status":"publish","type":"camperstories","link":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/da\/camperstories\/yearning-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Yearning for change"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending years in urban New York City, we were yearning for a change in scenery. Our trip to Iceland was extremely last minute, yet an absolute dream! With a week to go before starting a new job, we booked a spur of the moment flight into Reykjavik. We bought our ticket on Saturday evening, and after much research, reserved our camper<\/a> with Rent.is the following Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

\"Flying<\/a>\u00a0\"Camping<\/a><\/p>\n

In my research into transportation to get around Iceland (a car is a must), I was immediately overwhelmed by the amount of companies and options available. The main reason we went with Rent.is is because of the availability of the airport shuttle service to the camper rental location, the reasonable rate of their campers and that the company offered free, unlimited WiFi in all of their campers. I was also initially concerned that since we reserved the camper rental<\/a> on a Sunday, there would be issues picking up the camper immediately the following business day on Monday. However, when we arrived in Iceland, were able to pick up our camper and be on the road with no difficulties, although it would be wise to note that the company only accepts credit cards during initial registration and pick up.<\/p>\n

Day 1 – J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n<\/span><\/h3>\n

We landed in Reykjavik at the Keflavik airport early in the morning, and we were in our camper and on our way by 9am. Since we decided to drive the trip without purchased self-guide, we paid an extra fee for a navigation device, which I definitely recommend! On our way out of the city, we picked up some groceries and snacks at B\u00f3nus. Namely, we invested in hot dogs that were able to on the campfire stove that was our dinner for most evenings. We spent the morning driving past the Sk\u00f3gafoss Waterfall, and had sandwiches for lunch at the top of the viewpoint overlooking the D\u00fdrh\u00f3laey Arch. However, on the way to the J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n Glacier lagoon<\/a>, our camper got a flat and we pulled into a nearby parking lot to change the tire. However after we finally changed the spare tire onto the camper, it was flat as well! Luckily, Rent.is has excellent 24 hour customer service, and they were able to send someone out to us 9pm at night (although it was still light out). Having lost 4 hours of our time, we backtracked and camped at the Svinafell campground for the night.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>\u00a0\"Selfie<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 2 – Seljavallalaug<\/span><\/h3>\n

The next day, we woke up bright and early and drove out past Vik to hike to the Seljavallalaug Pool in the mountains. The pool was originally made in the 1920\u2019s and Icelandic children were often taught how to swim there. After crossing robust streams and terrain, we were rewarded with an almost empty hot spring from which we enjoyed the rolling most from.<\/p>\n