{"id":5239,"date":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/camperstories\/vanlife-iceland\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:30:40","slug":"vanlife-iceland","status":"publish","type":"camperstories","link":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/de\/camperstories\/vanlife-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"VanLife Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Our First Camper Van Experience!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">And not our last!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Sept 30 \u2013 Oct 2, 2017<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/VanLife-in-Iceland.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7440\" title=\"VanLife in Iceland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/VanLife-in-Iceland-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"VanLife in Iceland\" width=\"875\" height=\"575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not too unlike the Vikings before us, Joseph and I decided after only one night in little Reykjavik that it was time to write our own Saga of Icelanders in the northern\u00a0Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull (pronounced, by us only, \u201cSnail Floss\u201d) peninsula. While we are neither Icelanders nor was our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/campsites-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">camper van<\/a> medieval, our three-day conquest still meets the minimum criteria to be called a saga in our book. Here it is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/2\/embed?mid=1ee_XXJog2UbYbmxbxIz5SHxsxlk\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Getting Started in Reykjavik<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First, a little context. We had little idea about what we were doing other than knowing we had four nights in Iceland, wanted to visit some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/hot-springs-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hot springs<\/a>, and see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/northern-lights-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern lights<\/a>. We did no planning before arriving and had never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=24N26Wrcpww&amp;list=PLY0x6RBrQZQehsisiKRbhesix8GiFcG2l&amp;index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rented a camper van<\/a>. And, we had an epic trip.<\/p>\n<p>One cannot go wrong in Iceland\u2014every time we turned our heads we saw the most beautiful thing we had ever seen. We spent our first day walking around Reykjavik, mostly visiting (the three or so) art galleries, and quickly determined that there wasn\u2019t much else to do except eat expensive fish and drink expensive beer. It was camper van time. We sucked up the #VanLife jokes our friends were making in the group chat and headed to the Rent.is site to pick it up.<\/p>\n<p>Make friends with the locals\u2014they know all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/travel-apps-for-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">good apps<\/a> for locating bad weather and the Northern Lights. We had wanted to go south for a few days but couldn\u2019t because the highway was flooded. The south was beckoning us with glaciers, waterfalls, rugged coast lines, lava fields, hot springs, mountains, small horses and more. Wait, that\u2019s all of Iceland! So, no problem, we went through to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/the-golden-circle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Golden Circle<\/a> for a day of delicious Langostine and warm baths, and then north to the Snail Floss (Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull) peninsula. The Snail Floss is a perfect two-night excursion from Reykjavik; just enough time to see everything, and not so much that we ever strained to find something to do.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas at Rent.is was our dude. He walked us through the insurance (take the full premium package) and showed us our sweet van. A bed for each of us with pillows and sleeping bags, a heater, refrigerator, cooking set, camping chairs, WiFi all included, and we were set. Thomas was a bit shocked that the two of us had rented a five person van, but we were destined to make the most of our spacious rolling accommodation\u2013 and it was the only rental van available in our last minute planning. Plus, we could both completely stand up inside, which was great for people who like standing. We stopped at the B\u00f3nus! supermarket for a few nights of provisions, including traditional Icelandic fish jerky, which promptly went into a garbage can before it had the chance to permeate the entire van with its unique aroma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Rent-office-in-Reykjavik.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7442\" title=\"Rent office in Reykjavik\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Rent-office-in-Reykjavik-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rent office in Reykjavik\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Reykjadalur Hot Springs<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First stop: getting our dip on. The Blue Lagoon was fully booked during our trip (call ahead! We did not), so we went to the cooler (hotter) version, the Reykjadalur Hot Spring in the Golden Circle. A 4 km hike in to a steaming bath of spring water and friendly tourists, with some hot mud pools and Lord of the Rings scenery along the way. Pro tip \u2013 don\u2019t go into the unmarked 100\u00b0 Celsius bubbling mud pit, or you\u2019ll burn your feet (\u201clearning by doing\u201d is our unfortunate motto).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SQSqr-7YrM?list=PLY0x6RBrQZQc41Jl_oErXVr-83gx-Fnby\" width=\"875\" height=\"492\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Hike-to-Reykjardalur-in-September.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7445\" title=\"The Hike to Reykjardalur in September\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Hike-to-Reykjardalur-in-September.jpg\" alt=\"The Hike to Reykjardalur in September\" width=\"434\" height=\"577\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enjoying-Reykjadalur-in-September.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7446\" title=\"Enjoying Reykjadalur in September\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Enjoying-Reykjadalur-in-September-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying Reykjadalur in September\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Highway 54 to Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull (Snail Floss)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Then, the unreal drive north along highway 54 to our next stop, Stykkish\u00f3lmur. We praised the Icelandic engineering that safely got us through the 6 km-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goiceland.com\/blog\/tunnels-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hvalfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur tunnel<\/a> \u2013 a nice moment to rest our minds from the increasingly surreal landscape. Besides, at this point we had each mumbled the word \u201cmajestic\u201d too many times and needed a breather.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-west-in-Iceland.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7447\" title=\"Driving west in Iceland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-west-in-Iceland-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Driving west in Iceland\" width=\"434\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/On-the-road-in-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7448\" title=\"On the road in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/On-the-road-in-Snaefellsnes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"On the road in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"429\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Stykkish\u00f3lmur and the Library of Water<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We raced to Stykkish\u00f3lmur so that we could make it to the <em>Vatnasafn<\/em> (Library of Water) installation by the artist Roni Horn before it closed. When we arrived it had closed anyway and so we learned our next two Icelandic lessons: one, most things are closed when you leave the city because there just aren\u2019t that many people around, and two, if someone is indeed there and you knock, they\u2019ll let you in because why not. Iceland is erupting with creative inspiration. At this point we felt compelled to listen to Bj\u00f6rk, always a good move in Iceland. Another pro-tip: Go see the church in Stykkish\u00f3lmur, it has a very, um, unique rendition of the Madonna and Child.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Stykkisholmur-in-September.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7449\" title=\"Stykkish\u00f3lmur in September\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Stykkisholmur-in-September-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Stykkish\u00f3lmur in September\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Library-of-Water.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7450\" title=\"The Library of Water\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Library-of-Water-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Library of Water\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Library-of-Water-Stykkisholmur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Library-of-Water-Stykkisholmur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7451\" title=\"The Library of Water Stykkish\u00f3lmur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Library-of-Water-Stykkisholmur-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Library of Water Stykkish\u00f3lmur\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Port-of-Stykkisholmur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7452\" title=\"Port of Stykkish\u00f3lmur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Port-of-Stykkisholmur-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Port of Stykkish\u00f3lmur\" width=\"875\" height=\"593\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Kirkjufellfoss<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We then headed west to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/waterfalls-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirkjufellsfoss<\/a>, surrounded by otherworldly lava fields and lighting so majestic it forced us to take hundreds of iPhone landscape photos that will surely never be looked at again. But the grandeur! Who can stop trying to document. Everything was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lava-fields-in-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7453\" title=\"Lava fields in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lava-fields-in-Snaefellsnes-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lava fields in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"311\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-in-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7454\" title=\"Driving in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-in-Snaefellsnes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Driving in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was dinner time. After a solid five minutes of debate we pulled over on a seaside cliff that looked as good as any other ridiculously gorgeous place to stop, and we cooked. Joseph\u2019s store-bought stir-fry was delicious. Bonus!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camper-trip-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7455\" title=\"Camper trip Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camper-trip-Snaefellsnes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Camper trip Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camper-trip-rest-stop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7457\" title=\"Camper trip rest stop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camper-trip-rest-stop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Camper trip rest stop\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camping-in-Snaefellsnes-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7458\" title=\"Camping in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camping-in-Snaefellsnes-1-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Camping in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"875\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then, we got what we came for: Northern lights! The key to finding them is the Ve\u00f0ur \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/en.vedur.is\/weather\/forecasts\/aurora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aurora Forecast<\/a>\u201d website. It told us that the Northern lights would be in effect (they begin around the first of October, when we were there, and persist through the end of the winter), and that the sky over us would be free of clouds. A little after 10pm and bam! The coolest thing we had ever seen. Hello, universe, nice to meet you too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aurora-Borealis-September.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7459\" title=\"Aurora Borealis September\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aurora-Borealis-September-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora Borealis September\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/September-by-Kirkjufellsfoss.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7460\" title=\"September by Kirkjufellsfoss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/September-by-Kirkjufellsfoss-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"September by Kirkjufellsfoss\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull National Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We slept well in the big warm van, woke up and made breakfast, and got back on the road west to the glacier in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/national-parks-in-iceland\/#Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull National Park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull national park<\/a>. The park was an alien landscape with colors across the spectrum. Think red, but green at the same time. Red\/Green. Skardsvik Beach was a highlight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-in-Snaefellsjokull-national-park.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7462\" title=\"Driving in Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull national park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-in-Snaefellsjokull-national-park-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Driving in Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull national park\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Explore-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7463\" title=\"Explore Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Explore-Snaefellsnes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Explore Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At this point you may think our trip began to resemble The Trip (the movie), but we didn\u2019t in fact have to resort to Michael Caine impersonations to keep ourselves occupied (though, for the record, this would be a scene worth recreating). Low and behold, our cell phones had coverage everywhere in the remote Icelandic Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull countryside (thanks, WiFi-enabled van!), and so our soundtrack blared accordingly. If you play the 1979 album Electric Day by the progressive electronic Krautrock group \u201cYOU,\u201d we\u2019re pretty sure you\u2019d get an understanding for what the lava rocks are hearing. That idea was good for about thirty seconds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lava-pillars.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7465\" title=\"Lava pillars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lava-pillars-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lava pillars\" width=\"434\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-around-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7466\" title=\"Driving around Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-around-Snaefellsnes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Driving around Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Hellnar, Raudfeldsgj\u00e1 Gorge, and Hotel B\u00fa\u00f0ir<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOh hell nar\u201d was just about all we said on the way to this minuscule town with alien coastal rocks and a strange photo shoot underway. Iceland is a big, empty country\u2014even the tourists were rarefied wherever we went\u2014but one just cannot avoid finding someone doing it for the \u2018Gram, even at the far ends of the Earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Fashion-Photography-Iceland.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7467\" title=\"Fashion Photography Iceland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Fashion-Photography-Iceland-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fashion Photography Iceland\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/By-Hellnar-village.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7468\" title=\"By Hellnar village\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/By-Hellnar-village-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"By Hellnar village\" width=\"311\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After we left the gorgeous Raudfeldsgj\u00e1 Gorge we stopped for a cup of tea at the rad Hotel B\u00fa\u00f0ir and had a moment where we were convinced Iceland was setting us up. A full rainbow, start to finish, materialized in front of us. Wtf! We tried Face timing our friends in the States to show them this phenomenon that we were raised to believe was impossible to actually see in person. Of course, nobody picked up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Inside-Raudfeldsgja.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7469\" title=\"Inside Raudfeldsgj\u00e1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Inside-Raudfeldsgja.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Raudfeldsgj\u00e1\" width=\"312\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Church-by-Hotel-Budir.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7470\" title=\"Church by Hotel B\u00fa\u00f0ir\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Church-by-Hotel-Budir-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Church by Hotel B\u00fa\u00f0ir\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hotel-Budir.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7471\" title=\"Hotel B\u00fa\u00f0ir\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hotel-Budir-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel B\u00fa\u00f0ir\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Ger\u00f0uberg Cliffs and Landbrotalaug Hot Springs<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Last stop on our two-night adventure in the Snail Floss was the Ger\u00f0uberg Cliffs and Landbrotalaug Hot Springs. On the way we stopped at a natural mineral spring. We were psyched. Filled our bottles up with sparkling water right from the ground! Only in Iceland. Majestic!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gerduberg-Cliffs.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7472\" title=\"Ger\u00f0uberg Cliffs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gerduberg-Cliffs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ger\u00f0uberg Cliffs\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mineral-spring-in-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7473\" title=\"Mineral spring in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mineral-spring-in-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" alt=\"Mineral spring in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"312\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We ended the trip making friends with a group of Germans and French in the hot springs before we cooked a meal nearby and saw the Northern lights for the second time. An unreal trip thanks to our camper van!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hot-spring-in-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7474\" title=\"Hot spring in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hot-spring-in-Snaefellsnes-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hot spring in Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"311\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camping-Snaefellsnes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7475\" title=\"Camping Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camping-Snaefellsnes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Camping Sn\u00e6fellsnes\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Matt S. and Joseph B.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/camperstories\/exploring-iceland-in-a-vw-camper-day-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploring Iceland in a VW Camper &#8211; Day 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Camping!\u00a0 <strong>#CamperStories<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Iceland Travel Guides<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/snaefellsnes-travel-and-camping-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3182\" title=\"Sn\u00e6fellsnes Travel guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Snaefellsnes-Travel-guide-300x101.jpg\" alt=\"Sn\u00e6fellsnes Travel guide\" width=\"434\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/south-iceland-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3183\" title=\"South Iceland Travel Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/South-Iceland-Travel-Guide-300x101.jpg\" alt=\"South Iceland Travel Guide\" width=\"434\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kqvA0ksE84U?list=PLY0x6RBrQZQehsisiKRbhesix8GiFcG2l\" width=\"875\" height=\"492\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you like what you see, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CamperVanRentalsIceland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe to our\u00a0YouTube\u00a0channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow Matt &#038; Joseph&#8217;s Camper trip around Sn\u00e6fellsnes. 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