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by Maren & Bryan, California, USA<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It was almost our 10th wedding anniversary, so we decided to hop on a plane, leave the three kids with Grandma, and have an adventure. We threw a dart at the map (also known as Google Flights) and booked a week long trip to Iceland–then left three weeks later!<\/p>\n

Renting the Camper van<\/a> was the way to go, it required very little in the way of planning for this last minute trip, and brought a lot of bang for the buck when on the adventure front. Hey, what could be better on the rare, kid-free reenactment of a honeymoon than living in a van?<\/p>\n

\"Renting<\/a><\/p>\n

Reykjavik introduced us to Brau\u00f0 & Co, don\u2019t miss the cinnamon roll when you pass through. A quaint city with lots of charm, it was perfect for walking and exploring. The Settlement Center was incredible and piqued our interest in Viking culture.<\/p>\n

The first couple of days in Reykjavik and the southwest of Iceland made us feel as if our van was the coziest place on Earth, as the cold temperatures and sideways rain pelted us from all sides. It was a welcome respite as we camped in the city and then explored the Golden Circle<\/a>. A chance to feed Icelandic horses \u201ccandy\u201d due to the generosity of a lovely rancher made for a picture-perfect moment for me (while missing my puppy at home). The horses were kind and gentle, but don\u2019t climb in their pen\u2014this is still private property after all.<\/p>\n

\"Petting<\/a><\/p>\n

The waterfall at Seljalandsfoss was truly magical, being able to walk behind it into a moss-covered grotto was a big highlight. We were there at 8:45 pm and it was still plenty light to climb around, part of the fun in Iceland in the spring is the many hours of daylight.<\/p>\n

\"Magical<\/a><\/p>\n

Perhaps our favorite day was waking up to this giant waterfall at Sk\u00f3gar, the view from the back doors of the van couldn’t be beat. The campground was somewhat rudimentary, but being able to check \u201csee rainbow in waterfall spray\u201d off the bucket list at 8 am was worth it! That day we saw more waterfalls than we could count, as well as the gorgeous beach at Reynisfjara<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It was just a tiny bit windy at D\u00fdrh\u00f3laey that day. We didn’t see puffins but we did get this awesome video:<\/p>\n