{"id":7337,"date":"2018-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/camperstories\/around-iceland-with-dani-emily\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:09:35","slug":"around-iceland-with-dani-emily","status":"publish","type":"camperstories","link":"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/fr\/camperstories\/around-iceland-with-dani-emily\/","title":{"rendered":"Around Iceland with Dani &#038; Emily"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Hold the Door!: <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Dani &amp; Emily\u2019s Icelandic Adventure<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hi y\u2019all! We are Dani and Emily, two graduate students from the US. Dani is from Texas and Emily is from Boston. We met while traveling a year and a half ago and have been planning our road trip around Iceland while we were still on that trip! When we met, we were in the desert, so Iceland seemed like the perfect way to cool down. And here we are a year and a half later, and we absolutely loved our 9 days in Iceland!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/2\/embed?mid=1AfYY9au9GC1ARokhvB0VIQUA3fzYGQe5\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Check out the map we made while planning for our trip!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">It came in super handy while driving and also Dani loves to color code everything!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 1: Reykjavik<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Knowing our red-eye flight from Boston was only four hours long (which is fantastic, but not conducive to actually sleeping), we stayed in Reykjavik for our first night. After crashing for 2 hours in our hotel, we toured the city and saw the sites: the Hallgrimskirkja, the old harbor, the Icelandic History Museum, the wool shopping! In true Icelandic fashion, we got ice cream and even ate it outside in the sunshine. We wanted a full night\u2019s rest before setting out on our Ring Road tour in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/campsites-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camper van<\/a>, and that was a great choice!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hallgrimskirkja-church-Reykjavik.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22089\" title=\"Hallgr\u00edmskirkja church Reykjavik\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hallgrimskirkja-church-Reykjavik-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hallgr\u00edmskirkja church Reykjavik\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Hallgr\u00edmskirka on a gorgeous Reykjavik afternoon!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 2: Picking up the camper van &amp; heading north!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On our first day, we picked up the camper van in the morning, got ourselves situated, and decided to go clockwise around the Ring Road based on the weather forecast. Our first stop was the Wool Center in Hvanneyri, because Emily LOVES to knit\u2014check out the sweater she\u2019s working on! After parking right in front of the yarn store and then walking past it twice, we (although really just Emily) finally found ourselves in wool heaven!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Emilys-wool-Sweater.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22090\" title=\"Emily\u2019s wool Sweater\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Emilys-wool-Sweater-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Emily\u2019s wool Sweater\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Emily\u2019s Sweater<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>But we decided this was not enough wool for one day! Our next stop was a the H\u00e1afell Goat Farm, where we got to see where (goat) wool comes from. We cuddled baby goats and lambs, and were sufficiently gnawed on by the curious teenage goats who were particularly fascinated with shoelaces!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Icelandic-Goats.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22091\" title=\"Icelandic Goats\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Icelandic-Goats-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Icelandic Goats\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Goats-in-Iceland.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22092\" title=\"Goats in Iceland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Goats-in-Iceland-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Goats in Iceland\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Teenage goats trying to eat Dani\u2019s rain jacket<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the farm we checked out some local waterfalls, Hraunfossar and Barnafoss, and then drove through Borgarnes before making camp for our first night. And on our scenic drive (which we were quick to learn was EVERY drive in Iceland) to camp, we were even treated to the most gorgeous rainbow, the first of many! We also learned today to HOLD THE DOOR! Our first day was pretty windy, and we were not about to lose a door to the camper van, which we had now named Iggy. So the motto of our trip: HOLD THE DOOR (and yes, we are Game of Thrones fans\u2026 more reasons why we are in Iceland\u2026 also RIP Hodor.)<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 3: Gr\u00e1br\u00f3k Crater, the North Coast, &amp; Akureyri<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After a rough night of organizing the van in wind and rain and the news that our first planning excursion into the lava cave would be cancelled due to rapid thawing, we awoke to gorgeous blue skies, cooked ourselves a solid breakfast, and changed our plans to make the most of our day&#8211;the first of many times the flexibility of a camper van would save the day!<\/p>\n<p>First stop: Gr\u00e1br\u00f3k Crater, where it was sleeting when we arrived. Luckily in Iceland, if you don\u2019t like the weather, you can just wait 10 minutes, which is precisely what we did. The clouds parted, and the blues skies came back and stuck with us for the rest of the day. We then continued on Route 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/By-Grabrok-Crater.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22093\" title=\"By Gr\u00e1br\u00f3k Crater\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/By-Grabrok-Crater-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"By Gr\u00e1br\u00f3k Crater\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Action shot of Dani being amazed by the Icelandic landscape at Gr\u00e1br\u00f3k Crater<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our destination was Akureyri for the evening, but that was a long drive, especially with our scenic detours. The first was to Hvammstangi, where 25km past the town, we pulled over for a view of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/westfjords-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Westfjords<\/a> and some seal watching. While it was early in the season, we did see one pup, one adult basking on the beach, and another one swimming around in the bay!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hvammstagi-coastline.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22094\" title=\"Hvammstagi coastline\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Hvammstagi-coastline-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hvammstagi coastline\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Emily at Hvammstagi&#8211;you can\u2019t see the seals, but they\u2019re there! We promise!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The next detour was Hofs\u00f3s, which has the most luxurious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/top-10-swimming-pools-in-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local swimming pool<\/a>\u2014the best $9 we ever spent! The infinity pool overlooks the fjord with breathtaking views. We continued up around the peninsula, stopping for a picture and a primal scream into the arctic void at the northernmost point of our drive: Tr\u00f6llaskagi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Trollaskagi-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22095\" title=\"Tr\u00f6llaskagi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Trollaskagi-1-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"Tr\u00f6llaskagi\" width=\"875\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Panoramic view into the arctic at Tr\u00f6llaskagi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After some long tunnels (one 8km long), some of them one-lane, which felt treacherous at first but Dani got the hang of it pretty quickly (there are pull offs for people to pass each other), we finally arrived in Akureyri for the night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Infinity-pool-at-Hofsos.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22096\" title=\"Infinity pool at Hofs\u00f3s\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Infinity-pool-at-Hofsos-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Infinity pool at Hofs\u00f3s\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>The Infinity pool at Hofs\u00f3s and view over the fjords<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 4: Akureyri to M\u00fdvatn to Husav\u00edk<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We decided to start off the next day with a proper hot chocolate from Cafe Berlin in town and then headed out towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goiceland.com\/blog\/lake-myvatn-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake M\u00fdvatn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Cafe-Berlin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22097\" title=\"Cafe Berlin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Cafe-Berlin-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Berlin\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Hot Chocolate at Cafe Berlin&#8230; nom nom nom<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before arriving at the lake, we stopped at Go\u00f0afoss, threw our idols in, got some great photos, and continued onward through the winds to M\u00fdvatn, still reminding ourselves to HOLD THE DOOR. At M\u00fdvatn, we started at the Sk\u00fatusta\u00f0ag\u00edgar Psuedo Craters, then stopped for some more photos along the southern shore, marveling at the rapidly changing and otherworldly landscapes, and enjoyed hiking around the Dimmuborgir Lava Formations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Goafoss-The-Waterfall-of-the-gods.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22098\" title=\"Goafoss - The Waterfall of the gods\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Goafoss-The-Waterfall-of-the-gods-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Goafoss - The Waterfall of the gods\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Skutustadagigar-Psuedo-Craters.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22099\" title=\"Sk\u00fatusta\u00f0ag\u00edgar Psuedo Craters\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Skutustadagigar-Psuedo-Craters-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sk\u00fatusta\u00f0ag\u00edgar Psuedo Craters\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Go\u00f0afoss Waterfall (left) &amp; Emily in front of a lava formation around M\u00fdvatn (right)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then the landscape changed again in the Hverir Geothermal Area, where we could have spent hours marveling at the fumaroles and enjoying the beautiful colors if only it didn\u2019t smell like rotten eggs and wasn\u2019t absolutely freezing and windy outside! We also stopped at the outdoor shower installation&#8211;truly just a shower installed on the side of the road. While we weren\u2019t brave enough to go out in the cold for the shower, one poor soul was doing just that while we arrived (&#8230;sadly no pictures of this guy).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Steam-from-Hverir.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22100\" title=\"Steam from Hverir\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Steam-from-Hverir-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Steam from Hverir\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Dani standing in the steam at Hverir<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But we were able to warm ourselves up at the M\u00fdvatn Nature Baths (which were some of our favorite baths), where once again we were treated to stunning views over the Icelandic landscape all from the comfort of the blue geothermal waters. And we even got a discount because the wind was so strong! Seriously the wind was SO strong that day, but it didn\u2019t stop us from our adventuring!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Myvatn-Nature-Baths-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22101\" title=\"M\u00fdvatn Nature Baths\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Myvatn-Nature-Baths-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"M\u00fdvatn Nature Baths\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>The Blue blue waters and the blue blue skies at the M\u00fdvatn Nature Baths<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our drive up to H\u00fasav\u00edk was breathtaking, with panoramic views and clear blue skies. After dinner, we even dared to eat some ice cream while walking around the precious little town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Husavik-Harbor.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22102\" title=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Harbor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Husavik-Harbor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"H\u00fasav\u00edk Harbor\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>H\u00fasav\u00edk Harbor!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 5: Change of Plans!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That night, the camper van was a-rockin\u2019&#8230; from the very strong winds. They were so strong, that our whale watching tour was even cancelled that morning! Our second excursions and our second cancellation! And although we had the camper van and could easily rearrange our schedule, we decided to wait out the strongest of the winds in H\u00fasav\u00edk and spend the morning planning the next stages of our trip and taking a peak at the whale museum in town. At the museum Dani made a friend\u2026 a fellow traveler who decided this was the precise time and place to share her whole life story\u2026 while Emily escaped to actually see all of the whale bones. (And don\u2019t worry, no whales were harmed in the creation of this museum. Every whale displayed here was beached and unable to be saved and found already deceased.) The blue whale skeleton was truly enormous.<\/p>\n<p>After the winds died down around noon, we continued south and east with our sights set on Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. We detoured to the Selfoss and Dettifoss waterfalls and tried to hike out to see them, but the winds were so strong that it was like walking through a sandstorm! We were treated to another rainbow, but could barely see the waterfalls in the sandstorm. Needless to say, we had never been so excited to see Iggy when we got back to the parking lot! Although this was definitely a time to HOLD THE DOOR!<\/p>\n<p>As we arrived in the east and began passing waterfall after waterfall, the winds died down, and we were treated to even more beautiful blue skies&#8211; #BLESSED! Then we climbed the mountain pass and descended into the most idyllic, gorgeous fjord where Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur sat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mountain-pass-to-Seydisfjordur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22103\" title=\"Mountain pass to Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mountain-pass-to-Seydisfjordur-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain pass to Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Iggy on the mountain pass down to Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The town was one of the cutest, and we explored as much as we could (although it was a bank holiday so most everything was closed) before settling in for the night!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Rainbow-road-in-Seydisfjordur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22104\" title=\"Rainbow road in Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Rainbow-road-in-Seydisfjordur-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rainbow road in Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Emily walking the rainbow-brick road through Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 6: Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur through the Southeast Coast to Skaftafell<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Today was going to be a long one! We had a 4:50 pm glacier tour in Skaftafell, and about 6 hours of driving in order to get there on time, all through more stunning fjords and by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/black-sand-beaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black sand beaches<\/a> and glaciers! We also knew we were #BLESSED with another day of clear blue skies and didn\u2019t want to waste a single moment of the sunshine (especially because the next few days were supposed to be very rainy and gross). So we set out early from Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur on our drive to Skaftafell (for those of you at home wondering how long a drive: about 410 km or 255 miles).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camper-on-a-black-sand-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22105\" title=\"Camper on a black sand beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Camper-on-a-black-sand-beach-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Camper on a black sand beach\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Iggy taking a break at the beach on the east coast<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was long, but every moment of it was beautiful&#8211; thank you, Iceland! And we even stopped for some delicious berry crumble with homemade whipped cream!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Havari-Farm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22106\" title=\"Havari Farm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Havari-Farm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Havari Farm\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Mid-morning break at the Havari Farm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We were constantly amazed by the gorgeous views and kept getting in and out of the car to take more pictures, which of course made our trip longer, but was totally worth it! By early afternoon, we made it to the glaciers, or rather to the many tongues of the Vatnaj\u00f6kull ice cap. We explored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/jokulsarlon-the-glacier-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u00f6kus\u00e1rl\u00f3n glacier lagoon<\/a> and diamond beach as well as the lesser known but no less beautiful Fjalls\u00e1rl\u00f3n glacier lagoon, and then arrived to Skaftafell just in time for our glacier walk!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jokusarlon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22109\" title=\"J\u00f6kus\u00e1rl\u00f3n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jokusarlon-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"J\u00f6kus\u00e1rl\u00f3n\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Diamond-Beach-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22110\" title=\"Diamond Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Diamond-Beach-1-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Beach\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Emily holding part of a glacier at J\u00f6kus\u00e1rl\u00f3n &amp; Dani sitting on a glacier at diamond beach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the glacier hike with wonderful guide Joe, we put on waterproof pants and jackets, laced up our hiking boots, and set out with crampons and axes. On our hike to the glacier, we learned about how the Vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier has formed the landscape and about how the glaciers are receding. Just two years ago when Joe started leading this tour, they put on their crampons almost 20 feet away from where we put ours on! Then we started our hike up the glacier, which was one of the coolest (no pun intended) things we did on our entire Icelandic adventure! We were treated to more stunning views of not only the glacier, but also the area surrounding it. We even drank the clearest glacial water right off the glacier! And coolest of all, we get to say that we climbed a glacier!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dani-Emily.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22111\" title=\"Dani &amp; Emily\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dani-Emily-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dani &amp; Emily\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Dani &amp; Emily on the glacier<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 7: Skaftafell &amp; a whole lot of rain<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The weather for this day was just atrocious no matter where we were going to be, so even though this was our planned day for the south coast, with its many beautiful beaches and waterfalls, we were going to lose it to the rain. But we had been #BLESSED with the weather so far, so it was ok with us. And we were still going to make the absolute most of it, which we did!<\/p>\n<p>The torrential downpour of rain held off while we were still at Skaftafell National Park, so we managed to get in two hikes that morning&#8211; the first was up to the Svartifoss waterfall and the second out to another glacial lagoon!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Svartifoss-Waterfall-at-Skaftafell-National-Park.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22112\" title=\"Svartifoss Waterfall at Skaftafell National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Svartifoss-Waterfall-at-Skaftafell-National-Park-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Svartifoss Waterfall at Skaftafell National Park\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Svartifoss Waterfall at Skaftafell National Park<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From Skaftafell, we tried to see the sights on the south coast, but the rain and winds bested us, so we decided to continue on towards our campsite in Selfoss for a movie night in the camper van! Although not even the Icelandic wind and rain could stop us from getting some ice cream first!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Icelandic-icecream-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22113\" title=\"Icelandic icecream\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Icelandic-icecream-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Icelandic icecream\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Chocolate dipped vanilla soft serve in a waffle cone\u2026 nom nom nom<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 8: Golden Circle<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The rain had passed over night, and we woke up to some more sunshine just in time for our day in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/the-golden-circle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Golden Circle<\/a>! We packed up the van and set off towards some of the highlights of Iceland. Our first stop was the Keri\u00f0 Crater, the \u201cTub,\u201d with bright red walls and a gorgeous blue lake at the bottom. Then we went to \u00deingvellir National Park to walk between the continents and get some Icelandic history, learning about the Al\u00feingi. We also hiked out to the \u00d6xar\u00e1rfoss waterfall at \u00deingvellir!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Crater-Kerid-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22114\" title=\"The Crater Keri\u00f0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Crater-Kerid-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Crater Keri\u00f0\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Almannagja-THingvellir.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22115\" title=\"Almannagj\u00e1 \u00deingvellir\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Almannagja-THingvellir-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Almannagj\u00e1 \u00deingvellir\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>The \u201cTub\u201d (left) &amp; between the American and European Continents at \u00deingvellir (Right)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After \u00deingvellir, we started to make our way towards the Geysirs, but we stopped off for some ice cream and to meet some dairy cows at Efstidalur farm, and then we met some Icelandic horses who were more than excited to pose for the tourists!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Icelandic-Horse-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22116\" title=\"The Icelandic Horse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Icelandic-Horse-6-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Icelandic Horse\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Once again, an Icelandic animal is trying to eat Dani\u2019s jacket!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When we got to the geysirs, we was the Strokkur go off three times, one of which was really high into the air, which was very excited! And we waited for the great Geysir to go off\u2026 but in vain of course!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Strokkur-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22117\" title=\"Strokkur\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Strokkur-2-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"Strokkur\" width=\"332\" height=\"532\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Geysir-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22118\" title=\"Geysir\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Geysir-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Geysir\" width=\"532\" height=\"532\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Strokkur geysir (left) &amp; the original Geysir (right)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our next stop was at the powerful Gullfoss waterfall where we walked down to the lower viewing platform and got completely soaked by the spray off from the waterfall! Although we were cold and wet, the view was totally worth it, and we got to see another rainbow! Thankfully, we had Iggy right in the parking lot and were able to change into some dry clothes before heading out again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gullfoss-Rainbow.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22119\" title=\"Gullfoss &amp; Rainbow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Gullfoss-Rainbow-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gullfoss &amp; Rainbow\" width=\"875\" height=\"875\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Gullfoss waterfall with its gorgeous rainbow<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We finished off the day by warming up at the Secret Lagoon, which is a beautiful and very warm geothermal bath surrounded by little fumaroles and gorgeous landscape! We warmed up and soaked in the bath for almost two hours, before deciding that pizza, beer, and more ice cream were exactly what we needed to make this a perfect day in Iceland!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Secret-Lagoon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22120\" title=\"Secret Lagoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Secret-Lagoon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Secret Lagoon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Secret-Lagoon-Fludir-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22121\" title=\"The Secret Lagoon Fl\u00fa\u00f0ir\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Secret-Lagoon-Fludir-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Secret Lagoon Fl\u00fa\u00f0ir\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Secret Lagoon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 9: Surprise trip back to the South Coast!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What we thought was going to be another day of rain turned out to be one of the most beautiful days of our entire trip! With what was promising to be a wonderful day ahead of us, we decided to turn back to the south coast and see all of the sights that we missed on our one day of bad weather! We couldn\u2019t believe how lucky we had gotten with the weather, and thank goodness for Iggy the Camper Van, without whom we would not have had the flexibility to turn back for what turned out to be one of our favorite days in Iceland! We decided to drive all the way back to V\u00edk first (about an hour and a half) and then stop at all the sites on our way back towards Keflavik.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-to-Vik-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22122\" title=\"Driving to Vik\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Driving-to-Vik-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Driving to Vik\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>The drive to V\u00edk was beautiful &amp; we couldn\u2019t believe how much we had missed in the rain<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our first stop was the Reynisfjara black sand beach. The rock formations were definitely a sight to see! The basalt columns in the ocean were like nothing we had ever seen before, and the rock formations in the caves on land were equally as beautiful! Not to mention the black sand beach itself, with gorgeous views out into the water and over to the D\u00fdrh\u00f3laey Promontory (our next stop).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Reynisfjara-Black-Sand-Beach-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22123\" title=\"Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Reynisfjara-Black-Sand-Beach-1-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach\" width=\"875\" height=\"1167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach (also, we\u2019re pretty sure this was also in Game of Thrones)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the D\u00fdrh\u00f3laey promontory, we were treated to even more gorgeous views of the rock formations as well as loads of birds! Puffins nest here, but we aren\u2019t sure we saw many because they were in the cliffs far away, and it was such a nice day they were probably out fishing in the ocean too! After the two black sand beaches, we visited another glacier: S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull, where we hiked out for one last view of the Icelandic glaciers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Solheimajokull-Glacier.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22125\" title=\"S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull Glacier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Solheimajokull-Glacier-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull Glacier\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull Glacier<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Then we visited two waterfalls. At Sk\u00f3gafoss we climbed 500 steps for a view from the top, and at Seljalandsfoss, we got to walk behind the waterfall, which was one of the most amazing and beautiful things we had done! We got absolutely soaking wet from the spray, but it was more than worth it!! And the sunshine dried us off pretty quickly!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Seljalandsfoss-waterfall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22126\" title=\"The Seljalandsfoss waterfall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Seljalandsfoss-waterfall-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Seljalandsfoss waterfall\" width=\"875\" height=\"656\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Emily &amp; Dani in front of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Right-side-of-Seljalandsfoss.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22127\" title=\"Right side of Seljalandsfoss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Right-side-of-Seljalandsfoss-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Right side of Seljalandsfoss\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Left-side-of-Seljalandsfoss.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22128\" title=\"Left side of Seljalandsfoss.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Left-side-of-Seljalandsfoss-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Left side of Seljalandsfoss.jpg\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Two views from behind the Seljalandsfoss waterfall<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After Seljalandsfoss, we drove to Keflavik for the night, but of course stopping on our way for some more soft-serve ice cream!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Day 10: Goodbye Iggy!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our last day together in Iceland started off by saying goodbye to the third member of our group, our dearest camper van Iggy who served us faithfully and kept us warm and dry through our 8 nights on Ring Road! Then we went to the Blue Lagoon (because it\u2019s Iceland and so we had to) for a little luxury before heading our separate ways&#8211; Emily back to Boston and Dani off to Germany and France for another 6 weeks of travel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dani-in-the-Blue-Lagoon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22130\" title=\"Dani in the Blue Lagoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dani-in-the-Blue-Lagoon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dani in the Blue Lagoon\" width=\"370\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Emily-in-the-Blue-Lagoon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22131\" title=\"Emily in the Blue Lagoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Emily-in-the-Blue-Lagoon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Emily in the Blue Lagoon\" width=\"493\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Dani in a mud mask (left) &amp; Emily relaxing (right) at the Blue Lagoon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our Icelandic adventure was a once in a lifetime experience (although we both hope to repeat it and come back to Iceland for another visit)! And we could not have seen all of the amazing sights and done all of the incredible things without our trusty camper van! Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rent.is<\/a> for making our adventure the best it could possibly be!<\/p>\n<p>Until next time,<br \/>\n<em>Dani &amp; Emily<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/camperstories\/frazzled-parents-escape-to-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frazzled parents escape to Iceland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Camping!\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>#CamperStories<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/rent.is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20362\" title=\"Rent.is review\" src=\"https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rent-is-review-300x107.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rent-is-review-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rent-is-review-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rent-is-review-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rent-is-review-450x160.jpg 450w, https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rent-is-review-600x213.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Rent.is review\" width=\"155\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.google.com\/u\/2\/reviews\/l\/11878912602216005668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22010\" title=\"Rent is on Google\" src=\"https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rent-is-on-Google-300x139.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rent-is-on-Google-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rent-is-on-Google-450x209.jpg 450w, https:\/\/2ovhdx276zoxv5vmc1r5ywy1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rent-is-on-Google.jpg 530w\" alt=\"Rent is on Google\" width=\"118\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/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\/the-ringroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3189\" title=\"The Ring Road Travel Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Ring-Road-Travel-Guide-300x101.jpg\" alt=\"The Ring Road Travel Guide\" width=\"434\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/blog\/travel-apps-for-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6907\" title=\"Travel Apps for Iceland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rent.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Travel-Apps-for-Iceland-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"Travel Apps for Iceland\" width=\"434\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/24N26Wrcpww\" 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\u00a0<strong>YouTube<\/strong>\u00a0channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dani &#038; Emily fought the weather when they traveled around Iceland in their rented camper van. 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