We spent the first few nights in an apartment in Reykjavik, but for 4 nights after that we camped. Campervans look to be big business in Iceland. They are everywhere. Given how expensive hotels are, approximately $600 a night, and how expensive car rentals are, approximately $400 a day, a campervan is a good choice. Plus it’s fun. I’ll admit it took us a day or two to get the hang of it, and not all campgrounds are created equal. And you are not allowed to just stop at the side of the road, so there are campgrounds everywhere. Some of them are just a big parking lot full of vans. Some have hiking trails, shared kitchen facilities with nice bathrooms and showers. Of course there are apps for all of this.
Our first night camping, it was pouring rain and we didn’t know what we were doing, how to set anything up, etc… Plus it was crazy crowded. it was a bit of a struggle. Our second night camping was our favourite place, the Skaftafell campground near the bottom of the giant glacier, Vatnajökull. There was a hiking trail to the glacier.
Also, our campervan was a regular old automatic transmission, so no “F Roads”, meaning basically you can’t leave the main road because the vehicle just won’t make it over the terrain. Also, it was supposed to sleep 4. This is like when they say that a tent sleeps 4. NO IT DOESN’T. But we put Kai up top. It became known as “Kai’s slot” (thanks for that Paul). Kai got pretty good at getting in and out of his slot, but he usually banged his head or shoulder on the way. Endless entertainment for us.
Here is a collection of photos of the campervan, a bit of the campgrounds, and the sheep outside of our van at one spot.
