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Destination Iceland (by RV)
By Chuck Woodbury
editor, RVtravel.com
On August 29, 2011, my girlfriend Kathy and I will arrive in Reykjavik, Iceland where we will pick up a small campervan and then begin a one week roadtrip on the paved 831-mile-long Ring Road, Highway 1. The population of Iceland is only 320,000 of which 202,000 live in the Reykjavik or its suburbs, leaving a very spare population elsewhere. Our plan is to travel Highway 1 counter clockwise. That will leave the "big city" of Akureyri, population of 17,000, toward the end of our journey.
We will travel in a small campervan called a Happy 3 from Happy Campers in Reykjavik, which is furnishing the vehicle to us. Watch the short video in the right column of this page to see the Happy 3 in action. The Happy Camper people have been very helpful answering our questions as we prepare for our journey.
I plan to blog regularly before we begin our trip, and then every day during it. I'm told that WiFi is available throughout the island, sometimes at a lone gas station and market, of which there are many, commonly isolated from other civilization (see photo). A gas station chain called N1 advertises free WiFi at its 150 locations throughout the island.
Many campgrounds also offer Internet access. But, when it comes right down to it, there is a lot of "nothing" on the island. Of course, I mean civilization: there is plenty of magnificent scenery and countless geological wonders including the largest waterfall in Europe (Iceland is considered part of Europe).
There are many campgrounds. I'm told they range from very nice with all the amenities, to bare bones. Apparently the Icelandic people love to camp.
Considering all the wide open spaces along the road, Kathy and I are a bit apprehensive about traveling without a bathroom on board our RV. Seventy percent of Iceland is tundra, which means there are no trees to hide behind when doing one's duty. Alas, like those brave travelers before us, we will survive.
I'll write more as I learn more. If you want to be notified of each of my postings, enter your email address is the form at the top right of this page or sign up to receive my weekly newsletter RV Travel, where I will keep you posted.
editor, RVtravel.com
We will travel in a small campervan called a Happy 3 from Happy Campers in Reykjavik, which is furnishing the vehicle to us. Watch the short video in the right column of this page to see the Happy 3 in action. The Happy Camper people have been very helpful answering our questions as we prepare for our journey.
Many campgrounds also offer Internet access. But, when it comes right down to it, there is a lot of "nothing" on the island. Of course, I mean civilization: there is plenty of magnificent scenery and countless geological wonders including the largest waterfall in Europe (Iceland is considered part of Europe).
There are many campgrounds. I'm told they range from very nice with all the amenities, to bare bones. Apparently the Icelandic people love to camp.
Considering all the wide open spaces along the road, Kathy and I are a bit apprehensive about traveling without a bathroom on board our RV. Seventy percent of Iceland is tundra, which means there are no trees to hide behind when doing one's duty. Alas, like those brave travelers before us, we will survive.
I'll write more as I learn more. If you want to be notified of each of my postings, enter your email address is the form at the top right of this page or sign up to receive my weekly newsletter RV Travel, where I will keep you posted.
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