Traveling in Iceland

[laxtoy]

:clapsmile absolutely amazing! just read the build up thread for your fj concoction, plain awesome!

 

[Willman]

Keep them coming!!!:chowtime:

Thanks for sharing!

What a great trip!!

:jumping:

 

[soenke]

thanks,

Beautiful pics from everyone. Hoping to visit iceland someday.

now is the moment...Iceland is less expensive now and they need foreign currency

it is not all black lava, the Fjallabak is green

greetings Sönke

PS all pictures are on road ! even the picture with car driving through the lake...driving off road is forbidden...unless high snow is covering the landscape

 

[rctr03]

welcome, great pics!

 

[Tanto]

It is very nice to see unique pics, the rig is impressive.

 

[WhereTheHellIsJames?]

Sönke- welcome to Expedition Portal!

Wow- great pics... looks like a fantastic trip! What a unique and diverse landscape.

Nice build on the rig too.

 

[VermontOverland]

Fabulous trip! Anyone know how difficult it is to get one's own vehicle to Iceland from the US?

 

[soenke]

VermontOverland, sorry don´t know...I would ship by container...for a short trip just to have first impressions you could hire a LandCruiser 120 or a Land Rover with 35" and a pop-up cabin...

a few more for Willman...

Boarding the Smyril Line Norröna

good road heading toward Kverkfjöll, passing a very abstract landscape...

pumice stone covering the ground

sunlight painting mountains...

always a lot of sand in the air in the Askja area

leaving the sandur, in the background the glacier

lava road to Herdubreid, the holy montain

in german Stricklava -> cord lava

Mýrdalsjökull, just black and white

 

[soenke]

mosses, in all colours ( sorry, the colours don´t come up right, just lousy dia scans )

small road in the Fjallabak

in rural areas common, abandoned farms and fisherboats sitting on land...

this is true...

 

[RedDog]

Man oh man, I want to go so bad. I followed everything on Iceland for a while now. I've just about got a female friend in Quebec who travels to Norway on a regular basis talked into going on such an adventure with me. I would NOT be shipping my Jeep but looking to rent suitable transport there.

Something about the landscape leaves me in awe and neither of us would have an issue with the weather or climate conditions.

 

[VermontOverland]

here, here, RedDog. I'm thinking the exact same thing. Looks like Bruce at OEX is still leading some great trips there: http://www.overlandexperts.com/events.php.

Truly fantastic pics Soenke.

 

[soenke]

hiking and horseback riding are very nice ways of traveling too...just depending on route and destination...
sorry, so many pictures with the Toyo...made them for mud too...
and the landscape pictures don´t come out nice as scans...

here you´ll find nice pictures
http://www.forum.islandreise.info/viewforum.php?f=8&sid=d8f78c27953f2d96789d36530a1319d7

this is the side of a friend, he also organises Iceland trips and vehicle transportation, may be he can help. The pictures are mostly from the coast rather then the highlands:
http://www.slideart.de/Galerie/SlideArt/thumbnails.php?album=topn&cat=9

 

[SPertierra]

I am going during the first week in July. I have started researching, but I need to find somewhere I can rent a capable 4x4, and a second vehicle, someone to go with. My plan ideally, is to take all 3 major highland roads, as well as othersite. I need advice.

 

[soenke]

how much time you have?
There are many nice places when you leave the main roads F26 and F35 and travel the small tracks or go hiking....
I would stop at a bookshop and buy maps and an icelandic road book (there are some in english)...and than you have to decide if you want to see a lot in a hurry or less with more joy.
Make shure not to miss the F210 ...my favorit area in the Fjallabak, just like so many other places...

Be aware, that the cars you can hire usually don´t have any equipment at all for self recovery.:exclaim:
And please don´t forget: Offroad driving is forbidden!

where to hire good cars I don´t know, never did that before. Just ask (in english is OK):
http://www.geysir.com/english/index.html
http://www.geysir.com/deutsch/forum/list.php?1
http://www.forum.islandreise.info/

if you have questions to certain routs ...just ask, maybe I can help or know whom to ask...

 

[SPertierra]

how much time you have?

I will be there for 10 days, I'm intersted in seeing as much as I can, and taking photos, and just exploring. I also like to camp.

There are many nice places when you leave the main roads and travel the small tracks or go hiking....
I would stop at a bookshop and buy maps and an icelandic road book (there are some in english)...and than you have to decide if you want to see a lot in a hurry or less with more joy.

I'm going to have to order them probally, as I'm sure my local bookstores don't have them in stock. Is there a company that makes good book style road atlas's?

Be aware, that the cars you can hire usually don´t have any equipment at all for self recovery.:exclaim:

I have heard it is possible, I read about it a couple of years ago.

where to hire good cars I don´t know, never did that before. Just ask:
http://www.geysir.com/english/index.html
http://www.geysir.com/deutsch/forum/list.php?1
http://www.forum.islandreise.info/

if you have questions to certain routs ...just ask

I am very unfimiliar with this form of terrain. I anyone in Iceland wanted to just tag along, or guide me, I would be very grateful. Otherwise, I'm still going, but my plans will be scaled back a bit.