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In
August if 2005, I found a cheap flight up to Icleland from the
UK to visit a friend
who was living in Reykjavik. When
we were there the sun almost never set, just sinking below the
horizon for a few hours between 11:30 pm and 2:30 pm. I am not
sure that I could ever get used to that amount of light in a day,
it really threw my system off. The landscapes were quite amazing,
and extremely diverse. We saw huge glaciers, geo-thermal vents,
snow capped mountains, and black sand beaches all in a short drive
outside the capitol city of Reykjavik. In Iceland you really need
to either rent a car or go on some kind of tour to see the good
stuff. There are tourist busses that seem to go to all the well-known
spots, but you will have to share the views with hundred of others
package holiday groups. Having your own way to travel around the
Island is definitely the best way to go, in my opinion, simply
because it allows you to go at your own pace. Also, remember to
bring lots of dry clothes and rain gear/wind gear. I was soaked
to the bone everyday either from waterfalls or the whipping rains
that come in off the ocean. Even in July, it was pretty cold and
I wore a fleece jacket, zipped all the way up. Iceland is also
extremely expensive; everything seemed to be about double the
price of London.
Driving out to Vik and back from Reykjavik was about a 10 hour
round trip. it took about the same time to drive up to Olafsvik
too.
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