Travel: Iceland Ring Road
For some people, a holiday driving the ring road of Iceland might not sound very exciting. However, this was a long held ambition of ours and it turned out to be the the best holiday I have ever had. It took me nearly a month to plan it (obviously involved a spreadsheet or two) and I may do a separate post on that, as well as on the practicalities of living out of a suitcase for almost two weeks. Day 1: Outer Reykjavik and Hvammsvik Hot Springs Driving time: about 1 hour from Keflavik to Reykjavik then 45 minutes each way from hotel to Hvammsvik We booked a Suzuki Vitara four wheel drive from Blue Car Rentals with the most amount of damage waiver and breakdown cover that was possible - and were glad of it! During our journey we had a very near miss with a couple of wandering sheep, and endless stretches of very rough road where the actual ring road was being resurfaced. After driving from Keflavik to Reykjavik, we already had a flat tyre, which was replaced very quickly! Our first stop...