Going to Iceland, what is a "can't miss"?

I loved Iceland but hated the food. It's very expensive so be prepared for that. I loved our day at the Blue Lagoon, but apparently there are other options for hot springs so I wouldn't miss that.

Here is the map I made a few years back when we went. We did not go everywhere on this. I was also labeling handicap accessible places because my dad had a scooter. 


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If I get a chance, I will give some recommendations.  Everywhere is pretty much awesome though.  We ate simply most of the time.  A lot of soup and bread.  It was good, but like others have said, not cheap. 

Sky Lagoon

Be sure to spend a day in (WARNING: Horrible Spelling to follow) Reykjavic.

I was just there this past summer during the midnight sunand absolutely loved it.My sister and I spent the first week on a horse farm with a group of women. We rode horses every day. But a lot of places you can go for just a trail ride. This place also had people come in for just that.

The second week, we rented a campervan and travelled right around the island. I would definitely suggest renting a vehicle. It is very easy to drive in Iceland. But we didn't go on any of the dirt roads. You would need a 4x4. You can rent them but they are more expensive. Because the sun never set, we had tons of time to explore.

I used Rick Steve's Iceland book to help with our itinerary.
We took a anti-clockwise path on the Ring Road. We really like the waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss. Near Skogafoss there is a glacier that you can get really close to called Sólheimajökull. After this, you get to Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. After this we went to Fjaðrárgljúfur which is a canyon just off the highway. Then we went to Jökulsárlón which is the glacier lagoon with really nice icebergs. You can go in a boat or kayaking here. We got there too late in the evening but it was really spectacular to look at.

We then went up the East Fjords. Stokksnes at the beginning is a beautiful mountain at the beach. The Ring Road follows the fjords and the scenery is beautiful. We went up to Borgarfjarðarhöfn where you can be inches from a puffin colony. That was amazing.

In the north, we visited Godafoss, one of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland and then the Myvatn Hevrir, a geothermal spot. Interesting but a terrible sulfur smell. We carried on to Dalvik where we caught a ferry in the morning to Grimsey Island. You can go to the island for a day trip or stay over at one of the 2 guesthouses. The island is filled with birds, puffins, terns and many others. It is also the only place in Iceland that is above the Arctic Circle. There is a marker at the north part of the island.

The last thing we did was visit the Snæfellsnes penninsula.

We then took a hop over to Denmark and visited Copenhagen and the island of Bornholm where our grandparents came from.

We really enjoyed Iceland. Now I have to take my husband.

The landscape was amazing and kept changing as we drove along.

We only ate out once because the horse farm we stayed at served all our meals (the owner's wife is from Chicago) and in the campervan, we just bought food from the grocery store.