Traveling in Iceland

[nobrks]

This thread is for shareing information and experince from traveling in Iceland.

Lets start with some basic info.
Iceland is an island in the North Atlandic sea (Europe).
It has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km²
It has a about 20.000km road-system
It has estimated 20-40.000km of dirt-roads and slopes that are not maintained, 50% of them are on maps.

Driveing OFF-Road is forbidden !
But driving on snow off-road is legal, as long you are not damaging the nature.
The nature of the highlands is very sensitive due to a very short summertime.

We have a huge amount of modded Toyotas, and this is probably the only country where you can rent a 38" rental-car

http://visiticeland.com/

 

[soenke]

good idea...have to join you



some aspects about kayaking in Iceland

it is no problem in the sea (besides weather, wind, current, surf and steep coast or sharp lava, hungry orcas... )

but in fresh water desinfection of the whole gear becomes necessary. You need a protocol of desinfektion everytime you enter a new lake or river. Reason is the fear of spreading fish diseases from one spot to another


Camp at Langisjór

headig towards Tungnaárjökull

premiere long line fishing here

moving on

Camp at the Breidárlón

Breidarmerkurjökull

 

[soenke]

Quote:
Originally Posted by nobrks
I've got it started
https://forum.ih8mud.com/trails-event...ml#post3901311

Videos
YouTube - grimsfjallabras.wmv
YouTube - grimsfjall1.wmv
you tube, the long one

great video, especially the last and long one

was that small river crossing the Tunganáa ? Where did you cross? Near to Jökulheimar?



(copyed it here, so we find it again....)

 

[nobrks]

Jökulheimar

Quote:
Originally Posted by nobrks
I've got it started
https://forum.ih8mud.com/trails-event...ml#post3901311

Videos
YouTube - grimsfjallabras.wmv
YouTube - grimsfjall1.wmv
you tube, the long one

great video, especially the last and long one

was that small river crossing the Tunganáa ? Where did you cross? Near to Jökulheimar?



(copyed it here, so we find it again....)

Yes, the small river was the only part that was not frozen, and we crossed, near Jökulheimar.
The last photo in the first post of this threat, is allso from crossing Tuná, it´s taken between the mountains to the left on your photo.

this pic is from passing Tuná just above Jökulheimar same day, it was totally frosen, the small mountains are a pile of sand, at the beginning of the glaciar.

 

[soenke]

same glacier in summertime and in the north

Gaesavatnaleid
huge sander fields,.. not the wather depth but quick sand could make some problems. For this reason minimum two cars and long cables are required, if you are not very shure about the actual road status...
In the background moraine and the glacier black from ashes..

on dry ground. Glacier in the back

road moving up in the lava

 

[cruiserfreek]

beautiful!!!

 

[Skillet]

This thread is absolutely fantastic.

Since Iceland is homeland on my Father's side, it makes me want to visit that much more.

Good stuff.

 

[Grolar]

Great pics! That is a country I'd like to visit one day.
And just wondering... What effect did have the very bad state of the local financial sector for tourists? In short: is travelling there cheaper than it used to be?

 

[soenke]

what I`ve heard traveling is cheaper because of the exchange rate (170-180Krones /€ ) so car rental or hotels are almost half of the price now.

How it feels to be in this Nobrks could tell...

go ahead leave some foreign exchange there you will not regret...

 

[dieseldan]

omg those are fantasic rigs and photos! I truly hope to visit relatives there one day soon.. thanks for posting.

 

[nobrks]

Finacial crises

....ee

 

[nobrks]

Finacial crises

price now.

How it feels to be in this Nobrks could tell...

There is no short answer to that.

It is just like a natural disaster, there is not much that you can do about it, and it is not yout fault.

@ Kerlingafjöll

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar 1973[/FONT]

my LJ73 on Sprengisandur

 

[trainrech]

I spend 2 1/2 weeks there with a college roommate back in '87 (wow, that's a long time ago). Did not go off-roading but did get up into the highlands for some hiking. Incredible country!

 

[JJS]

One of these years I'm going to make it out there. Great pics.

 

[bigneily]

beautiful pic's , post more if you've got em. icelandic rig's are boss .....

 

[nobrks]

..some varius pics

Öhlins AWD

This glacier river named; Markarfljót, becomes really big when it reaches the oceon.

This is a former ,Fire department 44" LC, it has only 60k km on it.

 

[Grolar]

This is a former ,Fire department 44" LC, it has only 60k km on it.

Haaaa... that's what I'm talking about! Specs?

 

[nobrks]

LC80

It was modyfied for 44" when it was new, in 1992, build for rescue jobs, and to have available if needed .
Typical lift for 80-series, total lift 8", 4" on boddy, and 4" on suspension. 4.88 diffs. Same mods as : http://4x4offroads.net/ModifiedProductionVehicle.pdf
Toyota-land-cruiser-australia.html

Inside was enough space for one laying injured persone.
The fire department sold it in 2007, and it was replaced by a new Ford econoline on 46".

 

[millatruse]

Love this thread! Great pics..Breathtaking!

 

[soenke]

just a few more Cruiser pics in Iceland

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