Keflavik to Reykholt (the Reykholt in northern Iceland)

We arrived in Reykjavik in the middle of the afternoon. Exhausted (after only about an hour of sleep on my end) and a little disoriented, G and I made our way to the Hertz counter to pick up our rental car. At the counter, we found out that our car was an hour away at a municipal airport. We're still not sure how the mix-up happened, but we were fortunate that the rental guy was able to get us a car at the Keflavik International Airport where we were.

Neither of us owns nor drives a manual vehicle, but as we are in Europe, a manual car was our only choice. We ended up with a tiny VW Golf. Whenever we go on a car trip, G always drives. This trip is no exception. G took the wheel, doing very well for someone who only drives stick when we are in Europe.

Our plan for this trip is to follow the Ring Road. Basically, the Ring Road is a route that goes all the way around the country. As it is still only April, and there is still snow and ice around, this may be difficult or even impossible. There is the very real possibility that we will have to turn around once we get to the eastern part of the country. We've read that April is often hit or miss for weather - you can get lucky and encounter passable roads, but you can also see road closures because of ice and snow. Since the weather changes frequently, we still aren't sure what to expect.

Leaving the airport, G turned us in the direction of the town of Reykholt (the one in the north). Apparently, Iceland tends to reuse names for their towns, meaning that there are at least 2 Reykholts in the country. After stopping at a grocery store and coffee shop for supplies, we began our trek. Tomorrow night, we plan to stay in a town called Akureyri. Our goal today was to get a couple of hours closer to Akureyri. That, we did. We drove through to the town of Reykholt. Honestly, there's not much between the airport and Reykholt. There's nothing in Reykholt either, except for the guesthouse where we are staying. Really, this town, if you could even call a handful of buildings on the side of the road a town, is just a place to spend the night. There are no tourist attractions, and there's nothing much of interest here.

On the drive to Reykholt

Until tomorrow...