Thanks so much for all the great tips, Pål! We were planning to rent a 4 wheel drive just in case, so that's not a problem. I didn't realize there were puffins around Vik, so that's good to know. At this point I think we might just keep the vacation a little short and stick to the south.
Re. stocking up on gas, can you buy the gas in canisters at a gas station and just bring it with you in the car? Thanks, Amita On 1/26/07, Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > REPLY: > > I've lived in Iceland for two years. The southern part is a good choice; > particularly the area from Vatnajøkull to the Snefellsnes peninsula. Myvatn > is great for photographing ducks. I guess you are going to hire a car. The > main road is very good except for a part in the nordeast where it is only > dirt road. Minor roads may just be tracks and you might need four wheel > drive. Some rivers don't have bridges so you have to drive through them. > The Rekjanes peninsula near the airport at Keflavik is quite scenic and > theres a seabird colony near Krisuvik worth visiting. The area around > Myrdalsjøkul is very scenic with some spectacular waterfalls. At Vik, the > southernmost part of Iceland have some scenic locations and a puffin colony. > Otherwise there are those obvious destinations like Geysir and Gullfoss > waterfall. If you are interested in shooting puffins the Latrabjarg > birdcliff is hard to beat. This is the westernmost part of Iceland and it is > hard to reach. The roads are awful but you can drive to the birdcliff. The > puffins there are basically tame. > If you go by car remember to stock up with gas before driving into the > wilderness. There are less than 300 000 people in Iceland, a country the > size of Ireland. Half of them live in Reykjavik. The weather is basically > awful with wind and rain. However, if it is bad in the southern part of the > island it probably much better in the north and vice versa. > > Pål > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
