The campground is right in the center of Hveragerdi, a small town of 2000 inside the uber tourist route the ‘Golden Circle’. As such, it should get much more attention, but barely merits a page in the Iceland guidebook. It’s…
Iceland Day 5 – Alien planets and a Park Ranger breaks into our van.
‘Oh HOLY christ-TORTURED muther-FUCKER’ I yell in the parking lot of the campground. I’m dripping wet and a little cold from the awesome hot shower I just took (Clean! Have I mentioned clean!) I left the kids in the running…
Iceland Day 4 – The Goth Waterfall
Camping as a family in a tiny van has advantages, but cleanliness is not one of them. The Skaftafell national park campsite where we stayed overnight has $4 for a 5 minute shower but it’s powerful and as hot as…
Iceland Day 3 – Like Glacier for Chocolate
The parking lot already has other tourists in it at 7am, though we were alone last night when I pulled in late. Heating water for coffee on the stove, I send the girls out to look over the hill in…
Iceland Day 2: Stuck, a Truck, a Black Beach and a White Glacier
Our first night in the camper van is relatively comfy. The rental company is called ‘Snail’ and indeed, we are travelling with our home on our backs. Inside there is a small sink, propane stove, plenty of storage space and…