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At the beginning of August 2002 I drove from Germany
to Hirtshals in Denmark, where I took a ferry
to Kristiansand in Norway. Then I toured through south-Norway
for two days to catch the ferry from Bergen to
Seyðisfjördur in Iceland. Finally in Iceland I
drove counter-clockwise along the ring road,
but I also did some side-trips to Ðettifoss, Gulfoss,
Gysir Blue Lagoon and to the West-Fjords. Ofcourse I
didn't miss to do some Highland-trips,
Laugafell, Langjökull, Landmannalaugar and Askja. For
the way back I took again the ferry, but this time
direct to Hanstholm in Denmark and then I drove 1000km
back to the Westerwald.
Recommended map: Íslandskort sheet 1-4 from
Mál og menning, scale 1:300.000
Guide book: Lonely
Planet Iceland
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Generally
informations
map with all
fuel-/petrol-/gas-stations
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The best time to go to Iceland is the short summer,
this means from early June to the end of August. But
many highland-tracks are closed until mid of July and
after mid of September they are closed again.
You don't necessarily need a off-road-bike for a
trip in Iceland, but it is highly recommendable,
because even the ring road (the main road) is only
paved with tar by 80%.
Paying with credit-cards is no problem in Iceland,
not even in villages or for amounts less than 5 Euro.
Getting fuel: There are plenty of
gas-stations along the ring road, but there are none
in the highlands! This means that you have to carry
extra-gas with you and you have to plan the route by
gas-stations. And don't forget that you will need more
gas than normal on the highland-tracks, because you
often have to drive in 2nd. and 3rd. gear. Be
aware: Many petrol-/gas-stations are only
machines, where you have to pay by credit-card
(often only Visa accepted)! At "normal" gas-stations
there is often no self-service and the people are not
used to fill up bikes, so, you have to make sure that
they really fill it up to the top!
Opposite you will find a map
with all fuel-/petrol-/gas-stations in
Iceland. I can send you this map in a printable
quality by e-mail.
I've got maps of
camping-sites and
youth-hostels too.
About the ferry to Iceland: There is
only one! (also see my links)
I had problems with online-booking and as I heard
others too, so better ask them for a local office: office@smyril-line.fo
The ferry sails on a strange route: Hanstholm(DK),
Shetland, Faröer, Bergen(N), Shetland, Faröer,
Seyðisfjördur(IS), this means 4 days Denmark-Iceland
with a 2 day stay on Faröer or 2 days Norway-Iceland.
The only alternative is to put the bike in a box and
ship it with a freighter, or you can fly it in if
you've got too much money.
If you want to leave the ring road you should be
prepared to find often traffic signs like
these, and they are not kidding!!!
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