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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
01/12/2010 at 9:41pm
Location: Mid-Wales UK
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I went to Iceland for a month mid-July to mid-August. Camped the whole time as I was part of an organized expedition looking at glaciers etc.
One of the campgrounds was near Lake Myvatn which translated means 'midge lake'...and believe me, you have never had a problem with midges until you have camped here! We had to have mesh over our faces in order to breathe without having a lung full of the little blighters. Not a very pleasant experience as they get absolutely everywhere (and I mean everywhere!) 
In summer it doesn't go properly dark either - it's much like dusk right throughout the night and can mess with your sleep pattern a bit but you soon get used to it.
The weather in Iceland is unpredictable to say the least - as I say, we were there in the summer, but one night (whilst camped at the bottom of a glacier) the wind picked up and we all secured our tents expecting gale force winds throughout the night. When I woke the next morning, I unzipped the tent to a complete wall of snow and the tent poles creaking under the weight of the snow on top. It was pretty hairy as we were unable to dig ourselves out and had to be rescued - it took 5 hours to get us out! We were taken to a local rescue hut for the next night due to the severe snow...it was a surreal experience, but not uncommon in Iceland.
It was very expensive but I don't know what it's like since the banking crash, things have changed a lot.
Great place - would love to go back but I wouldn't camp.
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Claire x
Jan 2013 - Skiing, Kühtai, Austria
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We went to Iceland about 3 years ago when the ferries ran from northern Scotland, but they have cut back now and you have to start from Denmark. It is certainly recommended, but unless you have a land rover, stick to the ring road that goes round the island. Some of the roads are corrugated gravel, and best tackled at either 10 or 50 mph, the latter is best for flying over the indentations! Campsites are very good, all with electrics, considering they only have a 3 month season. Weather can be variable, but we found it as warm as English spring, and little rain. Were we lucky? It is expensive, so take your own food, and especially drink, but their currency has collapsed from 125 to £ to 250 to£ since their crisis. You will certainly have the best hoiday ever.
If you get the chance to stop off in the Faroes for 3 days on your way, do so - they have the best roads in Europe and some fascinating little fishing villages scattered around the islands, most of which are connected by bridges and tunnels.
the car ferry Norunna is very big and very stable, but you will need a bit of persistence in booking, the timetable and fare stucture is very complicated.
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Topic: Iceland
) was a regular visitor but now finds it very expensive. 
Does the name 'Scott' and term 'hypothermia' mean anything to you? I assume you're going this month and not in August, like those other namby-pambys?
) but campsites from what I have looked at seem very reasonable. Like a previous poster said some sites are in some pretty amazing locations, one right next to Skogafoss for example. Make sure if you are touring the whole country to check out the glacier lagoon at Jokulsarlon, simply breathtaking.
