Traveling in a camper van is similar in some ways to being on a cruise. You can unpack and don't need to worry about where you will eat or find a hotel. The big difference is that in a camper van YOU are the room steward, waiter, chef, tour director, and captain. Even with that, I have to say that George and I loved it!
How could you not when you wake up to views like this each morning! Yes, 3 waterfalls right at our campground!
To camp in Iceland you must be in a designated campground. When you find one, you simply drive out onto the field and park. Most of the time, the caretakers are not there in the evening so you pay in the morning. It is all on the honor system. Campgrounds have electrical connections and all have nice bathrooms and showers. Often they have common inside areas where tent campers can cook their meals A few even had washers and dryers.
Our van had a bathroom
The bathroom did mean some 'dumping' chores.
Because we used the campground toilets most of the time, we only had to 'dump' twice and it wasn't as bad as it sounds.
The kitchen area was small but usable. We had all but 4 meals in the van which saved us a ton of money.
Because the 'hallway' was so narrow, we did have to have some coordination as we maneuvered
around each other in the van!
The bed was warm and comfy. There was adequate storage space and enough plugs for recharging our electronics.
Every campground had a place where you could refill the water supply and it was free.
Bonus, with its big pink pig logo, was the best grocery store for purchasing perishables at prices that weren't too outrageous. One funny thing, in this cold country the meat and dairy were in
very cold rooms within the store, not in cold cases, like we have. I was shivering as I shopped.
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