In Summary

Off home today on the 10:15 flight, a taxi to the airport is £136, so we took the bus for a bargain £31 each!

Everything in Iceland has been expensive and even the things that aren't imported like fish and lamb were still expensive. However, it is a stunning place to visit, the empty roads, the expanse and clarity of the views, the air quality and the people. Everyone we met were friendly and spoke great English.

It's taken me 30 years to persuade Carol to come here, because of the cold, but even she is a convert now, so that is saying something.

All in all we drove 1,833 miles over 11 days (ave 166 miles per day), which is a fair distance for what I thought of as a little island. However, the drives were broken up with so many things to see and do along the way. Though the driving itself, up gravelled mountain passes, through glacial valleys, back and forwards along fjords and single lane two-way tunnels was an experience in itself.

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