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Iceland: Reykjavík, the South Coast, Jökulsárlón and the Golden Circle
Day 1
- Land at Keflavík
- Collect the 4x4 hire car
- The week's food, at Bónus in Fitjar
- Check in at Hotel Borg
- Dinner at Skál! in Hlemmur Mathöll
Day 2
- Cinnamon buns at Brauð & Co
- Up the Hallgrímskirkja tower
- The Settlement Exhibition
- Lobster soup at Sægreifinn
- Sky Lagoon, and the seven-step ritual
- Dinner at Sumac
Day 3
- Route 1 east to Seljalandsfoss
- Seljalandsfoss, and the hidden one next door
- Skógafoss, and the first flight of the Fimmvörðuháls steps
- Lunch at Mia's Country Van
- Reynisfjara, from the safe end
- Check in at Hótel Kría
- Dinner at Suður-Vík
Day 4
- Late breakfast at Skool Beans
- Dyrhólaey and the walk along the cliff
- The village pool, then dinner at Suður-Vík
Day 5
- Breakfast, and check out of Hótel Kría
- Drive east, and the Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon rim
- Skaftafell: Svartifoss and the glacier viewpoint
- Jökulsárlón, and Diamond Beach in the last light
- Check in at Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
- Dinner at the hotel
- Northern Lights: wait it out
Day 6
- Breakfast, check out of the Fosshotel
- Ice cave under Vatnajökull
- Lunch at Systrakaffi
- Across the sandur to Hvolsvöllur
- Check in at Hótel Rangá
- Dinner at Hótel Rangá
Day 7
- Breakfast at Hótel Rangá
- North to Gullfoss first, against the traffic
- Gullfoss from the lower path
- Geysir and Strokkur
- Greenhouse lunch at Friðheimar
- Þingvellir: the rift walk from Hakið to Öxarárfoss
- Back at Rangá: dinner, and the forecast at the bar
Day 8
- Breakfast, and check out of Hótel Rangá
- Over Hellisheiði into Reykjavík
- A hot dog at Bæjarins Beztu, and Kolaportið if it is a weekend
- Return the car at Keflavík, refuelled
- Flight home from Keflavík
Unscheduled
- The Sólheimasandur DC-3 wreck
- Snæfellsnes as a two-day add-on
- Secret Lagoon at Flúðir on the Golden Circle day
- Whale watching from the Old Harbour
- Þórsmörk by super-jeep