ICELAND Ring Road - Part 5 // West Iceland Highlights // Best Iceland road trip

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ICELAND Ring Road - Part 5 // West Iceland Highlights // Best Iceland road trip

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3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back to our Iceland camper van road trip!
In this video, we explore West Iceland, stopping by some incredible Iceland hot springs, and exploring the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, checking out Kirkjufell Mountain and Snæfellsjökull National park before heading back to Reykjavik.
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@Beachbabyboo 3 жыл бұрын

I rarely make comments, but I just have to let you know how much I have been enjoying your videos. And this Iceland trip has been so amazing to witness through your eyes (and that great drone of yours)! You have really captured the beauty of Iceland. Photography is amazing, too. Keep up the great work, and continue to have fun exploring the world! And thank you for taking the rest of us along for the ride! PS Can’t wait for Italy!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this comment. The positivity and support really means a lot to us!

@bichannel3419 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching your video as always and it’s helping me with my trip planning to Iceland next month. Thank you for sharing!

@alex25377 3 жыл бұрын

A few things i'd like to say if you go to the east you have to see ,,studlagil" it is a basalt trench river. And go see Hallormsstaðir (biggest forest in iceland, cool place and nice lake there!) In the north close to Dettifoss and Húsavík is Ásbyrgi. That is a must see place when in the north! It is a huge canyon eith a campsite inside. And if you go to snæfellsnes check out ,,raudfeldsgjá" an icredible crack in the mountain you can hike into, plus the water there is supposed to have mystical powers ;) i hope you have a wonderful trip :)

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

@@alex25377 We wanted to go to Studlagil but the weather didn't cooperate on the day that we were there :(

@TheSiggamag 3 жыл бұрын

Have now seen your last 2 - so now to go back to the first - well done guys - thanks for spreading the word about our wonderful country.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you're liking the videos! Thanks so much

@yzScott 3 жыл бұрын

"The Awkward Tourists" have put many items on my list to see when I return for my third visit. What viewers really need to notice in these videos is how epic all the "driving down the road" footage is. Iceland is not only amazing at all these stops along the way, rather the ENTIRE way is just majestic. It is hard to stay on the road for the amazing scenery almost every moment. Your county is just amazing to see. I cannot wait to return. Next time, I hope to meet someone that lives on working farm/ranch. I want a hear about daily life in such a place.

@botobold9503 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing the recent growth through this Iceland series has been amazing! Destined for big things in the future!!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!

@anthonyholton2886 3 жыл бұрын

The Laxdaela Saga mentions that same hot spring which you visited. Gudrun is one of the most famous Icelandic women mentioned in the sagas. The Laxdaela Saga is also believed to be the only saga written by a woman, or women. Thanks for filming there!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

We heard about that saga! Definitely pretty epic

@anthonyholton2886 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists Thank you so much for the kind reply. The ending of that saga is pretty tragic, but Gudrun is a fascinating character. So very flawed, but so very compelling.

@susanm784 3 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant video. The opening shots were simply stunning. I wondered why Kelly was wearing her hat in the hot spring but now I know! Leaving while you’re still alive seems like a good idea. Epic trip. Well done guys 👍

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We had a lot of fun making them

@icevario 3 жыл бұрын

Your pronounciatiom of Snæfellsnes is spot on!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

We practiced really hard! 😆

@mrich81 3 жыл бұрын

Love and enjoy your video n thank you for sharing. The new drone definitely make the scenery live. Love Iceland, only been some part of Iceland, will come back for the rest.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support! The new drone is definitely a jump up in video quality!

@Ashton_on_Adventure 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing! It’s helping me plan for my trip next month and also getting me SO excited!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, we're glad you can find some inspo from these!

@yzScott 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. I am watching that shipwreck footage and I say to myself, "I wonder if he encountered any of the aggressive shore birds?" I didn't have to wait long for that answer. I definitely had that issue.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

There were so many birds in Iceland. That was an ongoing problem with the drone

@yzScott 3 жыл бұрын

Those birds are TOUGH. I saw several harassing a horse. The horse totally lost.

@PH61a 3 жыл бұрын

So nice to see this nice footage of beautiful Iceland. I've been there myself shortly after the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano back in 2010. Didn't see the lava flow back then, only saw the black stuff. Only saw the south-west, the south and the south-east. Great videos!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I heard that eruption was pretty impressive back then. A lot bigger than the one that is going off now, is that correct?

@PH61a 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists Yeah, it was huge and air traffic was a mess those days because of the ash clouds. When I was there in June, there was not much going on anymore and I didn't see the lava flow like you did.

@sunshineafterrain8192 3 жыл бұрын

The drone footage of sword bridge starting at 9:00 is EPIC!!! And guess what, we had also booked 1 night at Kirkjufell Guesthouse and Apartments for our upcoming up in just few days. Seeing your video makes us so look forward to it:)

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome you will be staying at Kirkufell Guesthouse! I definitely recommend you hit up kirkjufellsfoss for sunset then

@sunshineafterrain8192 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists Will Do!

@georgek.1498 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent content and presentation. I wish I could fly a drone, a whole different perspective! We are in day 8 of ten day trip here. We didn’t attempt the entire ring road, just west, golden circle and south. I would recommend for tourist who have extra time to spend one day in the Westmann islands. The senior 2,000 isk round trip is worth the side trip. Great job. I can’t wait to go back to your past travels.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

I think your itinerary was smart for an 8 day trip. We took 14 days on the Ring Road, and we still feel like that wasn't enough. Thanks for watching!

@kevinfleming9919 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the scenery there, Iceland is definitely a bucket 🪣 list location for me! Glad I've got 4K on my phone and TV with the new drone you guys got, but now you're making me want to get an 8K TV and really ramp up the images! lol! I've had both Jagermister and Brennivin and never got a peppermint taste from them, always tasted anise or licorice, but they are both definitely slow sipping/drinking alcohols, I would hate to drink that bottle too quickly and then have to drive down long rough dirt and gravel roads the next day! lol!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the drone is a game changer, I think we need to upgrade our main Vlog camera now too, so it can keep up with the quality

@kevinfleming9919 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists BTW Kevin does a great job flying the drone and getting great shots both with it and the camera 📷!

@mariettakeultjes7680 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos,coming to Iceland in Aug 😇 very excited

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

You'll have a great time!

@StephenandAndie 3 жыл бұрын

we’re the same when it comes to abandoned things!

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

@apoorva730 3 жыл бұрын

I have been following your journey and have planned to visit iceland in october

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

That's great. I'm sure you will have an awesome time

@williamgunnarsson 3 жыл бұрын

Well, there's nothing "awkward" about the two of you. You've been wonderful hosts and a handsome couple that's been fun to travel with. Icelandic Brennivín, commonly referred to as Svarti Dauði ( trnsl. Black Death ) was pretty strong as I remember it, but can be mixed very nicely in a dozen different ways. However, I never heard of Black Death with peppermint. Icelandic cod is the best fish, ever ! Always fresh and they know how to cook it. Environmentalists say cod is endangered. Not so. They're just looking for another revenue stream. An Icelandic relative of mine has been to sea on the family fishing boat since he was 8 years old. Now he's 73 and has his own vessel with his own family and he tells me that he has never seen so much cod in his entire life. Please investigate the night life in Reykjavík and show some of it to us before you leave " The Rock ". I love you both. Thank you for everything.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I guess Brennivin isn't really peppermint, I don't know what I was talking about. It was pretty tough to drink by itself, but we did end up mixing it with some things and It was good. We have a Reykjavik video coming out in about a week!

@williamgunnarsson 3 жыл бұрын

Great ! I'm looking forward to it. Go easy on the Black Death, ok ?

@lmgb77 3 жыл бұрын

Great drone footage

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. We crashed one at the beginning of our trip and had to get a replacement in Reykjavik. This one is much higher quality

@bichannel3419 3 жыл бұрын

Oh also love all your drone shots. I bought myself a drone recently for the trip and have been practicing. I will be borrowing some ideas from yours 😊

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Iceland is an awesome place to drone. Get some insurance on it though! haha

@cmwHisArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous video, nice people, NO trees! Kinda weird.☀️

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, We were surprised about. the trees too, Barely any in the whole country

@sergionavarro1962 2 жыл бұрын

What month it was? Great videos guys. Thanks

@TheAwkwardTourists 2 жыл бұрын

We visited Iceland In May of 2021

@tinawimberley5035 2 ай бұрын

Odd question, but what are the dimensions of the suitcases/ bags you brought with you, and how many did you take? We are renting the same campervan, and I've heard there's not room for a full size suitcase.

@jasbirkaur5795 3 жыл бұрын

Been enjoying all your videos. Just wanted to ask you where that amazing bridge in Snaefellsnes lead to.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! The "sword bridge" was just east of Kirkufell Mountain

@marissakumar8181 2 жыл бұрын

I see Jennifer the peppermint forgot her last name in you

@chezmanya 3 жыл бұрын

Love to see you in a hot tub in a bathing suit with a hat on. Not a picture you often see! Thanks for the tips on the Snaefellsnes peninsula. We are going to Iceland in October when it will be colder but hopefully not too bad.

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

You'll have a great time. I would imagine there is a chance to see the northern lights in October. That would be awesome

@chezmanya 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists That was the idea for the timing of this trip😁 hope we get lucky but you know, the weather is always a factor. We will be there eight days but there could be cloud cover the entire time. However, I will think positively!

@ggcarr6837 4 ай бұрын

If I only can pick one: westfjords or south Iceland and why? Thanks

@TheAwkwardTourists 4 ай бұрын

Hi! We didn't get the chance to visit the Westfjords so we can't speak to that. Southern Iceland is gorgeous and there's lots to see, but also the most popular with tourists!

@popoi47asca 3 жыл бұрын

YEAH!!! A NEW VIDEO!!! Your videos have been very helpful to plan out my trip to Iceland, I have been watching a bunch of KZfaq videos about Iceland, but the one thing I haven’t seen in other KZfaq videos is that ship wreck that you guys found. I can’t find any information about that particular ship wreck at the West side of Iceland, I always get information about another ship wreck. Plus that sword shape bridge? Where is that also or what is it called? One last question, is it true that in Iceland, when you pay for gas with a Credit Card you have to input a PIN number for a Credit Card to get gas?

@TheSiggamag 3 жыл бұрын

yep - you usually need a pin number when paying for petrol/gas

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Like Sigríður said, we did run into the PIN issue when trying to pay for gas a few times, We didn't have a pin for our cards, so we ended up going to another gas station nearby that didn't require one. You can also buy a prepaid gas card, inside at the gas station, and you didn't need a pin for that, but we never ended up doing that. That was the only issue we had with PINs on CC's during our 18. day trip. The Sword bridge is right before the the town of Grundarfjörður, couldn't find the name. The shipwreck was east of Stykkishólmur on rt 54. couldn't find the name for that either. It was kind of hard to spot

@demi9906 3 жыл бұрын

Can you described your vacayy schedule? You've already put the main locations in the description, but can you give me a note how many days you've stayed at a place? You've inspired me, so i will come back to Iceland in September to do the Ring Road so it will be helpfull to me if i have the information

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

We just kinda winged it with our schedule. If you watch all the Vlogs from this series, we usually put a "the next morning" or something like that in there, that would be your best bet trying to follow our route. We did 2 days near the airport when we arrived. One of those days was spent at the volcano. Then 14 days on the Ring Road, then 3 days in Reykjavik after returning the camper van

@QuakeCentral 3 жыл бұрын

hey i live in Stykkishólmur could you maybe tell me who made your food when you went to fish and chips because my friend works there she is a ginger hahah :)

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

There was a man working when we got our fish and chips

@gemmawilliams3410 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video! What site do you use to research where you can see available campsites in Iceland?

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Campers had an app that came with our camper that was super useful in finding nearby campsites that were available

@Nepetita69696 3 жыл бұрын

What was the name of the music you used at the beginning please?

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

We use EpidemicSound.com for all of your music. That song was Chemistry by Tape Machines

@jennh7222 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Is it easy to just find a place to stay on a whim!?

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was for us, but when we visited tourism was still really down from Covid

@daluzde 3 жыл бұрын

I look forward to your weekly updates. You guys look tired though :(

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we were definitely feeling it at the end of two weeks in a campervan

@sayujmanandhar 3 жыл бұрын

Did you have to get a negative pcr test to travel back to US? Did you have to schedule it in advance?

@TheAwkwardTourists 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we did. We booked ours in advance (just a few days before) on travel.covid.is and were tested in Reykjavik. I think it cost $55 USD

@sayujmanandhar 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists is rekjavik is the only place to get the test for tourists or can you also get it in Akureryri? Thanks in advance.

@derdlimhayp8905 2 жыл бұрын

Did you not see the northern lights?

@TheAwkwardTourists 2 жыл бұрын

Not on this trip. We were there in May and there isn't many hours of darkness at that time of year. The Season to see Northern Lights is August-March ish

@derdlimhayp8905 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAwkwardTourists i’m going to Iceland on thursday, i’m looking forward to visit the places that you have been to 😀 👍 I always enjoy watching your travel blog 😃