Iceland Ring Road Trip Finale: Four Dudes in a Van Part 5/5.

I'd like to leave you with my top 5 reasons you should go to Iceland that people don't talk about! After taking you around the Ring Road of Iceland with us for four parts we are finished with our mega ring road trip. 

If you missed this journey head HERE for part one and work forward through the 5 part series.

It's easy to tell you that you should explore Iceland for the waterfalls, geysers, mudpits, and more, which are all amazing. I'm going more off the beaten path here for you to give you a different take on why you should go.

Reason One: The Kindness

We walked into strangers homes on the road and were given hiking maps of their backyards.  Waitresses poured us extra large glasses of wine because we said hello terribly in their language. Locals shared tidbits and tricks that we would have never found had they not chose to be so forthright with the information.  Their was an overwhelming sense of kindness in the country.
That's a good thing people!!

Reason Two: A chance to Rediscover the Open Road

The great American Road Trip is alive and well for those that choose to (and are able to) embark on it.  So much other travel though is done in cities, via trains, and even in America by plane as you go.  In Iceland you get the chance to land somewhere, take one road, and drive the F out of it.  All the way across the country.  Long road trips make you a better person after going on them I firmly believe and they are damn fun while you are on it so why not take the plunge and rediscover what it's like to go on a mega road trip?!

Reason Three: The Food

If you want to spring for it they had some of the best fish and lamb I have ever tasted in my entire life.  I would say 4 of my top 5 meals I had in one year happened in nine days in Iceland.  Look up trip advisor or Yelp when you arrive in a town and head to one of the top picks, then let the server recommend what to eat.  The hot dogs at the gas station were passed on by me.  But the restaurant food...mmmmm!

Reason Four: No wild or dangerous animals!

Look I love some of the US National Parks and being able to see a bear from a distance.  But there was something comforting to me about going on a 12 mile hike in the middle of nowhere with no bear spray, eye out for snakes, or anything else dangerous to eat me or surprise me.  Reindeer, sheep, birds, and whales reign supreme but tigers, spiders, grizzly bears, copperheads, and anything else that can ruin a good hike are not to be found.  It's just a nice break from being on high alert for mountain lions in California.

Reason Five: Because LIFE IS NOW

Don't you want to go to a place that sounds so cool as Iceland?  A country named after a Game of Thrones book :).  It's an amazing place and there's only excuses for why you can't or shouldn't go.
You will never have enough money, babysitters, health insurance, time, be in good enough shape, etc to do things in life that will take your breath away and bring you fully alive and aware to how incredible this one stab at life truly is.

I've lost too many people in my life to not just say YES too often and NO as little as possible. (Disease, natural disasters, and accidents happen, dying of old age at a nursing home is not a guarantee.)  Go on the trip of a lifetime every year you can.  Go to Iceland.  It's worth it!

If you have any questions about Iceland then put a comment below!

Thanks for being a part of our community and reading about our Ring Road Trip in Iceland.  We appreciate YOU rocking out with us.

Because Adventure Feeds the Soul,
Mike R and the Hashtag 59 Team

Our home away from home on the Ring Road!