Field notes from

ICELAND

June 8, 20241 min read

Iceland is the only place I've ever been where the scenery resets every twenty minutes. You'll drive through black sand fields, then green moss hills, then a glacier, then a town of four hundred people with a hot dog stand that has a Michelin nod. It's ridiculous.

I rented a small car and did the south coast — Reynisfjara, Skógafoss, Vík, then up to Jökulsárlón to see the iceberg lagoon. If you have more time, do the full ring road. Even the boring parts aren't boring.

Practical notes: gas is expensive, the wind is no joke, and the weather changes about every fifteen minutes. Bring layers and a windbreaker even in summer. Eat at every gas station — I'm serious, the food at Icelandic N1 stops is better than most sit-down restaurants in big cities.

Soundtrack for the drive: Ólafur Arnalds. Trust me.

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