Europe: Iceland

Iceland, Europe

pgmark asks,

“I want to go to Iceland but am not sure when to go. I plan to basically drive all the way round the island, and I also want to see the northern lights. I'd like it to be as warm as possible but need clear skies to see N. Lights. Continued...”

Answers:

pgmark

pgmark
St. Louis

Were you able to get around ok in February? I understand that the roads are largely not passable in the winter. Is that true?

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Jun 11, 2012, 05:40PM PDT

Katy

Katy
Anchorage

Going around the whole island in February can be tricky. We did it in April and still hit a white out on the north end. If you do try to go around Iceland at that time, make sure you have a 4wd vehicle, a charged cell phone, blankets or extra jackets and water in case you get stuck. Help is available but not always timely. We didn’t get stuck in the white out but visibility was from yellow stake to yellow stake and we drove only 19km an hour. Pretty slow going.

Driving around the main cities at that time is no problem….unless there is a big storm.