Around Iceland in Three days — A Summer Reunion in Iceland

A bunch of my college friends and I decided to go to Iceland for a 3 day reunion. We lovingly called this reunion trip, “Gerua” after a popular Bollywood song that was filmed in Iceland. We could not have picked a better destination nor a better time. Visiting Iceland in the summer month of June, a magical time when it never gets dark, with a bunch of college friends getting together after a span of 30 years.. need I say more?

We chose to stay outside of Reykjavik, and booked accommodations in the town of Hella using a site called www.bungalo.com. Hella turned out to be a great location to consider for accommodations. It was convenient for almost all attractions along the Southern Iceland route. Our house was a cozy and beautiful 2 bedroom house with vast open space as the backyard. We could see mountains in the distance and perhaps the glacier too on a clear day. However, this house was a couple of kilometers inland from Route 1 within the Hella Township. So, for all the future travelers who are looking into Hella for accommodations, make sure your lodgings are right off Route 1 (or as close as possible) as opposed to something where the house can be a few Km inland and the only access to and from Route 1 is over a gravelly road.

In this itinerary, there were a few attractions that were off the beaten path and a few attractions that were the typical tourist destinations. Regardless, even during the peak travel month of June, we never felt crowded at any attraction.