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It has dawned on me that I still have 13 days leave left for Oct-Dec; but with being an academic, I am a bit tied by teaching. So quick Google of direct flights from LBA/MNC bought up the option of Wed-Sun or Monday in Iceland. Hire a small camper van. £700 for flights, car/accommodation. Know food, fuel etc will be expensive on top. Still limited by my ACL reconstruction so won't be doing mega hiking, but rather sightseeing etc.
Am I mad looking at Iceland in October (advantages could maybe be Northern Lights and it not being as busy)? How much per day for food/fuel?
Cheers
IIRC food was c 30% ish more than UK. Veg was expensive as a lot was imported. Fish fine. Fuel not too bad and as speed limits are lower you'll get a bit more mpg. Iceland isn't busy anyway, once away from the tourist hotspots.
Check when it gets wintery too as that might affect what vehicle you will hire. Get your excess insurance before you go too and check you are covered for wind-blown damage and other specifics to Iceland.
It's a great place. Have fun.
Southern will still be like the UK on a chilly day I reckon, North will be much colder/wetter.
Overall I think it's a great place, would love to go back at any time of year. My Sister-in-law went on Honeymoon in January and loved it, except for the whale watching trip where all she saw was the contents of her stomach and the sea!
that time of year a lot of the inland roads will probably be closed to 2wd traffic, so bare that in mind. Also, assuming you do a loop of the ring road, it can be a long way between towns at times so stock up on essentials (you can actually take a load of food from the UK with you if you wanted).
its a nice trip, getting out of Rekyavik is lovely, you won't see another soul for hours sometimes
We went 1st week in October a couple of years back. Food was indeed spendy. Pub grub burger & chips worked out about £30 each... We hired a little 4x4/SUV thing and did the ring road loop with deviations. Its a LOT of driving to get round. We took a week, and it was fairly hard going at times. Having the option to take the gravel roads was pretty handy, although we were very careful not to bite off too much - the vehicles designed for use in the interior are straight out of the Tonka Toys catalogue! Food on the go was awkward as above - fine for brekkie and evening meal if you were staying in a hotel, but lunch could be a struggle.
Amazing place though, and we're planning a return with bikes to get into the interior a bit more. All the stuff round Lake Myvatn is worth seeing & doing, and there's a quieter version of the Blue Lagoon baths up on the mountain side, which can make for a spectacular sunset swim. Eastern Fjords are lovely, and all the waterfalls are spectacular. Iceberg lagoon on the south side is beautiful too. We did the Golden Triangle last, and to be honest we were a bit jaded by then and it was overly touristy. Didn't see much northern lightage - there was bit happening, but only a bit.