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Trip to Iceland 2009
Iceland is a motorcycle destination that I have talked about doing for a number of years, but whenever I looked into trying to organize a trip over there I could never seem to find any companies that would rent a motorcycle out to me for a few weeks. Anyone who had done a motorcycle trip to Iceland seemed to have come over by ferry boat from one of the Scandinavia countries aboard their own vehicles.
For North Americans, this did not leave us with many options except to air freight (very expensive) a bike over to the island. Also anyone familiar with Iceland previous to their economic meltdown would know that it was a very expensive place to visit. Times have changed, over the last few years a number of companies have sprung up offering to hire out motor bikes to the visitng tourists with an interest in motorcycling.
For my trip to Iceland I contacted RIDINGICELAND. This outfit has a number of bikes for rent, including dual purpose bikes like the Kawasaki 650 KLR, Suzuki VStrom DL 650 and the Yamaha XT 660. After some discussion with the owner Haddi I settled on the Suzuki VStrom DL 650 as my choice of vehicle for my ride around Iceland.
For North Americans, this did not leave us with many options except to air freight (very expensive) a bike over to the island. Also anyone familiar with Iceland previous to their economic meltdown would know that it was a very expensive place to visit. Times have changed, over the last few years a number of companies have sprung up offering to hire out motor bikes to the visitng tourists with an interest in motorcycling.
For my trip to Iceland I contacted RIDINGICELAND. This outfit has a number of bikes for rent, including dual purpose bikes like the Kawasaki 650 KLR, Suzuki VStrom DL 650 and the Yamaha XT 660. After some discussion with the owner Haddi I settled on the Suzuki VStrom DL 650 as my choice of vehicle for my ride around Iceland.
On board Icelandair flight
from Halifax to Reykjavik
from Halifax to Reykjavik
Display model of Viking boat
in Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal
in Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal
Haddi, owner of ridingiceland rental shop
Geothermal station
View of Pingvallavatn Lake
near Thingvellir
Strokkur Geysir erupting in Geysir park
Gullfoss waterfalls
Route Map of My Trip Around Iceland
Hwy 36 on way to Thingvellir
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Photo Album - Motorcycle Ride Around Iceland
Journey's start - Along Hwy
36 on way to Thingvellir
36 on way to Thingvellir
Hwy 36 on way to Thingvellir
