Our rental car, a RAV4 hybrid from Hertz, came with a portable, pocket-sized WiFi. Upon arrival at the airport on Day 1, we picked up a similar device from Trawire. These were cheaper to use than paying for international service on our phones. We probably could have done with just one, but it was nice to switch back and forth as the batteries didn’t last all day.

The highway is mostly two-lane roadway with single bridges where you might wait for oncoming traffic. The lines are all painted white (no yellow) but lanes were clear and passing sections were also clear with the middle white line being solid or dashed.

We got the RAV4 so we could venture off onto dirt roads which were rock-filled and had ruts. Some were really narrow and had pull-over places for cars to pass each other marked with a blue circle and the letter “M”.

Speed check signs would give you a frowny face or a happy face depending on your speed. Paved roads were 80-90 posted kph, but it would drop to 50 or 30 kph in towns. We also saw traffic lights with shapes like red hearts or Halloween figures in the town of Porlakshofn.

Road signs are long and narrow to accommodate long Icelandic names.

Most parking lots at land features were paid parking, many with cameras to make sure you pay. The Parka app didn’t work, but we figured out how to do it online. If you didn’t have service or there was no kiosk to use, you could pay up to 24hours later. Overall, we spent about $120 for parking, mostly costing 6-9 dollars each time. This served as an entrance fee.

Parka has an email, and they helped us change one of our parking charges because we picked the wrong name by accident. Excellent customer service!