Road trip

I nearly talked myself out of driving in Iceland. I had read too many forum horror stories about sandstorms stripping paint off cars, wind ripping doors off their hinges and tourists getting stuck in rivers. I am not a confident driver on a good day, so the idea of a 1,300-kilometer loop around a country famous for sideways rain made my stomach flip. But everyone I trusted said the same thing: the only way to really see Iceland is with your own wheels. So I booked a small SUV, bought more insurance than I probably needed, and spent ten days driving…