On the glacier! We were headed to a high point on Vatnajokull (largest glacier in Europe) to move a radio repeater to a better location. The vehicles of choice were these modified Toyota Landcruisers: 44" tubeless tires, an on board air compressor, some sort of nifty suspension system system, a 19" laptop with the newest GPS system, sattelite phone, radio, and....it goes on. These trucks would warm the heart of any PG girl!




The 4x4 Club of Iceland, also known as the Search and Rescue Association. They all seemed like really nice guys, even if they never spoke english, and my Icelandic is rudimentary at best. For all you safety conscious people out there, those blue diesel barrels were transported in the back of the vehicle I was driving in where the extra seats normally are. I was assured this was common practice, as is driving across crevasses...