3rd week in April with Adventerous Kids

[mllevin1]

Thinking of planning a trip to Iceland, perhaps the southern side of the island the 3rd week in April with Kids 12 and 9 and looking for suggestions and concerns about the food options. Will be renting a car and going Friday-Friday

Thanks In advance

[Eric]

Hi! Are you looking to save money and shop in grocery stores, or eat in restaurants along the way? If you haven’t seen it, you might want to look at my post about Finding food in Iceland

Grocery stores will become smaller and sparser as you leave the greater Reykjavik area. And their hours will be more limited. Here’s a nice map of grocery stores, though I don’t think it’s complete:

https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-info/shopping-for-groceries-in-iceland

There’s a Kjarval grocery store in Vik that’s a good place to stock up. The opening hours picture in my food post above is actually from that grocery store. Note that they close at 6 or 7 PM every day, and they are closed on Sunday. We got there just after 6 on Saturday evening … the grocery store was closed and wouldn’t open again until Monday.

I don’t remember any restaurants on the South Coast that I would strongly recommend. But let me know what else you are looking for and I can try to help!

[mllevin1]

Thanks so so much
Trying now to figure out the best shoes/boot for our exploring, going to be mainly south and west. Boots: Snow vs Hiking is the challenge for now. Any suggestions are so appreciated

[Eric]

Hi! I feel like in April, you want to focus mostly on the hiking part. There will still be snow around, but it should be melting. The average low in April in Reykjavik is right around freezing.

So maybe buy good hiking boots for everyone, and consider something like Yaktrax to put over them if needed?

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