点评:We did the Fimmvörðuháls trail 3 years ago and the bus brought us back to our car. The ride was spectacular as the bus crossed more than 15 rivers and we were vary pleased with Southcoast Adventures.
This year we planned to do the same trail with our kids. So we booked 4 tickets for the same bus and paid 400 euros for the pleasure. In 3 years the price has doubled. When the time came, the forecast was dismal - low temperatures, strong wind and heavy rain. We changed the dates for the next day and the forecast was a lot better. We set off in the morning for this 10-12 hours hike and we found out that in higher altitude the wind is 10-15 m./s. and every step is a struggle because it was pushing us backwards. To walk 10-12 hours in these conditions is potentially life threatening. So we gave up on the hike. Because Southcoast Adventures doesn't allow to cancel the tickets in the last 48 hours we just lost the 400 euros.
So beware: the weather in Iceland is quite unpredictable and bad weather is a lot worse than what you may imagine. So my advice: either buy the tickets at the last moment, or cancel the bus tickets as soon as there is high probability of unstable weather.
翻译:3年前,我们走过Fimmvörðuháls步道,当时有巴士把我们送回停车处。那次旅程十分精彩——巴士穿过了15条以上的河流,我们对Southcoast Adventures的服务非常满意。
今年,我们计划带着孩子重走同一条路线。于是我们预订了同一班巴士的4张票,为此支付了400欧元。短短3年间,票价竟然翻了一倍。到了出行当天,天气预报却很糟糕:气温极低、大风呼啸且大雨倾盆。我们改到了第二天出发,当天的天气预报也好多了。清晨,我们开始了这次预计耗时10到12小时的徒步之旅。结果发现,在高海拔地区风速竟达到了10至15米/秒,每走一步都异常艰难,因为风力不断把我们往回推。在这种环境下徒步10到12小时甚至可能危及生命。于是我们只好放弃了这次徒步。由于Southcoast Adventures规定在出发前48小时内不可退票,我们白白损失了400欧元。所以务必小心:冰岛的天气极难预测,恶劣天气的程度也远超你的想象。我的建议是:要么等到最后一刻再买票,要么一旦出现天气不稳定的可能性,就立刻取消巴士票。