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Update April 2010: '''The Southern part of the Ring Road (n.1) is temporarily closed near Skógar''', due to the glacial flood triggered by the last of the 3 volcanic eruptions. Hitching to and from the ferry is only possible via Akureyri. It is a bit less scenic than the South, but there should be more traffic in the North now. Seyðisfjörður-Reykjavík and back is easily hitchable in 2 days, with a recommended overnight stop in Akureyri. Hitching from Reykjavik to EgilsstadirEgilsstaðir, some 700 kilometers, is doable in a week or even less (down to two days) if you're in a hurry. Like anywhere, getting out of a major city (Reykjavik) is difficult, but many people on Icelandic roads do drive long distances. People are nice, and Iceland is ridiculously safe, with the exception of some dogs and cows that like to chase hitchers. Getting to [[Hella]] is easy and can be done in less than a day, but the next leg/road from Hella to [[Hofn]] is more difficult to hitch, although with some patience you will get your ride, too. The last leg, from Hofn to Egilsstadir, is the hardest route to hitch on Highway One (the highway that goes all around the Icelandic coast). For the rest of the route, there are generally five cars, or less, per hour. That does not mean it is hopeless to hitchhike on such roads: on the contrary, it is very often the fewer cars there are, more likely the drivers will not ignore a lone hitcher in the middle of nowhere. After Hofn, there are two ways to get to EgilsstadirEgilsstaðir: you can hitch from Hofn until you get to the juncture between Highway 1 and a mountain route - this may be faster, but there is no way it is anywhere near as scenic as to continue along Highway 1 - the untouched nature between Hofn and Breiddalsvik is magnificent. From Breiddalsvik Breiddalsvík you take the road that goes through Breiddalur (a wide valley) and eventually gets you to Egilsstadir.