Most Inspirational Moment
The huge icebergs in the glacial lagoon and on the nearby black sand beach. And our guide making us Icelandic gin and tonics by smashing up a piece of glacial ice from the beach with his ice pick when we were back at the hotel!
Thoughts on Group Leader
Oskar was great. He organised everything well, was really informative about Icelandic history and current events, and coped with some challenging weather and driving conditions with a great sense of humour.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Allow a lot of time to transfer from/to the airport via Flybus. It doesn't go direct to hotels but involves changing at a bus terminal in Reykjavik (my flight arrived at 7.45pm and I got to the hotel at 10pm.) Make sure your waterproofs are definitely waterproof, take thermal tips and bottoms, and hats, scarves, gloves and snoods - the wind is ferocious and very chilly. You don't need cash except to tip the guide at the end of the trip. Make sure you bring an adapter and a usb a cable - my usb c didn't work in any of the usb points in the hotels or airport and charging via the adapter was slow.
Suggestions
I would fly with Icelandair not a budget airline. Exodus booked me on easyJet flights (as I didn't want to fly from London) but it made checking in and everything else so difficult that I would book my own flights in future. (easyJet don't pay for airport services online check in was pointless and had to queue through the airport desks). Make sure you have a day or two in Reykjavik before or after the tour and try to get to one of the spas or swimming pools too.