Iceland (coaches) - July 2002

Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 was originally operated by Guðmundur Jónasson Travel in whose distinctive livery it remained. Seen at Hella.

Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 was originally operated by Guðmundur Jónasson Travel in whose distinctive livery it remained. Seen at Hella.

Many lesser roads in Iceland are just gravel or dirt surfaced and in the highlands involve crossing stony river fords. As a result rugged high chassis 4x4 coaches are very common. Mercedes-Benz R 364 was operated by Kolbeinn Erlendsson based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið. We spent one week touring on this rugged little coach and it turned out to be a comfortable vehicle to travel in. It still carried the livery of Guðmundur Jónasson hf from whom it had been acquired secondhand. Seen at a pumice quarry near Burfelsstod on road number 26.

Many lesser roads in Iceland are just gravel or dirt surfaced and in the highlands involve crossing stony river fords. As a result rugged high chassis 4x4 coaches are very common. Mercedes-Benz R 364 was operated by Kolbeinn Erlendsson based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið. We spent one week touring on this rugged little coach and it turned out to be a comfortable vehicle to travel in. It still carried the livery of Guðmundur Jónasson hf from whom it had been acquired secondhand. Seen at a pumice quarry near Burfelsstod on road number 26.

Seen on the F225 road in the Krokagijabrun region. Many lesser roads in Iceland are just gravel or dirt surfaced and in the highlands involve crossing stony river fords. As a result rugged high chassis 4x4 coaches are very common. Mercedes-Benz R 364 was operated by Kolbeinn Erlendsson based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið. We spent one week touring on this rugged little coach and it turned out to be a comfortable vehicle to travel in. It still carried the livery of Guðmundur Jónasson hf from whom it had been acquired secondhand.

Seen amidst past volcanic activity on road F208 between Frostastaðavatn and Landmannalaugar. Many lesser roads in Iceland are just gravel or dirt surfaced and in the highlands involve crossing stony river fords. As a result rugged high chassis 4x4 coaches are very common. Mercedes-Benz R 364 was operated by Kolbeinn Erlendsson based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið. We spent one week touring on this rugged little coach and it turned out to be a comfortable vehicle to travel in. It still carried the livery of Guðmundur Jónasson hf from whom it had been acquired secondhand.

Many lesser roads in Iceland are just gravel or dirt surfaced and in the highlands involve crossing stony river fords. In this view our tour coach, Mercedes-Benz R 364 operated by Kolbeinn Erlendsson, was seen heading west on the F225 in the Krokagijabrun region through ash deposited in a past volcanic eruption by Mount Hekla. Rugged high chassis 4x4 coaches are an obvious choice for operations in these remote highlands. The coach still carried the livery of Guðmundur Jónasson hf from whom it had been acquired secondhand.

Seen on the F225 road in the Krokagijabrun region. Many lesser roads in Iceland are just gravel or dirt surfaced and in the highlands involve crossing stony river fords. As a result rugged high chassis 4x4 coaches are very common. Mercedes-Benz R 364 was operated by Kolbeinn Erlendsson based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið. We spent one week touring on this rugged little coach and it turned out to be a comfortable vehicle to travel in. It still carried the livery of Guðmundur Jónasson hf from whom it had been acquired secondhand.

Monday 22 July 2002 - Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 was originally operated by Guðmundur Jónasson Travel in whose distinctive livery it remained. Seen at Skogafoss waterfall.

Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 was originally operated by Guðmundur Jónasson Travel in whose distinctive livery it remained. Seen at Skogafoss waterfall.

Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 was originally operated by Guðmundur Jónasson Travel in whose distinctive livery it remained.

Monday 22 July 2002 - The owner of the Hotel Mosfell in Hella, Iceland collected photographs of all the coaches, with their drivers, that had visited his establishment and had a number of displays like this on the dining room wall. This whole frame showed the coaches of Guðmundur Jónasson Travel.

Monday 22 July 2002 - The owner of the Hotel Mosfell in Hella, Iceland collected photographs of all the coaches, with their drivers, that had visited his establishment and had a number of displays like this on the dining room wall.

Monday 22 July 2002 - The owner of the Hotel Mosfell in Hella, Iceland collected photographs of all the coaches, with their drivers, that had visited his establishment and had a number of displays like this on the dining room wall.

Monday 22 July 2002 - The owner of the Hotel Mosfell in Hella, Iceland collected photographs of all the coaches, with their drivers, that had visited his establishment and had a number of displays on the dining room wall (see previous three photographs). Today our driver was to added to the collection.

Monday 22 July 2002 - The owner of the Hotel Mosfell in Hella, Iceland collected photographs of all the coaches, with their drivers, that had visited his establishment and had a number of displays on the dining room wall (see previous three photographs). Today our driver was to added to the collection and I took this photo as the proprietor took his.

Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 is seen here alongside the track that is the F26 road across Sprengisandur, a 250 km north-south route passable by four wheel drive vehicles during the short summer months. The coach had originally been operated by Guðmundur Jónasson Travel in whose distinctive livery it remained.

Kolbeinn Erlendsson, based in a hamlet near Bólstaðarhlið about 21km (13 miles) east of Varmahlið, operated this rugged Mercedes-Benz coach set on a truck based chassis to negotiate the rough terrain encountered on tours through the Icelandic highlands. R 364 was seen here at the Hotel Mosfell in Hella operating a tour on behalf of Guðmundur Jónasson Travel, the company that originally operated the coach. The blue and white livery is that of GJT.