The southwestern section of Iceland is the most touristy. If you get outside of it, things are a lot better. I did a drive around the island and it was quite p

The southwestern section of Iceland is the most touristy. If you get outside of it, things are a lot better. I did a drive around the island and it was quite pleasant until I got around the the southwestern side again. The roads filled with cars and buses, there were crowds at most roadside stops, and I started seeing poorly-behaved tourists.I understood then why some of the Icelanders felt annoyed at all the tourists. The rest of the Iceland did have tourists, but they were in much smaller numbers and the experience was much more pleasant. The tourist buses also disappeared. This was in late September. In talking to Icelanders at some of the small municipal swimming pools (those were the best), there were a lot of complaints about how tourist money flowing into the economy was driving up prices for everyone who lived there. Iceland was really nice to visit. It's unfortunate that they are being overwhelmed.