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Another starting point is to take Bus 15 to Mosfellsbær and walk along Route 1 until you find a suitable spot (See map). Then you don't have to pay the fare to Akranes and you begin closer to Route 1.
Hitching from there to Borganes is relatively easy; there are many cars passing, so the wait is not that long. Hitchhiking in the Snaefellsnes peninsula is a very beautiful experience. The road to Stykkisholmur and then to Olafsvík is relatively easy. You might want to spend the night in Grundarfjörður as it is probably the nicest town in the area. From Olafsvik to Hellnar or Arnarstapi, the waiting time can be longer, but with patience it's also doable. You can hitch from there to Borganes and from there it's also easy to hitchhike to the highlands to Husáfell, and back. [[User:tmoonElfin|Elfin]] would suggest finding a ride in Olafsvik going all around the tip of the peninsula as from Hellissandur the road, Utnesvegur, is very tiny and it's hard work finding a ride in Hellissandur or onwards, especially outside the tourist soon. Locals have no point of driving there.
Hiching to and around the Myvatn area is very easy. Myvatn is a very tourist spot in the summertime. You can easily move around the lake to see the main atractions, and you can also hitch to Krafla volcano and to Namaskard colorful springs (which are a few minutes from the lake). Another famous spot is Askja, but this is very difficult mountain road, and as such there is very little daily traffic. The weather is very dramatic at this place with absolutely no facilities, in hundreds of kms around.
