Whew! It's been a busy couple of days. Our flight from Portland to Reykjavik was uneventful and relatively short, for a trip "across the pond". We landed at 6:05 Monday morning after a smooth 7 hour flight. It was cold and rainy in Reykjavik but, after gathering our bags and renting our car, we spent the remainder of the morning at the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal pool where we soaked in 100 degree water, applied mud and algae face masks, had skyr smoothies and didn't notice the rain or cold at all.
After lunch at a small café in downtown Reykjavik, we decided it was WAY too cold and rainy to explore the downtown area so we visited the Museum of Icelandic Natural Wonders. (Why did we not realize it would be even COLDER inside an ice cave?) Pretty amazing!
We spent all day Tuesday driving the Golden Circle Loop and saw such natural wonders as: the area where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are slowly separating (Pingvellir Park); the Strokkur geyser which rivals Old Faithful, although it erupts much more frequently, approximately every 8 to 10 minutes; and the dramatic Gullfoss waterfall. Iceland truly is the Land of Fire and Ice!
Enjoying the mud masks at the Blue Lagoon
Downtown Reykjavik during a lull in the storm
In the Ice Cave
Fissure between North American-Eurasian tectonic plates
A view of Strokkur geyser
Rainbow over Gullfoss waterfall
Looks amazing!!! Glad you guys had a good time in Iceland, I’ve been waiting for these updates! Good luck starting the walk today ❤️
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