The Blue Lagoon is hard to describe. It is an eerie moonscape that appears to have been created millions of years ago in Iceland's volcanic past. It is actually an artificial lake built around a geothermal power plant. Hot water is pumped up from a mile beneath the surface. It mixes with seawater. Algae in the seawater paint it a deep blue and the steam rising off the surface shrouds everything in a fine mist. White silica mud oozes between your toes as you wade around the shallow pools.
The Blue Lagoon is on the way to the airport so we were able to take the FlyBus out there for a spa beauty treatment. It seems that lots of people stop off here on their way out of the country.
The water is a constant 40°C but the air temperature on the day that we were there was more like 8°C. We waded in the pools, scooping up handfuls of the white silica to smear on our faces as a mudpack. In between treatments, we scurried across the lava walkways to the sauna and the steam room.
We are all agreed that the Blue Lagoon is an experience not to be missed.
2 comments:
THE BLUE LAGOON IS SO AMAZING. I WOULD COME HERE AGAIN.
OOPS! I FORGOT MY NAME.
VLADIMIR M.
Post a Comment