Blue Lagoon Svartsengi

Iceland is crazy beautiful. We have been dealing with some serious jet lag but the blue lagoon really helped out. We took the bus there and soaked for about three hours. It was fun to see 250 pound european men walking around in speedos with silica mud on their faces :). The water was perfect temperature and their was a slight breeze. The sand felt …

So i arrive at Iceland maybe 12am fri morning didnt get to the hotel till like 2am and was up at 7 as i had already booked a tour to the Blue Lagoon for 10. When we arrive the weather was terrible, raining, overcast, cold and already i was getting a bad vibe. Got up the next morning nothing had change weather still the same and i was off to an "out …

After waking up around 6 am and then not getting back to sleep, I was a little sleepy on the shuttle ride from Reykjavik to the Blue Lagoon Spa. I had read somewhere in the guide book that the Icelanders are very particular about hot springs etiquette. I was advised by fellow glacier walkers to upgrade, get a robe & towel, a cocktail and …

Iceland - Day 1

We had a good flight here. It was surprisingly short - less than 4 hours - so not much time to sleep! (Halifax to Winnipeg is 5 hours).
Then we were here so early we had almost 3 hours to wait for our bus to the Blue Lagoon. So we walked around the parking lot and took pictures. The coffee shop sold delicious cappuccino …

Our 2nd day in Reykjavik was great, we ended up taking the scooters down to Grindavik, where the Blue Lagoon is. We went in the Blue Lagoon, which was amazing, but my hair has been dry and brittle ever since, no matter how many times I put conditioner in it!!! The road to the lagoon was very windy (wind, not curves) so it was pretty difficult.

Friday, 17 February 2012


We caught IcelandAir from Heathrow at 8:30pm to Reykjavik. IcelandAir had a surprisingly large aeroplane and it was a full flight. It was a comfortable flight as we were kept pre-occupied with our individual TV screens. Unfortunately as the flight was delayed in taking by about an hour, we arrived an hour …

So we arrive at our hotel, the Northern Light Inn, where we will be spending the first night of our trip, check in, dump the suitcases and head straight round to the Blue Lagoon, Icelands geothermal spa.
Its dark and its still raining but its a beautiful, warm, geothermal wonder so it'll be fine right?
We get our locker bracelets and spend …

Sunday morning started with a stroll, eating breakfast at Cafe Paris and checking out some of the shops. I really enjoyed perusing the Flea Market, where I made a couple purchases.

Feeling refreshed, Iceland Expeditions was right on time to pick me up for the Iceland From Below tour to go caving in lava tubes. After about 40 minutes, we …

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