Iceland, Day 7

Thought it was our last day, we packed in as much as we could. We got up, packed up our stuff and headed in the direction of the airport to one of the best sites yet: The Blue Lagoon. I had heard about it but I never really knew what it was and boy was I surprised! You see, there are all these volcanoes in Iceland and though they don't pose a huge threat, they heat the ground under Iceland. So, there is lots of energy stored in the ground. That is where all the hot springs and geysers come from. So the Blue Lagoon is an area of the country where they harnessed the power of the heated water to create a power plant. The water surrounding the power plant is heated geothermally by the earty and it is awesome!! It is all natural and yet still bright blue. You step in the blue lagoon and there is sand and rock on your feet. Some sections were sooo hot, up to 100 degrees celsius and other sections had mud bottoms. People would pick up the mud and put it all over their skin because of the healing power of this water and mud. This is stuff that people pay big money for in salons and spas and in Iceland it is natural.


We spent a long time in the blue lagoon and loved every minute of it!

Len and Sandra met us there and we all had lunch together before we finally had to head off to the airport.



The way home was much better than the way there. Noah didn't sleep but he played nicely and watched Happy Feet while we flew.

When we finally got on the ground in NYC we exited the plane and were greeted by an audio loudspeaker message "Welcome to America, do not speak to strangers who might be offering you a ride. You could be in danger." We grinned at the incredible difference between the simplicity and nature of the place we had just left and the complexity and fear of the place we live.