We flew from Akureyri to Reykjavik early-ish this morning and then transferred to the Blue Lagoon for the day and overnight as it is near the international airport and we have a very early (5:30am) check-in tomorrow.

We spent a big chunk of the day at the Blue Lagoon – basically a big hot pool with facilities a 15 minute walk along an icy path from our hotel. Our package included entry, a drink, face masks (silica and algae), robes etc. It was busy as it’s one of the ‘things to do’ in Iceland. After a long soak we went back to our hotel and I soaked in a much less frenetic hot pool there.

Looking forward to wearing not quite so many layers of clothing in Amsterdam. Here are a few shots from around our hotel and the Blue Lagoon. Another very different landscape – lots of steam, ice and lava rock.