Saturday 12-11
This was our last day and we were due to head out at 2pm. We decided to treat ourselves to a last swim at the Blue Lagoon (and hopefully see it in the light) before heading to the airport.
It started pretty dark and we got lots of blurry photos but eventually it lightened right up. The kids mentioned that it was our second visit as we went in, so they were given special wristbands that let them get a free slushee.
The following photos are little blurry due to the darkness and the steam:
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| In the entry inside pool |
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| The water was warm (40 degrees) but it was snowing above the water... |
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| Alana got a free silica facemask |
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| As did I. |
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| and Kris |
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| The main building complex and Lava restaurant |
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| The rules forced Tom to wear floaties but he didn't seem to care |
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| Cam floating |
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| Kris got an orange and ginger smoothie |
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| The kids got slushees |
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| and I got a banana smoothee |
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| Although in a country ranked one of the best at English as a second language they didn't really think through the brand name of the slushees |
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| The minerals collecting on the rocks |
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| Water outside the bathing area - the colour was amazing |
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| Information pt1 |
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| Information pt2 |
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| Outside |
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| The water is high in Silica, which distills out of the water |
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| Path to and from the Lagoon |
After finishing at the Blue Lagoon, we headed off to the airport.
As we searched the duty free section I came across this display from Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the bodybuilder and actor who plays the Mountain on Game of Thrones. It's a stand advertising his vodka. I sent a picture to one of my friends, a few hours later, the following picture appeared on Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's facebook page:
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| Found myself at the Icelandic duty free shop. I'm taller than my clone!! Have you tried my vodka?? |
Assuming that it was taken on the same day he posted it, we must have missed him by an hour or two at the most.
Anyway, soon it was time to leave Iceland and head back to Sweden. It was a great trip with some awesome sights. We did WAY too much driving, but it was worth it as we really got a feel for all of the parts of Iceland.
Total Travel:
Gullsmári - Blue Lagoon- Airport (93km, 1.25hrs)
Total distance traveled so far: 3155km
To put this
distance in context, the distance from Copenhagen airport to Iceland:
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