soaking in a geothermal pool

If you're going to visit Iceland, than you have to stop by one of their geothermal hot springs or pools, especially if you're visiting in the winter like us. And the most famous of them all is of course the Blue Lagoon. So on our very last day in Iceland, we spent the morning soaking it all in before heading off to catch a flight home. 

Until the blue lagoon, I had never been to a real spa before. It always seemed like such an exorbitant luxury for this poor grad student. But that's exactly what the blue lagoon is....a spa. Between it's geothermal pool, in-water massages, algae face masks, and sauna--it's an incredible experience. And while it is a little pricey, it's also so reasonable for everything that you get. If anything, I'm almost bummed that this was my first real spa experience because no place will ever be able to compare. 

love that volcanic rock and crystal blue water---the coloration is caused by the minerals mixed into it

 geothermal selfies with all the steam coming off the water

It actually SNOWED and RAINED while we were at the blue lagoon. Normally, we would have been huddled away indoors for shelter, but instead we were nice and toasty in the 104 degree water.

A stop to the blue lagoon was just what we needed before catching our flights back to Boston. We had a hectic 4 days in Iceland with winter road-tripping, cave exploring, and riding Icelandic ponies. Meanwhile, our nights were spent chasing the northern lights. So it was nice to have a relaxing excursion to wind down our trip. 

We ended up spending a whopping 5 hours at the blue lagoon between soaking, having a sauna, doing silicon & algae face masks, and taking advantage of the swim-up bar. This last activity in Iceland did not disappoint. 
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