Iceland Escape

I heard some friends of mine were going to Iceland. I had been sitting in a comfy chair for too long. I managed to reach out to push a button that booked a flight.

My action caused me some difficulty amid great adventure. You must bring a large amount of money with you. I did not.

I found a reasonably priced place to stay. The breakfast was $15 for all you could eat. My friend found me there. He, too, was trying to save money. He rented a car and slept in it.

He wanted to go around the island nation while I decided to stay in town. When he returned, we went to a couple places close by.

There was a waterfall and a geiser. There is a tourist place with hot blue water that we visited called the Blue Lagoon.

The water was blue but the cost was high. We saw rocks that filled a field close by. I could believe they were thrown from the nearby volcano. More later.

My friend was going back to the USA and I went to the airport with him. I thought I would try to return early. My return flight was two days off. My ticket would not allow change! Since I had little money, I ended up sleeping at the airport for two nights.

I found a place close by that offered hot tub soaking. Taking the bus, I found it cheap to enter. The outdoor pools are of different temperatures. The experience is what I remember of Iceland. Families would come and enjoy the hot water in large warm pools with bubbling jets around you.

In the morning, older men would meet and talk in a smaller tub. I spent hours there during the two days in limbo. One afternoon, a cold rain came down. Sitting in hot water with cold rain coming down on my head was a unique experience.

As you can see, I had good and bad experiences. I spent a lot of time walking around the city. You left the ocean behind and walked for blocks only to arrive at the ocean. The capital is on a peninsula.

After returning to the US. I saw a story about Iceland. The very city I walked about in was rocked by earthquakes that opened cracks in the streets. The volcano near the resort pushed out lava that covered the road we had driven on. The expensive Blue Lagoon was closed after an alert about the volcano that sent tourists running.

Iceland is tapping into geothermal energy to produce electricity. The steam spins a turbine. One of these was damaged by the lave flow. They have a more ambitious plan to use underground magma to produce energy.