On this last day of our tour we disembarked the ship and took a bus to the geothermal fields of Krysuvik-Solfataras, the volcanic plateau of Reykjanes. First stop - thermal pools.
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| Diane the drowned rat |
It was raining hard with winds at 50 knots gusting higher. Our next stop was the Blue Lagoon. It is a big pool fed by geothermal heated mineral-laden water. It supposedly has great healing effects on skin problems. It was pelting down rain so Diane went in but only 10-15 mins. It would be a great place without the rain and wind. There are bridges and a bar and a mud pit where you can smear mud on your face.
Our last stop was in Njardvik - Viking World. This museum has exhibits on New World exploration and Viking life. There is also a reconstructed Viking Ship which has sailed to North America and back in honor of Leif Erikson's 1,000th anniversary. It was built in 1996. You will notice that it had stopped raining!
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| Viking Ship |
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| Thor |
We arrived at the Grand Hotel for a 1 night stay and flew out in the morning.
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| Stained Glass in the hotel |
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