Iceland’s Blue Lagoon is a giant money making accident smack dab in the middle of nowhere between Reykjavik and Keflavik in the middle of a lava field. Apparently, 30 years ago they were drilling for a geothermal pumping station when they hit water but, it was salty and it would corrode the existing pipes. The began building a heat exchange but as this was happening a huge pool of bluish-white water began to accumulate and some of the locals began to us it as their swimming hole. Now, it rakes in cash, mostly from tourist like us.
We had the Premium Package which included entrance, robe, towel, slippers and one drink of choice. We also got the green algae beautifying facial (apparently I didn’t leave mine on long enough) in addition to the silica facial. Our entry was for 1000 and we had reservations for the Lava Restaurant at 1300, plenty of time to soak in the magical (?) waters of the Lagoon.
The water varied in temp from pleasantly warm to very warm, depending upon where you were in the massive pool. While there were several hundred people there, you never felt crowded because of the size and, they do limit the number of people because there are only so many lockers available.
We did our visit on the way out from our trip, we leave for Dublin tomorrow on a flight that leaves at 0615, I did not want to make the 35 drive from Reykjavik to the airport that early. We’re at the Hotel Keflavik, 5 minutes from the airport. Because of the early arrivals of flights from the US, many people go to the Lagoon directly from the airport.
Our package cost 77 euro and lunch was expensive but, we were there, it seemed like the thing to do and, lunch was good. I had Icelandic Lamb and Susan had local caught Cod, no complaints.
I must say, it was very relaxing but, there are many public pools throughout Iceland that are either free or very inexpensive but, I would do it again.