You probably know that Iceland is famous for it’s thermal features. They are everywhere. Today we drove by a thermal power plant, which I have never seen before.

This little building in the middle of no where was SO cool! I love the tree climbing spikes.

We hiked around an huge lava flow. The last eruption was in the 1960’s and they expect the next one any time. This place was where people believe their 13 Santa’s live. They are called Julelads and there’s a funny story about them.

Of course we visited a waterfall (they are everywhere).

The highlight of the day was the Forest Lagoon. It’s actually a hot spring where they have built a beautiful facility around it. The hallway leading to the locker room is a lava stone wall. The springs are outdoors, there are swim up bars, a hot (very hot) sauna and a cold plunge pool.

The town of Akureyri is a ski/college town. It has a great vibe and we found a washer/dryer in town! I get to have warm, clean clothes for the rest of the trip here in Iceland.

Next up: Whale watching. We will see if the trip is a “go”. The weather was brutal yesterday, so it’s likely to be cancelled.