🎧 Trip Update — September 8, 2025
Morning in Reykjavik
I’m waking up in Reykjavik at the City Hub Hotel. It’s easy to wake up early because I’m still seven hours behind on my usual schedule—or ahead, I’m not quite sure which way that goes.
Anyway, I got my car back and made my way to the Blue Lagoon, which is an amazing place to visit in Iceland. It’s also helpful to know that it’s only 20 minutes away from the international airport. You could even arrive at the airport and spend 5–10 hours there to make use of the Blue Lagoon.
Blue Lagoon Experience
It’s a very fun place to be and also an easy place to meet people since everyone is just hanging out in the water. It’s not necessarily a swimming spot—it’s about breast height in most places—but there are saunas and steam baths to enjoy as well. They even include a nice drink so you won’t dry out.
Sometimes the sky is cloudy, which can affect visibility, but I really enjoyed my time there.
Some of the people I met included David from Sweden and his cousin. They were on their way to Toronto for a big concert and were only staying in Iceland for about a week. They followed my advice and had a great time at the Blue Lagoon.
A bit of trivia: the water at the Blue Lagoon is pumped from 2,000 meters below the surface and is held at 38°C. There’s also a hotel at the same location where you can see the water. It’s quite expensive, and everything around is lava. They’ve even had to reorganize roads at times because lava pushed them up.
Exploring Grindavik and Selfoss
After that, I got back in my car and did a kind of circular route: first to Grindavik, then to Selfoss.
In Grindavik, I couldn’t resist trying the hot lava soup on the menu at a little restaurant. It turned out to be some delicious tomato soup—really, really good.
Then I followed the coastal route. Most of the landscape looks green, but that’s mostly moss growing on the lava. It’s a very pretty area, but forget about trees—there are almost none, though a few people are trying to plant some.
Back to Reykjavik
After Selfoss, I made my way back to Reykjavik and walked around town a bit more. I enjoyed some great music from bands playing on a Monday night!
Reykjavik is a really fun place to visit for at least 2–3 days. If you want to explore more of Iceland, you’re probably looking at a week or 10 days to see a lot more, maybe even do a full circle around the island.
Thanks for coming along—catch you at the next stop!
