The second day we drove way out to the Blue Lagoon. It is located next to a very large geothermal extraction plant that sends water to the Perlan city hot water plant in Reykjavik. Icelanders and tourists flock to this lagoon to bathe in the mineral water in hopes of all kinds of cures. The first site to visit is here. For a very modern web experience the "official" site is georgous.
Entrance to the mineral lagoon.
finger of hot mineral water that ends in front of the facility.
The Blue Lagoon from a balcony.
Area of lagoon was made by slow moving lava.
Pathway to lagoon from the Blue Lagoon Hotel.
Rooms at the Blue Lagoon Hotel.
Geothermal plant supplying Reykjavik.
Untamed mineral spring outside of plant.
Lava flow and mineral silica deposits.
Large mineral spring near factory.
Pipe that carries heated mineral water to the Blue Lagoon.
Water evaporation leaves the silica deposits.
When the water is gone, only silica deposits remain.