Day 9

Day 9

A big surprise this morning as we were leaving the hotel, SUNSHINE.  It didn't last long, it was gone and raining by the time we made our first stop at the Geyser park.  There are a couple of small geysers there but only 1 erupts about every 10 minutes.  The others haven't erupted for several years, but whenever there is volcanic activity they seem to erupt.

Our final water fall of the trip was the Gullfoss waterfall.  It the most powerful waterfall in Iceland and supposedly more powerful than Niagara Falls.  It was pretty awesome with huge amounts of water.

About a 2 hour drive to the Blue Lagoon thermal pools. The water is blue because of the high silica content.  The silica is supposed to be good for whatever ails you especially skin conditions.  The most unusual thing is that the water come from deep underground and is 1/3 salt water and 2/3 fresh water.   It was a cool place but we only got to stay about an hour, we had to get the rental car back by 6PM.

So were back where we started in Reykjavik. We drove 2673 kilometers in 8 days (thats about 1660 miles).  Its been a fantastic adventure but we still have one more thing to do tomorrow.  It sounds really exciting so stay tuned.