Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
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Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#2I was there in January the weather was hailing and of course it's Iceland, windy as all get out. Love Iceland yet the Blue Lagoon compared to the govt run bathhouses in Reykjavik (where I socialized & met locals/made friends) was lacking for me.
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#3Soon to reopen rebranded as the Blue Lava Flow
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#4The important context for this story is mentioned in the last couple if paragraphs: there is a large buildup of magma underground very near the Blue Lagoon.
Not mentioned is that the water in the Blue Lagoon is waste from a large geothermal plant that provides power and municipal heating to every home in the peninsula, so the residents of Grindavík have more to worry about than being directly threatened by erupting lava.
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#5Soon to reopen rebranded as the Blue Lava Flow
The Red Lagoon
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#6I was there in January the weather was hailing and of course it's Iceland, windy as all get out. Love Iceland yet the Blue Lagoon compared to the govt run bathhouses in Reykjavik (where I socialized & met locals/made friends) was lacking for me.
I had a better and probably cheaper experience at one of the thermal pools on the golden circle. I think I paid a $35 USD entrance fee per person when I was there several years ago which for Iceland is pretty dang reasonable
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#7> The Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa south-west of Reykjavík, announced it would close its doors on Thursday for a week
This is temporary, not permanent. Short of the whole thing being swallowed by a lava fissure there's no way they will close Iceland's most famous tourist trap.
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#8I was there in January the weather was hailing and of course it's Iceland, windy as all get out. Love Iceland yet the Blue Lagoon compared to the govt run bathhouses in Reykjavik (where I socialized & met locals/made friends) was lacking for me.
Agreed. Blue lagoon has public pool vibes for sure. I still think its worth doing if you have the time, but if you're choosing between that and (probably) any other hot spring/bath house experience I'd advise doing something else.
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#9Soon to reopen rebranded as the Blue Lava Flow
liquid hot
magma
Re: Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland closes after series of earthquakes
#10I always found it interesting that Iceland has no indigenous population (like the inuit), prior to Scandinavian and British immigration. Like, what if it's because it is regularly buried in lava or something.