We headed back to the mainland to do the Golden Circle.
Gulfoss
Geysir--THE geysir named Geysir for which the word geysir was coined.
It really was very impressive to see it shoot up every 5 minutes. I thought we would stay to see it once or twice, but the kids were enthralled and we had to drag them away an hour and a half later.
Our cabin
We even had our own personal hot tub heated by the local geothermal waters.
We split the Golden Circle into two day. The next day we visited Thingvellir National Park. It is the site of a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atantic Ridge. You can see the rift between the tetonic plates. It is also home to the largest natural lake in Iceland. It is also the site of Iceland's first Parliament, as well as one of the world's first, established in 930.
This waterfall is the sad site where our Lonely Planet Iceland travel guide fell out of my pocket as I was climbing on some rocks and travelled to a new home somewhere down the river.
Site of the first Parliament
And again, no day is complete without a trip to the thermal swimming pool, this time at Laugervatn Fontana.
There was a mix of hot and cold water in this later, so it was important to be careful
This was a very unique steam room, powered by a natural geysir underneath.
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