Well I have arrived! After a painful day travelling from Florida to New York, several delays (thanks Iceland Express) and the most cramped legroom I've EVER seen on a plane, I arrived at Keflavik airport this morning at 9:30am local time.
I made my way down to ground transportation where I picked up the shuttle bus to the Blue Lagoon. By the way- if you ever have the chance to fly thru the Reykjavik airport it is really great. It was voted best airport in Europe. With super cool shopping area, immaculate facilities and no crowds it's a breeze to get around in. It's also very chic in a living, breathing Ikea kinda way.
So Blue Lagoon- I came here 2 years ago and stopped at the lagoon very briefly on the way back to the airport. I've been determined to get back ever since. So this morning after locking my giant-ass hiking pack in the storage cabinet I made my way to the lagoon. When I got off the shuttle I noticed a girl, also by herself, making her way to the entrance. I asked her where she was visiting from and she told me France. It was her first time at the Blue Lagoon. I mentioned I had been once before so we ended up sticking together all day at the lagoon. She was waiting on her friends to arrive tomorrow where they will pick up a car and drive the Circle of Iceland. She was pretty stoked about it. She's from a small town in south France called Papillon. We spent the entire day soaking in the amazing waters of the lagoon, basking under the massaging waterfall and floating on our backs in the opaque blue waters. At one point she sighed and said it was amazing to be working yesterday and soaking in the steamy waters surrounded by the moon-like formations of lava rock, green mountains and steamy waters on holiday today. I couldn't have agreed more.
While we were eating a small cafe lunch I told her I was hoping to be in France soon. Fortunately she spoke some English and I was embarrassed to admit I spoke no French. So she gave me a lesson of important phrases in French. I practiced the pronunciation and she laughed with me. It was a lot of fun.
We ended up exchanging numbers and emails before I left. It was a most relaxing day.
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