Varme kilder / Hot springs

Jeg plejer ikke at planlægge så meget når jeg har ferie, og slet ikke når jeg besøger folk. Det vigtigste er trods alt at være sammen med dem jeg er hos, og som regel sker der bare så mange hyggelige ting PLUS at jeg ikke skal stresse over når det bliver anderledes end jeg havde planlagt. 

Nå. Men EN ting stod højt på ønskelisten - jeg ville gerne prøve at bade i varme kilder! Så i går tog vi afsted. 

Usually, I don't plan a lot when on vacation, and next to nothing when I visit people. The most important thing after all is spending time with the people I visit, and most often, so many nice things happen, PLUS I don't have to get stressed when things are not happening the way I planned. 

Well. ONE thing was high on my wish list - I wanted to bathe in the warm springs! Yesterday was the day.  

Det var ikke den blå lagune, men rigtigt ude i naturen. Først gik vi cirka 3 km fra bilen - mest op, men også lidt ned - gennem det fineste landskab. Alle de smukke vandfald, klipper og mos er jo herlige at se på. Man skulle strikke noget i de grønne farver!

Selv om min veninde kaldte det en "lille tur", og selv om man glemte alt så snart man stod stille, så var det rimelig hårdt. Min telefon endte med at regne 78 etagers højde da vi var kommet ned. 

It wasn't the blue lagoon, but in the real nature. First, we walked about 3 kilometers from the car - mostly up, but also a bit down - through the most amazing landscape. All the beautiful waterfalls, cliffs and mosses were pretty to look at. I wanted to knit stuff in these green colors!

Although my friend called it "a small walk", and although I forgot everything as soon as I stood still, it was still quite hard. My phone ended up calculating 78 floors of height once we were back down. 

Der var nogle som red på de søde, islandske heste, som dog ikke måtte komme med hele vejen op. De ligner bare nogle små krammebamser, gør de! 

Der var også folk på cykel. Ikke lige noget for mig. 

Some people were horse-back riding on the cute, Icelandic horses, who couldn't go all the way up, though. They look like the cutest teddy-bears, these horses!

We also saw people on bikes. Not my cup of tea. 

Da vi kom frem, var det hele turen værd! Det var SÅ dejligt at ligge i det perfekt varme vand i strømmen. Der kunne man ligge i lang tid!

When we arrived, it was worth all the struggle! It was SO lovely lying there, in the perfect warm water in the stream. You could stay there for a long time!

Men vi blev der ikke. Der var lige så langt ned som op (selv om det føltes lettere!), og bagefter tog vi hen og spiste islandsk is. Sådan noget, hvor isen bliver blendet med forskellige ting man selv bestemmer. Det var høj sol og føltes faktisk som sommer. Perfekt til is!

Vi var også i en garnbutik. Det må I høre mere om senere......

But we didn't stay there. The distance down was the same as up (although it felt easier!), and afterwards, we went for Icelandic ice cream. The kind where the ice cream is mixed with some stuff you get to pick yourself. The sun was high in the sky, and it did feel like summer. Perfect for ice cream!

We also went to a yarn shop. You can hear more about that later......