Oct 19th, 2009 Posted in Activities, Iceland, Tamara Georgick | Comments Off on Tamara Georgick Iceland-Day 2
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Not too much accomplished today. Went out to the Blue Lagoon, which consumed about half a day, an hour both to and from the spa (including picking up and/or dropping off several others at their hotels) and then a couple hours at the spa itself, mostly just hanging out in the giant pool, jumping into the steam room, self applying the strangely white, exfoliating silica mud mask, etc. The pool was never deeper than about 4 feet, so I eventually took off my child flotation devices. I enjoyed the minivan ride, more opportunity to see city neighborhoods and the local environs. As soon as you leave the metro area, the surrounding land quickly becomes very uninhabited. The Island itself is only about the size of Kentucky, with a totally population of 320,000, two thirds of which are found within the greater Reykjavik area. This is the second day in a row that the Northern Lights tour was a no go. I guess we’re still a little early in the season, or there’s too much cloud cover? Not sure what the factors are. Still suffering from a bit of jet lag. After dinner I promptly fell asleep. Going to have a long day tomorrow, with the Golden Circle tour, so not a bad thing that I catch up on sleep whenever I can. Anticipating this to be the highlight of the Iceland trip.
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| The lifeguard at the Blue Lagoon was interesting. Not the fellow himself necessarily, though he seemed perfectly fine, but the job. Some things are totally the same. Life guard: good looking, fit, wearing sun glasses, and, of course, thermal outer gear for the frosty air. Tamara Georgick enjoyed striking up a conversation with him. Are you a life guard? “I am.” Do you ever have to jump in? “Yes, sometimes, but not very often.” Do you take off your winter jacket first? “No, no I just jump in.”
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