Reykjavik Botanical Gardens Walk

With the ship staying another day in port, Paul and I took a walk to the Botanical Gardens this morning.

There, we saw the remains of hot spring washing ponds where women used to wash clothes and linen in the water. There used to be a wash house on the site, which was built a bit later, but it no longer exists. Sometimes, women fell into the hot spring water while washing, as did the occasional child. Eventually, safety bars were put up to stop women from falling in. What a horrible death. A hot spring swimming pool was also situated near the site, but a no longer exists, but a new one was built.

We continued through the gardens and stopped at the cafe, hoping for liquorice ice cream, but unfortunately, the freezer had a power cut yesterday, so there were no ice creams.

We walked to a nearby shopping centre, but there wasn't much there, so we made our way back to the ship via the botanical gardens, but we chose a slightly different route.

It was a good 7km that we walked, so we had a well-deserved drink and lunch.Read more