A morning of relaxation

It's Blue Lagoon day!! And ironically the first morning I've actually found stressful due to having to be somewhere at a particular time.

The Lagoon is a geothermal spa with mineral rich water that is supposed to be good for your skin. The lagoon itself is actually a man made structure and the water ihs fed in as the water output from the nearby geothermal power plant. The power plant uses super heated water to run turbines that generate electricity and the water then runs through a heat exchanger for manuciple heating use before being fed into the lagoon. Due to the high mineral content the water is disposed of in the landscape rather than recycled. A full cyle takes approximately two days. The unusual milky blue colour of the water is due to the mineral content and the way it interacts with the sunlight.

At the Lagoon we were given an electronic wrist band which operates the lockers and also allows for purchases at the swim up bar! Having changed into our bathers, taking the mandatory shower and lathering our hair with conditioner (apparently the minerals are not so great for hair) we are ready to get in.

There are two entrance choices; 1 straight throighthe main entrance fromt he building, outside and down the ramp to the lagoon or 2 enter the pool from the side entrance which allows you to be in the water the whole time and not exposed to the elements. We went with this option :) afterall it was windy and snowing .... and we are in bathers!!

The water was beautiful and warm. It is an interesting experince to have from shoulders down in warm calm water whilst neck and head are exposed to the wind and incoming snow. By the way snow hurts when the wind is hurling at your face, haha.

It was a surprice to see how big the lagoon is, is seemed to go on forever. Which was nice as we were able to escape many of the people and just enjoy the experience with a smoothie and silica mud mask.

This was a definite highlight and an experience well worth it, I left feeling very relaxed.Leggi altro