Geysir Geothermal Area

The 2nd stop on our tour was at the Geysir geothermal area and I found it to be like a mini Yellowstone which we visited a few years ago. It had the familiar smell of sulphur and pools of hot water. It even had it's own version of Old Faithful called Strokkur which is not as big but you also don't have to wait as long to see it erupt again. Strokkur erupts every 8 minutes or so and you can get a good splash of water on you too if you stand close enough.

I thought it was interesting that the word "geyser" originates from the Icelandic word "geysir" which is the name of a single Geysir in this area. It is a little confusing because "geyser" is such a generic word for us but for Icelandic people, it means a particular geysir named Geysir!

After going through the geysir area, we stopped at the little cafe and souvenir shop to eat a small snack and did some window shopping. The kids got some drinks and candy while I had mushroom soup which was actually quite good considering it was in a pot in the buffet. We didn't have much time to do more than glance at a few items in the shop. The most common items were made of wool which I am allergic/sensitive to so it didn't really interest me anyway.

The top photo is the beginning of our walk through the geothermal area. Off to the right is Geysir and the bottom is Geysir up close. It wasn't active and hard to take photos with all the steam. 

Here is the hot spring Blesi that is actually two pools of water. The top right photo is the lower pool that is a pretty blue color and the bottom photo is the source of the hot spring. I am not sure why people have thrown in coins into the water but it is annoying.

Here is Strokkur geysir that erupts every 8 minutes or so. We caught it on camera while we were looking at Blesi. 

The top left photo is our tour guide showing the kids a "baby geysir" which was warm to the touch. Then I had to include photos of our photographers and one of Davin too.  

The top photo is "Litli Geysir" which is a small bubbling pool and the other photos are of the rest of the geothermal area that has various pools and steaming vents. 

A fun animation created by Google Photos of the photos that Fredrik took. These people got pretty wet and we weren't adventurous enough to stand that close.