ICELAND: SKOGAR and THE BLUE LAGOON

Skogar:

Skogar is on the coast and absolutely beautiful. Tiny waterfalls stream from the mountains behind the farmhouses. I stopped for a delicious lamb lunch at Hotel Skogar after a visit to the Skogafasn (the Skogar Folk Museum).

Odd things at the Skogar Museum:

Skogar Museum farmhouse:

These turf farmhouses date from 1830's to 1890's. They are built with basaltic rocks and driftwood. I nearly hit my head on the beams!

Skogar Church:

Blue Lagoon:

After I drove all over South Iceland taking in the stunning environments, I visited the Blue Lagoon, a natural geothermal pool. I had a silica mud mask and there was a was a steam room carved out of a lava cave; it was so soothing!