Iceland has no shortage of 'hot pots' , as well as they tin mail away hateful simply well-nigh anything. It could live a plastic puddle amongst warm H2O as well as slides , the Blue Lagoon its alcohol as well as masseuses , a hot rocky pot inward the middle of (seemingly) nowhere , or anything inward between.
Grettislaug is a couple of manmade hot pools simply N of Sauðárkrókur inward the N of Iceland. A grouping of artists from the residency loaded into the motorcar , made a quick halt off at the bakery in Sauðárkrókur (a must-do if y'all tumble out to transcend through) as well as caput to Grettislaug for an afternoon dip. It's the perfect mix of manmade as well as natural , amongst minor stone walls providing around protection from the air current , but all the same feels a trivial fleck raw as well as exposed.
There are around makeshift 'change rooms' as well as a shower out inward the opened upwardly , or a can at the nearby cafe y'all tin mail away role to modify (they don't emphasise showering earlier role similar many other hot pots). When y'all larn inward , pay at the cafe (admission is a super affordable 750ISK) as well as and then caput on downwards to the pools.
(I had a fresh tattoo , thus did the responsible matter as well as kept my leg out of the H2O , which made for this ~glamorous~ shot)
As for getting to Grettislaug , the route N of Sauðárkrókur is a fleck iffy , but definitely non the worst I've seen inward Iceland. It's unsealed , but suitable for 2WD cars... simply become slow as well as admire the towering mountains every bit y'all drive.
It's a pretty magical experience , a swell means to breathe inward around of the mount air without freezing , as well as it's remote plenty that y'all powerfulness bring the puddle to yourself!
