Day 7

Our final day in Iceland was a short day.  We had a 4 o'clock flight back to Boise and we needed to checkout of our little apartment by 11.  We decide to visit a thermal pool so Wren would be able to move around and we really wanted to check one out while we were in Iceland.

We made a quick stop at one of the iconic sculptures on our way to the pool for some quick pictures. 

The thermal pool was really interesting.  You are given a rubber bracelet with a little electronic or magnetic thing in it that lets you in to the locker room area and also locks and opens a locker for you.  You are required to wash with soap and without a swimsuit in the showers before entering the pool.  They had bumbo seats and high chairs in the changing and shower area so that I had a place to put Wren which worked out really good.  Once through the shower procedure, there were 7 different pools of various temperatures and depths.  One was a lap pool with lanes.  We found one that was just the right amount of toasty and enjoyed a leisurely soak.  The warm water with the cool air made it super steamy and it was a very pleasant experience.  Wren really enjoyed it too!  I have no pictures since they had signs posted saying no cameras.  I highly recommend visiting the thermal pools in Iceland.  They are all over the place, we just didn't get there as often because we were worried about Wren on the windier days.  I do think your face and head could get really cold on a windy day. 

I'm not sure if I mentioned it on a previous post, but since Iceland was a country of fishermen, it is required for everyone to learn how to swim in order to graduate high school.  There are a ton of pools and they are geothermally heated.

After we got dressed and dried we were off to the airport.  It was a fantastic vacation and Iceland was great!