Taking the Cure......Iceland's Blue Lagoon

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August 12th 2012

Published: August 13th 2012

Some stories begin in the middle and work their way backwards ……this story begins on day two of our trip with us soaking in the healing waters of the Blue Lagoon, Iceland discussing the events of the previous two days. The Blue Lagoon, along with the excellent hotel of the same name would prove to be the best medicine for these two weary travelers. These waters are heavenly and the ric... Read Full Entry

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

D MJ Binkley

Photographers, divers, writers, foodies, chefs and music enthusiasts. Travelers' Century Club Members: 12/2023. MJ 107 and Dave 104. We appreciate your feedback and if you like our stories we would appreciate it if you follow our blog. We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida. If you are in Florida please send us a private message as we would love to meet you. Two retired nurses who are passionate about traveling the world. Our love of travel, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures will hopefully take us to wonderful plac... full info

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MJ helping

MJ helping

Brutus playing

Steamy waters

Steamy waters

Soothing

Soothing

Blue Waters

Blue Waters

Changes colors

Changes colors

at night

Silky blue green

Silky blue green

Silky blue green

during the day

13th August 2012

Maisondubonheur
Pierre-Alexandre

/they are back on the road...well..I know...already for a few days!
Great to read your Icelandic adventures....I saw blue water, but more in the north as I gave a pass to the blue lagoon...for the crazy silfra....fun...we had patagonia lamb tonight....trust me, it was a hunt...was good, yours look great. So happy to be able to read you guys!

13th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

I was just preparing to read your new blog.
It is very good to be traveling again. Your life in SA sound fantastic. Keep in touch.

13th August 2012

Sonja Massey
non-member comment

Off again!!
So glad you are off again on a trip so we can enjoy your posts. I've never considered Iceland but it sounds like I should. We are leaving on 9/4 for the Aeolian Islands (off the north coast of Sicily) for 10 days then on to the main island of Sicily for 10 more days. If you divert to Sicily during September let me know :-)

13th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hey- keep us posted on Sicily
It is on our short list. You MUST add Iceland to your list. It is wonderful. Having a great time. Good to be on the road again.

13th August 2012

Brutus

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

brutus doesn't look very sure about this... :)

13th August 2012

Brutus

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Brutus is a college mascot
Dave is a graduate of The Ohio State .... Brutus can handle it.

13th August 2012

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

finally up up and away
the food looks amazing, as does the lagoon at sunset!

13th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

You must add Iceland to your list
This is an amazingly beautiful country.

13th August 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Welcome to Iceland!
Glad to see you got a good connection when your flight was cancelled. I also had a flight cancelled in Dayton, and ended up flying through MSP back to Colorado. I hope you liked the terminal in Keflavik which NATO funded when I served on the Infrastructure Committee. I hope Gugga points out at least one of the radar stations on your way around the island...another of my projects. Iceland is truly exceptional...unworldly. I just hope it is affordable now...probably so since their financial crash. Merry Jo, make sure you buy an Icelandic sweater.

13th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We will look for the radar stations
Nato funded a nice airport. Things are expensive. What an amazing country. Having a good time.

13th August 2012

Johnny speaks
Johnny

I could use a dip in those medicinal pools
Looks like your trip is off to a great start! Gorgeous photos :) keep the blogs coming and enjoy your time there!

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

A great start
We are having a great time. So much to see and so little time. We took 500+ photos in the first 3 days.

13th August 2012

Lava Restaurant

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

This is Life!
What a wonderful picture of you. But I have to say that all of the photos were awesome. You are making me want to hop a plane.

14th August 2012

Lava Restaurant

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Consider hopping on that plane
This is a beautiful country! Glad you are enjoying the photos. We took over 500 the first 3 days. The landscape is very unique.

14th August 2012

Marsha Mulder
non-member comment

Iceland
So glad you finally got there. Yes, it is as lovely as I remember! The circle drive is spectacular, loved the glacier, and when you get in town find an ice bar. Have fun. :-)

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We will go in search of an ice bar
There is so much to see here we may have to have a second trip. So little time and so much to see.

14th August 2012

Carolyn Taylor
non-member comment

Hope you brought your sleep mask!!!
I was in the Blue Lagoon in the rain. It didn't matter. The salts and warmth seduce you so you never want to come out. Be sure to go to the wonderful museum downtown (it borders a small lake). It is beautifully laid out and tells the history of the country quite nicely. Make sure they show you the small pool where women who committed adultery were thrown over the rail and the rocks where the sprites and fairies hide out. It is, indeed, a magical land.

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Seduction completed!
We are already giving some consideration to coming back to Iceland on our next trip to Europe and plant ourselves at the lagoon for about 3 days. We will see if that happens. I'll have to check out the museum...that adultery story sounds interesting.

14th August 2012

Yum!
Those meals looked sensational.....what a great way to start your trip off. Doesn't seem like that long ago since you told me of your plans in the House of Nanking in San Francisco...looking forward to reading more about it.

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hi Rachael,
We have fond memories of our evening at the House of Nanking. It does not seem that long ago. It is great to be on the road again exploring the world. This is a great beginning for our trip.

14th August 2012

LeeAnn Pendergast
non-member comment

Taking us on the road with you !
Sounds like you've settled right in to traveling life. My mouth was watering over the plates and the views are great. Love the smiles and the story.

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hi Lee Ann,
So great hearing from you. The taste buds were dancing. It is always wonderful to run into a chef that knows what he is doing. The landscape is unique, stark, amazing....so difficult to stop looking at it as it does not seem real.

14th August 2012

deleted_46288
deleted_46288

Excellent Stuff.....
....TB's most delightful bloggers are on the move again :) Could do with one of those pools to sooth my own aching bits and pieces. I think we should all be entitled to a little hedonistically inspired pampering every now and then hee hee ;)

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hello Nick
Indeed your words are true-- hedonistic is the way to go. My gosh we feel great after a good soaking.

14th August 2012

Jennifer Stokes
non-member comment

Iceland!
Very cool, looks amazing! cant wait to here & see more

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hi Jen
Great hearing from you. Iceland is amazing. The landscape is so unusual it is difficult to stop looking at it. More to come in a few days. We are flying to Greenland today and will then come back to Iceland to explore a bit more.

14th August 2012

Donna and Neil
Donna and Neil

Yay, on the road!
Those pools look amazing...although we shudder to think how cold it is when you get out ;) Keep on enjoying the food, it looks very tasty!

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Ha ha yes we moved fast
The give you nice fluffy towels and a robe to use when you get out. The showers are warm so it is not bad. All too soon you are back in your clothes wishing you were in the pools again.

14th August 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

BLUE GLORIOUS BLUES
What a way to kick start 4 months of wandering, feasting, discovering & relaxing...preparing the body in the Blue Pool of Iceland. Keep safe...and don't forget the coffee...and some withering slow Blues!

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hello Dave
I will post photos of coffee in the forums. All is great. We are now exploring glaciers in Greenland....more to come.

14th August 2012

taracloud
Tara Cloud

A great beginning!
What a brilliant idea to get another TBer for a tour--you two make such good connections wherever you are! The pool sounds so inviting, and you two are so cute in that restaurant with a view. Thanks for the inspiration!

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We hope to be inspirational to all
We love hiring a guide when we can from time to time as you learn so much more about the country. We are both nurses and yesterday she took us to a hospital and we got to tour surgery. It was fantastic. See you along the road some day I am sure.

14th August 2012

gretchen
non-member comment

Just beautiful
I love reading about your adventures. Places like this are like what you find in dreams!! Love to you both from NC! -gretchen

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Good to hear from you!
We are living the dream. Hope all is well in NC. See you at Christmas and of course, Lauren's wedding!! Thanks for writing....love UD and AMJ

14th August 2012

Sheila Ball
non-member comment

Temperature
You look warmly dressed. What is the temperature there? How hot is the lagoon? Great photos

14th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hello, hello
The temps are between 50 & 60 but we've had a bit of strong wind which cools it off. Temp at the Blue lagoon was 98 to 104. We had coats on because it has been raining.

14th August 2012

Awais
non-member comment

Iceland beauty
Iceland is Heaven ... and always been on my must visit place, Specially the Falls i am sure wou will love the Gullfoss Golden Falls in Iceland... http://www.worldfortravel.com/2011/10/28/stunning-gullfoss-golden-falls-iceland/

14th August 2012

cabochick
Andrea

Ah I'm so jelly! That lagoon looks so amazing...looking forward to all your road stories as you make your way through this fantastic trip of yours. I am headed for Alaska, so I will wave to you in Iceland!

16th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

And we will wave back!
We love Alaska. Iceland is fantastic. We are currently in Greenland and it is most amazing. We recommend it highly!!!!!

15th August 2012

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Wonderful Iceland!
Such an impressive blog with photos that dreams are made of (especially of the food!) and a great story. Glad that the three of you (including Brutus of course) are enjoying Iceland so much!

16th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hello Shane
New and exciting adventures are coming. We are currently in Greenland and going back to Iceland in two days. So much more to see.

16th August 2012

Sheila Walsh
non-member comment

Now I want to go!
Hi Merry Jo and Dave, I've never had much interest in the rock island of Iceland but after reading your blog it sounds fascinating. Now I want to go! I look forward to hearing more. Thanks, Sheila

16th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hi Sheila
You must add Greenland and Iceland to your to do list. They are simply amazing. Another blog coming soon.

16th August 2012

lucyinthesky
Lucyinthesky

BRR-R-R-R-R-
Pictures are lovely but it looks dark and cold. I'm really a palm tree. Food looks yummy tho. You guys are so lucky to have found each other.. Want to know what happens next. Lucy

17th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

A beach bunny
Hi Lucy, I Love the warm temps too. Not as bad as it looks. The first few days were rainy and we had a wicked wind so it was a bit too cold. But the rain has stopped and the sun is warming things very nice. The landscape makes it worth the visit no matter the temp. It is amazing.

21st August 2012

ktfox
Katie Fox

Mmmmm
This took me back to those healing waters! Wonderful pictures!!

21st August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hi Katie
I thought it might. We sent you a thank you in the Reykjavik blog as we spent a couple of nights at Sunnar Guest House and really enjoyed it. Very comfortable and as you say a great location.

24th August 2012

liliram
liliram

Lovely....
Sigh... Would love to check out that place too. Looks so relaxing and peaceful. Years from now, with weary creaking bones I promise to soak myself in those mineral waters!

24th August 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Those pools are amazing
Relax, relax, relax and heal. You must find the time. It is so beautiful.

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