The Hot Springs

Well, since we were lost, we decided to make the most of it and visit something we would not have seen otherwise.  We went to the most powerful hot spring in Iceland (and perhaps the world).

The hot spring comes out of the ground at 212 F - boiling and spitting all the way.

It is used to provide geothermal heat and water in two towns nearby, and by the time the water reaches one town, it is 160+ degrees, and the other is 140+ degrees.  That is hotter than our hot water heater!

The water also provides heat for a number of greenhouses in the area, and judging from the lettuce, kale, tomatoes and cucumbers that we have eaten from them, I would say it does a great job!

My HVAC engineer husband thought it was fascinating, and his wife actually did, too!