Day 12 The lights were off but the fun was on

We travelled away from town after dinner and drove around for over 3 hours but the northern lights were off, recession I would say, someone forgot to replace the bulbs. Damn you sun for not giving us your flare as apparently that was the missing condition for the aurora boreal to be visible.

Following yesterday's glorious sunny day I find it difficult to accept this morning's wet, cold, snowy and greyish morning. My winter hibernation mode kicks in and suddenly the soak in the blue lagoon doesn't sound that appealing.

As we meet K & G in the breakfast room we are confronted with the sight of a lady in her pyjamas, slippers and bathrobe walking around in the buffet area. First I thought it was a ghost but the others pointed that they could see her as well. We speculate about her nationality, it seems that the pyjama trend is expanding from it's Irish origin. (see documentary pyjama girls).

Arriving at the blue lagoon we are mind blown by the beauty of the place. At the till we figure that we are going to spend so time here and decide to upgrade our standard ticket to the luxury experience. We are given unlimited time in the area, bathrobes, towels, flip-flops, exfoliating mask, choice of drink and a 800kr discount on natural cosmetics. Oh they know how to catch women's purses!

Wow! This is fantastic, the scenario is incredible, the water is warm and cosy and the snow is falling. We get the green is cool smoothie and relax in our mud masks, along with other alien looking creatures. Couples wrapped around each other, kissing and swimming in pairs, us laughing our heads off with the silly faces and splashes. Coming out of 37/40 degrees water to -4 is quite a trick, which I almost master by the end of the experience, calmly walking in a bikini while stepping on snow in bare feet.

I try it all, opening the doors around the lagoon area, leading to saunas, Turkish baths and cave steam rooms until our skin is so wrinkled that we are forced to leave the water.

Realising that we didn't bring any shampoo, creams or make up, it makes us go the raw way and look a bit like cave women for the day, but who cares?

We have a snack and champagne and return to the lagoon 2 hours after for a night swim experience, the wind is blowing strong, creating waves, and the mini geysers in the water release their hot vapour in fast speed, haven't experienced anything like it! Finally, 6 hours after arrival we decide to head back to town, what a fantastic day! No sugar was consumed, what's that, anyway? I am only reminded of it once I order a cup of tea and P makes it disappear so fast that I didn't even notice it was once on my plate.