Day 1

We were pleased to see the back of a grey, wet England and standstills on the motorways as we took off on WOW airways this morning. The airline did actually wow us with its comfort and efficiency. 3 hours later we landed in a sunny yet brisk Iceland to be greeted by Ian Hardy our tour guide and Amundy our coach driver. It was straight on the bus from the airport to see our first view of rifting between the continents and then on to see the impressive site of geothermally heated water pouring in to the Atlantic Ocean. Already impressed by the landscape we headed off to solfatara to see fumeroles emitting pungent sulphurous steam in to the air creating a wonderfully eerie atmosphere. It was then on to the Blue Lagoon for a relaxing evening spa.

A late evening meal of very fresh food in our comfortable hotel topped off an excellent first day. Although no Northern Lights thus far.