To start our day we visited the Ocean Cluster House. When I saw this on the itinerary I kind of expected to walk into a wholesale fish warehouse. Man was I surprised. The Cluster House is more like a think-tank. To quote their website:
"The Ocean Cluster's mission is to create value and discover new opportunities by connecting entrepreneurs, businesses and knowledge in the marine industries."
We had a very interesting presentation on how different sea product businesses work together to reduce waste and develop new products.
A display of some of the products ranging from skin creams to dried fish heads.
We also had the opportunity to taste some of the products. The cod liver oil (in the bottle on the right) couldn't stand the competition from the chocolates.
A Danish Royal Naval Ship
The building in the middle of the picture is our hotel.
We had a free morning so I wandered around town to take in some of the sights. Towering over Reykjavik is the Hallgrimskirkja church.
Across from the church is a museum that has sculptures from Iceland's first sculpture. The garden behind the museum has several of his sculptures. Many of them have very peculiar themes.
The lake in central Reykjavik was frozen and some brave people (or maybe those with no common sense) were walking out to a small island in the middle.
As you can see the edge of the lake was not frozen due to the geese and ducks.
A church next to the lake.
I think I have worked with this block head in the past.
The ice skating rink was beginning to get busy.
For the afternoon, three of us opted to visit the famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. It is located in a lava field close to the Reykjavik airport.
The surrounding lava field
The geothermal water contains silica, algae, and minerals. The blue color comes from the silica and the way it reflects the sunlight.
My partners in crime Joe and Susan.
Can you tell I had the lava scrub facial with the Groucho Marx eyebrows.
It was a fantastic experience and one I would enjoy again.
We headed back to our hotel and prepared for our farewell dinner. The dinner is covered under the other blog post.
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