Lake Mývatn on foot

On Good Friday, Lake Myvatn residents don a badge and walk the 30 or so km around the lake - so we did too (well, half of it). At times it was glaringly bright and the cold made it tiring, but we got some great views of the lake and the surrounding area, keeping Mt Hverfell (see right) as our reference point.


We opted for a more relaxing afternoon, napping then recovering in the hot water at Myvatn Nature Baths (see left). Those baths are amazing - we spent so long there, the hotel rang up to see if were ok! There were a couple of large pools, a small tub, steam rooms and snow to roll around in when you got too warm. It got down to -5°C, so while our bodies were warm, our hair froze into fragile icicles.