Iceland
August 4, 2026 Back to Reykjavik Today we finish the route around the island ending in Reykjavik. There's a hot spring down this road. Deildartunguhver hot spring is recognized as the highest-flowing hot spring in all Europe. The hot spring surges with an average constant flow rate of 180 litres per second and the water temperature reaches 97C. A major portion of this boing water is captured and pumped via long pipelines to heat homes and businesses. I wonder why there are a lot of green houses in the area, Lemon cucumber tomato at least that's what a box of this fruit indicated. Hraunfossar (Lava Falls), a series of rivulets streaming from the Hallmundarhraun lava field into the Hvita River. Ed spotted this barn and the "girls" heading in for milking. Our guide told us that most of the dairy operations around Iceland use automated milking machines. It never fails to amaze me when I see a sight like this --- a couple of hot springs on the farm. Are they off...