These days the attraction is more Strokkur than Geysir. Geysir is the original geyser that gave birth to the generic name ‘geyser’, though I cannot tell you when the ‘i’ metamorphosed into an ‘e’.
While Geysir is now largely inactive save for a bit of bubbling, its near neighbour Strokkur blows with great frequency to keep visitors open mouthed. Just when you think it has settled down again, off it blows.
There are not just these two, the area is littered with rising steam and frothing bubbles. As our guide warned us, best to stick to the path.
While Iceland is in general quite expensive, we were astounded to find that such a tourist attraction had free entry.
We undertook this as part of a Golden Circle tour out of Reykjavik, of which this was our second main stop. The first stop, the waterfall at Faxi was featured in Golden Circle Part I.
Meticulous Mick 
These must have provided for the very first “hot tubs” for our ancestors (the run-off, I imagine, not the actual geysers). Can you imagine the pleasure of submerging yourself in a nice warm pool of water on a nasty rainy or snowy day?
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Yes, but would you trust it?? 😯
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Must have been some sight John. There’s nothing like that in Tyrone I can tell you.
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Yes, not too many down here either….well worth the trip. Hope you are having a great week Aidy, MM 🍀
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Wow, wow and wow again!!! 😀
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Thank you Sarah, it was amazing how close one could get to such a hot burst…
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I would have danced with excitement I think 🙂
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Iceland is a fantastic place. We went there a few years ago and had a blast!
The generic name ‘geyser’ is just the English version of Geysir. (“The English word geyser (a spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir.” – Wikipedia). According to the Oxford Dictionary the word ‘geyser’ originated in the late 18th century.
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Cheers Cardinal, just not sure why the ‘i’ changed to ‘e’, or even why! I agree that Iceland is well worthy a visit…..👍
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It sure is. I really want to go back there. We were there during the winter and it could have been great to experience the summer there as well.
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Love geysers and hot pools. Just revisited Yellowstone last year. Rotorua was fascinating, too. Beautiful to photograph. Nice images!
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Thanks Jane,
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Rotorua all on the bucket list – going to have to make sure I stay fit 😃
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The place looks interesting!
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Oh it is, as is the whole Island of Iceland…😃
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We have geysers in Rotorua (North Island) .. Interesting MM that the name started as geysir. Does the area have a sulphur smell?
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I didn’t think the smell was too bad at all. There was a smell of sulphur but not overpowering. 👃
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Should also have added that NZ is on my bucket list……..😃
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Good! And if you ever get here. You must droop in and say gidday! 🙂
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Sorry .. Try ‘drop’ in!
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I had my first birthday at Lake Rotorua 🙂
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Hey Sarah .. Did you? One of my favourite places! Great photos on your blog! 🙂
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There are even a few really old photos of me and my NZ cousins in the hot pools 🙂 If only could afford to go and visit! I have no memories of NZ or Aus, where I was born. My family would love for me to go and stay with them (BIG family) but I always wonder if I’d actually ever go home again 😉 Thanks for visiting my blog!
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🙂
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Looking forward to seeing those old photos Sarah, 😉
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Lol, I’ll try to find them 🙂
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