Iceland, 3: Hot And Cold Running Water; Or, Fontana, Geysir, and Gullfoss

We were still on the Golden Circle our third day, the morning visiting the Fontana thermal beach, the Geysir geothermal area, and Gullfoss falls.

Small thermal beach at Fontana; memories of Rotorua

Down the beach a bit is the spa, comparable to the Blue Lagoon,
it is said; we wanted a less touristy thermal experience and so
held off until later; there are spas and pools and such all over the
island

Everything you need to know about Iceland's thermal history, culture, etc.

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Now we are at the Geysir geothermal area, notable inasmuch as
the word "geyser" comes from this place

The original geyser, now more or less dormant

Environs; Rotorua, 40 degrees cooler

Strokkur, the current attraction, which erupts mildly every few minutes

Thus; not a biggie

And now we are a bit further down the road, at Gullfoss falls,
which is very impressive

Actual rainbow as we were leaving the upper viewing area

Interesting diagonals, reminding us somewhat of Victoria Falls

Thus, like Victoria, falling into a deep trench

What it looks like with a rainbow

Impressive falls