Tuesday, 14-May-2024


I mentioned briefly in my post about the Fossarrett waterfall that I’d planned on going to a hot spring spa, but it was closed for cleaning that day, right?

Well, I wasn’t going to let that keep me from some good old Icelandic hot springs. That’d be giving up! And Ben doesn’t give up! At least in this specific situation!


Thankfully, I had a giant in my corner – Google. Maps showed me a hot spring nearby, not too far off my planned route, that looked perfectly serviceable…. I loaded up the maps, put some music on, put the van in gear, and charged ahead.


It… uhh… Okay. Something about Iceland that I didn’t know. Not all roads are paved. I mean, sure. I know about that; sometimes, roads aren’t paved.

What I’m not used to it highways not being paved. I didn’t even consider that I should think about checking to see if the highway was paved! I mean, it’s on google maps as a major road!



The road to the hot spring wasn’t paved, is what I’m getting at here.

But you know what? It wasn’t that bad. And I wasn’t in a rush anyways, so driving slowly wasn’t a concern or worry or anything… I kept going. Why not, right?



I’ll tell you – it was worth it. 110% worth it.

When I arrived, there weren’t any cars nearby. I mean, heck. It looked more like an abandoned trailhead in the middle of the deep Oregon wilderness than a marked hot spring. It had an informational placard, though, so… parked, grabbed a towel and my book, and headed in.

I found a beautifully made hot tub in the middle of the wilderness.

We’re talking a cement patio around it. Nice rocks edging the pool, enough room for three or four people… this hot spring was a literal luxury jacuzzi. And I had it all to myself!

Worth it.