Hot water and cold in the air make Iceland’s Blue Lagoon a luxurious visit :: WRAL.com

THIS MORNING, WE WILL LOOK AT THE CITY’S BUDGET THIS YEAR. WRAL TEAM KAT CAMPBELL COMPLETES AN EPIC FIVE-DAY ICELAND ADVENTURE AND THEY WERE PART OF THE FIRST. NON-STOP FLIGHT WITH ICELAND AIR. >> FROM RDU TO REYKJAVIK AND CATCH JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE BLUE LAGOON WHERE HE IS AFTER 10 AM THERE AND IN ICELAND, THE KIND OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO SWIM THERE. THEY IN BOATS BEHIND YOU. THE. >> THEY SWIM. THIS IS A GEOTHERMAL SPA HERE AT THE BLUE LAGOON. THIS IS AN ICELANDIC MUST BECAUSE IT IS A SPA, INCLUDING SPA TREATMENTS. I UNDERSTAND I NEED TO WATCH THE PIECE AND, YOU KNOW, I NEED TO KEEP WARM TOO. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE RECORD HEAT THAT HAS ARRIVED AT ABOUT 55 DEGREES HERE. SO COMFORTABLE. LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL VIEW TO SEE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN THIS YELLOW VEST. THAT’S THE LIFEGUARD. BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE. YOU SEE SO BEAUTIFUL BLUE WATER HERE THAT IS CAUSED BY THE REFLECTION OF SILICA. IT MAKES IT APPEAR BLUE AND THE SILICA IN THE WATERS OF PURE MINERAL AND SEAWEED IN IT HAS PROP HEALING AND ANTI-AGING PROPERTIES TOO. THEY LET US IN THIS MORNING BEFORE THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE BLUE LAGOON. AND IT’S A BIG DEAL. WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE YOU EXCLUSIVE I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE PHOTOS WE TAKEN ON THE GROUND, THE VIDEOS THIS MORNING, OUR GUIDE WAS SO IMPRESSED THEY LET US IN BEFORE OPENING AS TYPICALLY IT IS AGAINST THE RULES. BUT THEY WATCHED OUR COVER. THEY LET US IN. AND LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS WATER. YOU CAN SEE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE WATER. IT IS 100 DEGREE WATER HEATED BY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, FROM THE GROUND. BUT THEY HAVE TO COOL IT SOME AND THEY DO IT USING NATURAL SEA WATER. AND IT’S JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL HERE. SILICA, SEAWEED. AND THERE IS RENEWABLE. IT IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE, THE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY THAT THEY HAVE HERE AND THE ALGAE. THEY DON’T WANT SEAWEED TO TAKE CONTROL. THEN THEY REMOVE IT AND USE IT IN THEIR SKIN CARE TREATMENTS THAT AMAZING. THEY HAVE A SKIN CARE BAR. YOU CAN RECEIVE MASSAGES IN THE WATER. I DON’T DO THAT HERE. BUT THAT WOULD BE COOL. ALL MUST RETURN AND YOU CAN EVEN GET HEALTH DRINKS AND SMOOTHIES. THEY EXCEPT ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE A DAY AND IT GENERALLY BOOKS FULL. SO THIS IS A POPULAR PLACE YOU MUST SEE WHEN YOU ENTER. ICELAND. THEY HAVE LONGER HOURS IN THE SUMMER THESE DAYS. AND THAT IS, OF COURSE, BECAUSE WE HAVE 18 HOURS OF LIGHT A DAY RIGHT NOW IN BROADCAST DAY LATER IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. SO YOU CAN GO AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND IT WILL LIGHT OUTSIDE. YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU WANT TO COME HERE. SO JUST REMEMBER THAT BOY, IS IT A NICE SIGHT TO SEE. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. IT’S ON THE BALCONY THAT BEYONCE STATUE AT THEN, IS IT COOL, IS IT GOOD? IT’S JUST WONDERFUL. WE ARE SAD TO LEAVE. YOU KNOW, NO VOLCANIC ERUPTION. WE HAD A FEW SMALL EARTHQUAKES YESTERDAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TO RESUME MY RETURN FLIGHT TO RALEIGH. THIS AFTERNOON. I DON’T THINK THE VOLCANO WILL KEEP ME HERE. >> A CHAT SINCE THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE WE CAN TALK BEFORE YOU COME BACK. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF FAVORITE PLACES. THEY WILL NOT CHOOSE ONE. BUT WHAT IS THE MOST SURPRISING THING IN ICELAND THAT YOU HAVE FOUND? >> THE WEATHER IN REALITY I AM AND I MEAN IT COMES FROM A WEATHER SAYING IT WAS 64 DEGREES YESTERDAY GLENN WHAT SOMEONE OF OUR CREW HERE THEY ARE STANDING IN SHORTS RIGHT NOW. WE DON’T HAVE SUN RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAD REALLY GOOD TIME. WE HAD A LOT OF SUN JUST ONE DAY WITH A LITTLE RAIN AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO FRIENDLY. I CAN’T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH. SOMEONE WHO WORKS HERE. WE SPEAK. SHE SAID I COULD EVEN PASS AS ICELANDIC. SO I WANT, MAYBE I START TO ADJUST HERE, GUYS. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO COME BACK. WELL, HAVE TO PICK IT UP WITH ONE OF THOSE HORSES YOU HAVE EARLIER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, KAT, FOR ALL THE REPORTS I CATCH UP ON ALL THE ADVENTURES ACCOUNTS BY GOING TO WRAL DOT COM OR OUR