Our early-morning arrival in Reykjavik featured rain and overcast.  This was particularly disappointing since I had booked myself for a photography tour of the area.  The tour departed right on schedule despite the overcast and drizzle.  However, things turned out fairly well, the weather moderated and we went to a number of interesting places.  This was a bit of a challenge because, despite the many geothermal features, Iceland is a pretty dreary place.  Lots of barren lava fields and not a tree in sight.  There would have been mountains in sight, but the weather didn't moderate quite that much.  The tour included a codfish drying facility (it had to be smelled to be believed), a geothermal park (with more interesting odors), the famous Blue Lagoon, and other sights.  Our guide was very nice and it turned out to be a pretty enjoyable tour.
The second day, Adele and I took a tour to go swimming in the Blue Lagoon.  The lagoon is a man-made pool formed from the heated water discharge from a geothermal plant.  It is simply plopped down in the midst of very rugged lava fields, so the ambience is really unique.  Minerals in the water make the lagoon a lovely milky blue color.  The same minerals make the water (supposedly) of great therapeutic value.  The lagoon is not chlorinated and the water is completely changed every 40 hours.  The water is a wonderful temperature and you can find extra warm or even somewhat cool spots by paddling around.  The pool is huge, several acres in extent and the clouds of steam make it seem even larger and more mysterious.  We had an enjoyable one-hour soak and paddle - the pool is nowhere deep enough for real swimming.
I thought this was a special way to end the major portion of our cruise, although Adele is not in 100% agreement, she had a good time, too.

Reykjavik Photos