Lets go for a swim. Reykjavík, Iceland

Reykjavík, Iceland Day 32. 23/July/2014 Lets go for a swim. Day score 10. Ground Hog day, its foggy and ******* down. It was bright and sunny yesterday evening… Everyone greets me with “Still here?” as a joke, but it’s not that funny. Lots of bad weather on route to Kulusuk today… More reports, planning and diary, if I can stay awake… I toured more hangars today and saw some other great projects and workmanship from pilots who’s names I just wish I could remember. Anyway an elder, than the youth group of pilots, guy asked me if I had been swimming yet at one of the many famous outdoor swimming baths around Reykjavik. It’s another Icelandic custom which I have to admit to has missed and I could do with a swim. The gent, who often turned up in cycling gear and loved his riding, printed out a map of one of the local pools that was highly rated anyway. Tonight I would go, it was open till 10.30pm. At 8pm I walked off with swimming gear in bag. It was but a twenty minute walk to the Vesturbaejarlaug pool. The air was cool, but brave it out and the pool was warm. I loved it. To stretch out and remove all aches and pains. I swam some 40 lengths before joining the local community in the hot thermal pools. Hot pools outside in the blustery evening sky. The steam being blown everywhere. I sat for about an hour among 100 locals all chatting about work, Tv, News. Since there were so many foreigners working in Reykjavik, half the conversations were in English. The pools were marked in different temperature, the steam room was unbearable after 3 minutes and I swam and bathed until everyone got up to leave just before 10.30pm. Still light of course. They had a little spin drying machine for your swimwear, that was cool. Completely refreshed, I walked back to the airfield. On the way back I grabbed food from the 10-11 store and some washing powder. I had spotted a washing machine in the hangar, it was time to see if it worked. I went back to an empty Geirfugl. Loaded up the washing machine and turned the water brown with some of my clothes… Good, and I could get a good night rest and sleep well. Thought for the day: A relaxing day that I needed so much. The Geirfugl radiators are covered in my socks. It looks like a launderette in here.

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