Today we did visit Seljavallalaug (GPS N63 34.013-W19 36.379) which is a
hot spring pool near Eyjafjallajökull. The weather was nice and the
pool was excellent, although it was not as warm as expected, but that
will be better with warmer weather.
The information’s we did find about Seljavallalaug on Wikipedia:
Seljavallalaug
is a protected 25-metre outdoor pool in southern Iceland. The pool is
one of the oldest swimming pools in Iceland and was built in 1923.
Seljavallalaug
is located not far from the farmhouse of Seljavöllum. The construction
was headed by Bjorn Andrésson Berjaneskoti, who received the
Ungmennafélagið Eyfelling for the work. Courses in the pool were
initiated as part of compulsary education in 1927. The pool is 25 metres
long and 10 metres wide and was the largest pool in Iceland until 1936.
In 1990, a new pool about 2 km closer to the valley was built, but
people can still go swimming in the old pool free of charge, but at
their own risk. The pool is cleaned once every summer. Prior to that, it
is often covered with thick ice, requiring care.
The 2010 eruptions
of Eyjafjallajökull filled Seljavallalaug with ash. In early summer
2011, a group of volunteers gathered to clean the pool with loaders and
excavators.
