This wasnt supposed to be how the day went.
By no means should this stunning setting be anyones second choice.
I shook myself out of my funk of what could have been.
Credit:Courtesy of Pursuit, Sky Lagoon
It had almost been too easy to switch plans and veer here to the lagoon just outside town.
I had splurged on the most luxurious of the three options: Sky.
This included lagoon access, private changing facilities, and theSeven-Step Ritual.
Courtesy of Pursuit, Sky Lagoon
I spun around, taking in the scene around me.
I had been to Icelands famedBlue Lagoonseven years prior long before Sky Lagoon opened in 2021.
(Though, the Blue Lagoon hasThe Retreat Spafor a more private experience.)
Courtesy of Pursuit, Sky Lagoon
The mood was distinctly different during my visit to Sky Lagoon.
Sure it was still packed with a healthy group of visitors, but there was a calmness about it.
I dipped myself back into the main lagoon, lounging around, somehow feeling lighter on my toes.
Norbert von Niman/Courtesy of Pursuit, Sky Lagoon
As dinnertime came, I popped into the main facility, grabbing a fireside seat at the Smakk Bar.
I set down my spoon with intention.
Bobbing lanterns now lit up the waters, creating an even more soothing hot spring setting.
Slowly, I took in the visuals of every layer before me, from the sea to the sky.
There was no way my camera phone could capture the beauty, but it was worth a try.
I traced the same skyward path and looked at the image on my phone and audibly gasped.
There was a tint of green in the sky in my photo.
Just as I noticed this, two other girls behind me started pointing upward too.
On this day when there was zero chance of aurora visibility, could we have defied the odds?
Sure enough, we had struck gold.
We squealed and pointed.
We exchanged cameras and posed for photos.
We immortalized the moment.
I asked the Sky Lagoon to hail me a cab and was back to the hotel in a snap.
Upon entering the lobby with a grin on my face, I caught the receptionists eye.
Taken by my enthusiasm, he handed me a full-sized Icelandic chocolate bar for no reason.
