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Vatnajökull Mountains

 Hoffell hot pot

These hot pots are located about 15 kms west of Höfn, once again in the middle of nowhere really. There are 5 round and hexagonal shaped tubs at the base of a rocky outcrop at the edge of a plain.  They are fed by piping hot water from a nearby spring and each pot varies in temperature. There weren’t any thermometres so I don’t know the exact temperature but one was too hot for me and I’d been able to get in 42°c in other places, so it was hotter than that!  There is a small changing hut and a shower (unlike at Seljavallalaug) which proved to be a challenge to use:  not for the temperature which was lovely and warm but because the water was blowing everywhere except on me, it really was revolting weather.  Taking an outdoor shower in the howling wind and rain was another unique Icelandic experience. 

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