Bubbles of boiling hot vapour push the surface upward until they break through and Strokkur erupts. In the Netherlands we call these geothermal steam-eruptions ‘geisers’. This generic name is derived from this specific spot: Geysir in Iceland…

Steamy Strokkur. Minus ten degrees Celcius (fourteen Fahrenheit) makes it bloody cold right next to this boiling pond.

Geothermical area around Geysir and Strokkur. Steam everywhere…

Another geothermal area is Krysuvik or Seltun. A small path leads through the hot springs and steamy rivers.

The smell of sulfur is all around.