Now you're playing with power

At Reykjahlíð, our guide departs, and our group breaks up according to different interests.

Reykjahlíð

Some head to the restaurants and inns. The rest head for the hills (volcanoes actually).

Krafla

Víti (Hell) crater

This is still a geologically active area, which for better or worse, has been tapped for geothermal power generation.

Kröflustöð geothermal power plant

In operation since the mid-70's, the Krafla plant now produces a respectable 60 MW.
More controversial is the diatomite plant just down the road. [Let's not get started about the Alcoa smelter and hydroelectric dam in the East Fjords.]

Kísilgúrverksmiðja diatomite plant