I Stay At The Blue Lagoon In Iceland - The Volcano ERUPTS!

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  • I Spend one night at the Silica Hotel, which is just 5 mins from the blue lagoon on foot
    I check out the hotel, Geothermal pool and the Big Blue Lagoon!
    However it ends in disaster as 5.30am earthquakes happened and just before 6am the alarm sounds to warn of an eruption, no one knew where it would come up but it was very close to the hotel!
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  • @WalkWithMeTim
    @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +722

    This is one hotel stay I WON'T EVER FORGET!

    • @tinalinton2253
      @tinalinton2253 3 місяці тому +6

      😂😂👍

    • @Harlow65965
      @Harlow65965 3 місяці тому +32

      That was a really good video. How you kept it together to shoot it is pretty amazing

    • @gazzertrn
      @gazzertrn 3 місяці тому +7

      Or go back too 🤣

    • @andrewemms8506
      @andrewemms8506 3 місяці тому +3

      Don't forget to go stay at East Quay down in watchet Somerset
      It's beautiful and quirky 🤪

    • @Gus0898uk
      @Gus0898uk 3 місяці тому +24

      I bet the Hotel didn't forget to bill you either. :)

  • @ggjohn303
    @ggjohn303 3 місяці тому +981

    Hotel Room = lots of money
    Lagoon resort = lots of money
    Dinner = lots of money
    Massage = lots of money
    Drinks = lots of money
    Minimal packaged lunch = lots of money
    6:00am wake-up call by a volcano = priceless

    • @vladimirtodt6460
      @vladimirtodt6460 3 місяці тому +25

      To sleep in hotel above active magma chamber = ? 😁

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 3 місяці тому +13

      Well the room looks very comfortable.

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 3 місяці тому +10

      You have to put your clothes in your bag before you go to bed,so you can just put on your shoes & jacket & go go to, if the alarm goes off!

    • @christinebeames712
      @christinebeames712 3 місяці тому +7

      Brilliant

    • @lolal2502
      @lolal2502 3 місяці тому +2

      Minibar is complimentary

  • @alexthedeal1827
    @alexthedeal1827 3 місяці тому +434

    Love how this guy is not a dramaqueen like most people today.
    Vulcano erupts, drives away, little filming, time to fill up, vulcano erupting in the background, 'filling up your car is a bit different on iceland.'

    • @brianlopez8855
      @brianlopez8855 3 місяці тому +14

      Lucky they were not in EVs waiting around to chargee while the lava and ash rained down.

    • @snowmiaow
      @snowmiaow 3 місяці тому +1

      Agree, excellent video.

    • @dski8097
      @dski8097 3 місяці тому +4

      He knew it was coming, that is why he went there. Then, acts surprised that it happened. It was all scripted.

    • @melvynbuckton6881
      @melvynbuckton6881 3 місяці тому +17

      Nobody knew when. He is genuine guy

    • @Misslje
      @Misslje 3 місяці тому +4

      If this was an American UA-camr it would have been very different.

  • @stormforce171
    @stormforce171 3 місяці тому +242

    Hotel stay: expensive, experiencing this: priceless. Best footage I've seen from this eruption so far.

    • @Room-qy6md
      @Room-qy6md 3 місяці тому +6

      Jepp... The lava curtain was quite impressive!

    • @Joshua429
      @Joshua429 3 місяці тому

      I just found the British resort documentarian

  • @MrSveddi
    @MrSveddi 3 місяці тому +197

    Great video. Very well choreographed.
    I have driven people quite often to and from the Silica Hotel but never stayed there, so very interesting for me to see inside.
    I love seeing your honest opinions.
    I´m one of the locals that have been agains them being allowed to operate in the area while there is a very high chance of imminent eruption.
    I mean the area was marked inside a orange danger zone, and they are having business opened for tourist.
    I have been waiting for it to erupt any minute in the last 3 weeks.
    Though the eruption was where they estimated, they can never be 100% sure.
    I mean the magma chamber is underneath the Blue Lagoon area at around 5 km / 3 miles dept.
    The road you are driving at around 21:43 is all under lava now. It went over the road about 6 hours after you left.
    The lava went as close to the the front door of the hotel as about roughly 600 meters or about 0.38 miles.
    The Berm Wall was between, but still.
    The lava did not hit the berm wall but was very close to it.
    I doubt that anybody told you this. But in the last 3 months, or since novemer 10th when all the earthquakes happend. The land in Svartsengi, where the powerplant is, sunk by about 35 cm / 14 inches and since then it has it has risen again from that point about 55 cm / 22 inches (It sunk a little bit after each eruption).
    So there have been a lot of movement in the land there.
    Also, the land around the town of Grindavík (The town that have been evacuated) few km south from there. There is a point West and East of the town, and those point have been spliting apart about 3 meters / 10 feet now since november. I dont yet have numbers since this eruption.

    • @dr.marykelleher4904
      @dr.marykelleher4904 3 місяці тому +20

      I’d been watching the daily reports and the web cameras since this started in November. There’s been discussion all along that the Blue Lagoon had been taking chances. They were let’s say less than intelligent to have stayed open when this last eruption was imminent (I watched the road get overcome with lava quickly two hours after you drove off; it was stunning how fast that lava moved - totally different than the lava in the earlier eruptions). And I think that those people who stayed there at that time were equally less than intelligent. Yeah, you got great film, but if the fissure pattern had been a bit different, you would have had no way out of that area - the road would have been gone. This is a Darwin Award level video (and by the way, I’ve been there; I hiked up to the first eruption in June 2021, so I’m not armchair quarterbacking this).

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +16

      yes its a scary thought it could have and could still come up under the blue lagoon

    • @1marcelo
      @1marcelo 3 місяці тому +13

      Currently, there is no opening leading from the magma reservoir 7Km below the surface leading straight upwards towards the blue lagoon. The only way for the magma to move currently is to the east into the dike where eruptions have been occurring. If the magma wanted to shoot straight up, it would need to break kilometers of solid rock. This could happen but it would take days and many strong earthquakes. So, the blue lagoon is much safer than you think.

    • @seaneendelong8065
      @seaneendelong8065 3 місяці тому

      I wouldn't bet money, let alone my safety, that they are being honest about the fissures and openings PRE Dec 23- let alone the dramatic new ones post.
      Darwin award indeed to believe they have no ulterior motives to downplay dangers, especially after the absurd level of denials from govt and "authorities on volcanoes in Iceland", then go into the zones.
      Downright Machiavellian at this point to tell OTHERS it is safe to go.

    • @GeeEee75
      @GeeEee75 3 місяці тому +8

      ​@@dr.marykelleher4904Genuine question. How is hiking to an eruption okay, but staying in a hotel where an eruption may be imminent is not?

  • @danielcunningham6727
    @danielcunningham6727 3 місяці тому +682

    "You can even have a few people watching if you want" 😂 but don't worry guys Tim's not a swinger (allegedly) 😉🤣

    • @BarbaraHardacre
      @BarbaraHardacre 3 місяці тому +16

      Had a giggle at that. The eruption was something never expected to see. ❤

    • @Harlow65965
      @Harlow65965 3 місяці тому +15

      Literal laugh out loud moment

    • @danielcunningham6727
      @danielcunningham6727 3 місяці тому +17

      @@Harlow65965 he is a funny one our tim 😂

    • @danielcunningham6727
      @danielcunningham6727 3 місяці тому +8

      @StuartPeterDuncanAnderson personally I thought it added to the ambience 🤌😂

    • @Travellifewithlucy
      @Travellifewithlucy 3 місяці тому +23

      The 😐 face after too made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣

  • @marynoelwhelan6794
    @marynoelwhelan6794 3 місяці тому +176

    A once in a lifetime experience!! Amazing footage. Nobody gets that but scientists! You'll NEVER forget that!

    • @YoLo-bb2vc
      @YoLo-bb2vc 3 місяці тому +7

      sadly not as the peninsular has woken up and these eruptions have been frequently erupting every 3 weeks this one was the second eruption from the same spot as the first one just with more lava coming out. they dont know if this type of event will last months, years decades or hundreads of years and the last time the peninsular erupted was 800 years ago and it was a long episode of many eruptions some big, some small.

    • @yeeaahBUDDY
      @yeeaahBUDDY 3 місяці тому +7

      scientists and Icelanders

    • @melvynbuckton6881
      @melvynbuckton6881 3 місяці тому

      Eruption been going on for 200 million years

    • @kathleenjohnson3645
      @kathleenjohnson3645 3 місяці тому +1

      What a unique vacation!

  • @GJALBARR1
    @GJALBARR1 3 місяці тому +26

    That was incredible! I was stationed at the NATO base, Keflavik, Iceland 2003, 2005. I use to go to Blue Lagoon once a week, just the Lagoon. It was more affordable back then. Great experience, expensive but you will never forget it. I was stationed at Subic Naval Base, Philippines went MT Pinitubo blew for 3 days. That was a big eruption! Totally destroyed Clark Air Base. We evacuated 25,000 people! Great Vllogg!

    • @n0rmalna
      @n0rmalna 3 місяці тому

      Blue lagoon when is hot pot close to bridge:)))

  • @freakishuproar1168
    @freakishuproar1168 3 місяці тому +19

    That feature in the hallways, with the volcanic rock formation halfway through the windows is both an awesome architectural work of art, and a rather unfortunate portent of what was about to happen. I'm just glad you're okay Tim!

  • @andrewemms8506
    @andrewemms8506 3 місяці тому +217

    ""I stay in a hotel with the most amazing wake up call EVER !! ""

  • @infinitasuk
    @infinitasuk 3 місяці тому +164

    I'm pleased you're safe and at the same time extremely jealous that you've seen in person something as amazing as that.

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +47

      And the fact I was last 1 out .. no one was around

    • @anjou6497
      @anjou6497 3 місяці тому +4

      Me too ! Exceptional video, Tim does it so well, i think he's getting better and better. 🔥💧

    • @joannatam4690
      @joannatam4690 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@WalkWithMeTim That's scary!

  • @Vulcano7965
    @Vulcano7965 3 місяці тому +42

    01:32
    That's because it basically has. The Blue Lagoon is build at the edge of a historical lava flow from the 13th century. So they build around the piece like that, giving the appearence you just described.

    • @janereeves4482
      @janereeves4482 3 місяці тому +4

      The reykjanes peninsular has a 700 year activity cycle too so these eruptions could go on as long as for another 200 years. Iceland fascinates me so much. Its beautiful.

    • @Vulcano7965
      @Vulcano7965 3 місяці тому +1

      @@janereeves4482 They will appear sporadic throughout the next 150 to 300 years at different parts of the peninsula.

    • @janereeves4482
      @janereeves4482 3 місяці тому

      @@Vulcano7965 well I'm hoping to get back there in the next year so fingers crossed I pick the right time.

  • @well_i_liked_it
    @well_i_liked_it Місяць тому +6

    Man: "I am at a safe distance"
    Volcano: "Lol!"

    • @PreetiKaur1999
      @PreetiKaur1999 Місяць тому

      I don’t why I laughed out loud at the thought of volcano speaking internet language 😂

  • @teaandmoretea5016
    @teaandmoretea5016 3 місяці тому +214

    As a follow up - the Blue Lagoon and hotels are now basically cut off for the general public as the lava flowed over the main road and up the blue lagoon road. There is another way in from the south but that is from the town of Grindavik which is closed.
    And the lava also melted the pipe that supplies hot water to the rest of the towns on the peninsula, including Keflavik. As Iceland uses this hot water supply for heating people are having to use very limited electric heating (and no hot water for washing) until the new pipe is in place…

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +67

      yes I know .. scary it went across the road I travelled out on I hope they sort but will no doubt be a while before it opens up again

    • @teaandmoretea5016
      @teaandmoretea5016 3 місяці тому +31

      I’m back in Iceland in August (and December!) , not planning on visiting the Blue Lagoon but we usually go to Grindavík for soup, which is much nicer than your dinner looked and about a fifth of the price!! But I’m not hopeful that it will be possible….

    • @myrabenson1603
      @myrabenson1603 3 місяці тому +8

      Wow scary 😨 you got away ok 👍 😊

    • @kjartanB
      @kjartanB 3 місяці тому

      ⁠probably not going to Grindavík. The government is going to buy the owners out of their houses. It's not looking good for people being able to live there

    • @lovepeaceandrespect8808
      @lovepeaceandrespect8808 3 місяці тому +3

      @@WalkWithMeTim it's very costly ,and it's cut off the hot water.

  • @redflames1331
    @redflames1331 3 місяці тому +240

    Disappointed that water in minifridge is sparkling. Not realizing the best still water ever is right in the bathroom tap 😂
    Thanks for the video, always wanted to see one of the rooms! Glad your safe!

    • @Pauldjreadman
      @Pauldjreadman 3 місяці тому +11

      Lol good point.

    • @richard--s
      @richard--s 3 місяці тому +4

      And there obviously (in the video) was free fresh water next to the door to the hotel pool (from the inside of the hotel out to the hotel pool that was next to that door).
      Maybe on some other places too.

    • @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
      @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 3 місяці тому +4

      I don't know about Iceland, but in Denmark it is mostly basic water in the ground being pumped up, given air and then pumped into the pipes! Finn. Denmark

    • @kananaskiscountry8191
      @kananaskiscountry8191 3 місяці тому +1

      mountain water is better then tap water and that really helps clean ur body inside = thats what i have found with me and my plants (they really enjoy it)

    • @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
      @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 3 місяці тому +2

      @@kananaskiscountry8191 Base water, in our case with a high contend of Chalk in some areas, is fine for a bath! I have visited Norway, which has water which is extremely "soft", and you are hardly able to wash out soap from your hair!!!
      But the quality of most Danish Tap Water is better than most water bought in bottles or cans! And a naturel contend of Fluor in the water gives very fine teeth! I, as 76, has near all of my teeth present in my mouth still! But I admit that for plants it isn't optimal! Finn

  • @Lalt
    @Lalt 3 місяці тому +65

    You know what makes your channel tick? I reckon it’s because you and Gabby are real and relatable folks. Keep up and thank you for the authenticity. Hard to come by these days. Looking foward to more content. Cheerio🙏🏼❤️

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +5

      Thank you so much!!

    • @lindaartz3297
      @lindaartz3297 Місяць тому +2

      Tim - I am old so I don’t do drama and that is why I love you, Gabby and Casper. You give a real tour of the rooms and the real experience without flourishes. Thank you❤️

    • @CheshireCat6639
      @CheshireCat6639 22 дні тому

      Here here 👍💯

  • @bobbythomas200420032
    @bobbythomas200420032 3 місяці тому +20

    Hi Tim glad you got out of the hotel and away safely. What a way to be woken up by the emergency alarm and to drive a hire car right past the volcano erupting throwing out lava. What a scene of lava in the back ground at the airport. The hotel and room looked lovely.

  • @EpicATrain
    @EpicATrain 3 місяці тому +164

    6:40 "You can have a few people standing around watching you, if you want." AND THEN THAT EXPRESSION!

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +47

      I thought I would put that in ;-)

    • @EpicATrain
      @EpicATrain 3 місяці тому +10

      @@WalkWithMeTim Haha, I love it.

    • @Bluecatch81
      @Bluecatch81 3 місяці тому +12

      @@WalkWithMeTimthat’s what he said! 🤭

    • @pontecarlo4354
      @pontecarlo4354 3 місяці тому +7

      That was very expensive. I hope you got a refund. You did right to leave, you can’t mess with that. I’m glad you kept safe.

    • @markstevens9660
      @markstevens9660 3 місяці тому +2

      Not in a gazillion years and certainly not on my own …I think I would have crashed the car in panic 🔥🔥🔥 and then an enormous bill 😳😱 ….its a NO from me ….I’d rather play games with the delightful Casper 🎉😘

  • @rmanchego6987
    @rmanchego6987 3 місяці тому +126

    You are so fortunate to have experienced this and videoraphed it! They got you away safely, that is paramount.

  • @wahinefishgirl
    @wahinefishgirl 3 місяці тому +12

    Great Video!! I live in Hawaii with a couple active volcanos on the island… glad you are safe. Lava erupting and fountaining is both terrifying and beautiful

  • @blitz3391
    @blitz3391 2 місяці тому +4

    A very good tip if you go to Iceland and you have a bit of time (and a car), don't go to the blue lagoon. You can drive all the way to Mývatn in the North where you'll find some installation as big as the Blue lagoon, for half the price and half the tourists. There is no accommodation on site, but you got hotels nearby.

  • @Alan..W
    @Alan..W 3 місяці тому +125

    WOW. That volcano footage was fantastic you were in the right place at the right time, just wow. Wouldn't stop at that hotel though, far too expensive.

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +44

      What are the odds of the one night I was there! lol

    • @Alan..W
      @Alan..W 3 місяці тому +10

      @@WalkWithMeTim Unbelievable mate.

    • @maureen14
      @maureen14 3 місяці тому +7

      ​@@WalkWithMeTimHope you play the lottery! Greetings from Boston! Glad you made it out! 🔥

    • @SassyyjuicyMaria
      @SassyyjuicyMaria 3 місяці тому +6

      @@WalkWithMeTim what a privilege to
      se the eruption! It disrupted your plans
      yet was amazing! I'd be there if I could

    • @sigisoltau6073
      @sigisoltau6073 3 місяці тому +3

      ​@@WalkWithMeTimIn a way I wish I was you. In a way, you and the others weren't in any real danger. Yeah it may have been unnerving or terrifying, but since this was a effusive or lava eruption, it would have taken time for the lava to reach you.

  • @nunnaurbiznez8815
    @nunnaurbiznez8815 3 місяці тому +4

    That was a spectacular end to your trip. You could never plan for it. It looks so safe but unsafe. Amazing.

  • @melvynbuckton6881
    @melvynbuckton6881 3 місяці тому +3

    You are famous now. Top commentator on iceland situation referring people to your video

  • @deirdrebeecher3508
    @deirdrebeecher3508 3 місяці тому +65

    What an experience!
    For anyone who wants to go to Iceland and is worried about missing the blue lagoon there are a lot of other geothermal pools. We went to Lake Myvatin and I highly recommend it. Also if you want to eat on a budget, eat the soups, they are very hearty and usually best value for money.

    • @therosijedha
      @therosijedha 3 місяці тому +1

      though Mývatn is a 6 hr drive from keflavík, so prepare for a long drive

    • @Bibi-hh1md
      @Bibi-hh1md 3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for your comment I'd like to visit Iceland but on a budget I will revisit this once I have the funds

    • @sandie157
      @sandie157 3 місяці тому +1

      The place you stayed at managed to turn a spa into a cafeteria experience . Lining up for your drink. Lining up to get a face mask slapped on your palm so you can put it on your own face ...
      Wow, those air raid sirens ... Very exciting and terrifying too. Now that was an adventur

  • @naomiparsons1652
    @naomiparsons1652 3 місяці тому +46

    What an experience! Not one to forget in a hurry. Just booked to go to Iceland last week, fingers crossed for summer! Better footage than all the news coverage!

  • @djpuffthethird
    @djpuffthethird 3 місяці тому +7

    What a well stitched together video . Certainly went into depth of what the Blue Lagoon is all about .
    I been watching the Iceland eruptions since Fagradalsfjall in 2021 , so watching Eruptions is not new to me .
    But omg you sure has a bit of a shock .
    Everyone has their eyes on on your digital dash clock lol .
    And you got so good footage of the 3rd eruption very shortly after it first fissured .
    Not long after that a Giant Lava Spaghetti monster wound it's way and destroyed some valuable hot water pipelines .
    .
    The prices omg !
    Design yes and comfort .
    But many have been questioning the Decision making by the Managers and above of the Blue Lagoon .
    Clearly putting Profit before the safety of people .
    An excellent video 👏 👏

  • @Wigoh
    @Wigoh 3 місяці тому +4

    Go glad you’re safe Tim! Was actually very interesting to see that the hotel was prepared for that! Not something you initially would have thought

  • @MallorcaUnderTheSun
    @MallorcaUnderTheSun 3 місяці тому +53

    Possibly the most genuinely terrifying travel vlog I’ve ever seen. Just wow. 🔥 Glad you’re safe . 👍🏼

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +4

      Thanks , how things in Mallorca

    • @MallorcaUnderTheSun
      @MallorcaUnderTheSun 3 місяці тому +2

      @@WalkWithMeTim pretty laidback here in comparison to your latest video 😜

  • @freebirdh604
    @freebirdh604 3 місяці тому +37

    Thanks Tim. I have been glued to the Live From Iceland channel since the first eruption in November 2023 and it was interesting to view the eruption ‘experience’ from a visitors perspective. Nice vid and thanks for staying where you did because I could never afford to. 😉

    • @Brittoezz
      @Brittoezz 3 місяці тому +4

      Same🙋🏼‍♀️

    • @molly9518
      @molly9518 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Brittoezz Me 2.. 🙋‍♀

  • @TheTraditionalGolfer
    @TheTraditionalGolfer 3 місяці тому +14

    Great review as always Tim.....not sure if its just me but what an utterly bizarre place!!!
    Awesome footage of the eruption though and crazy that it happened on the exact night/morning you stayed there.

  • @ebdo7863
    @ebdo7863 3 місяці тому +4

    Surpised the title wasn't 'I stayed in a hotel near a volcano - I was SHOCKED!!!'

  • @benmc919
    @benmc919 3 місяці тому +61

    OMG Tim! What a frightening experience being evacuated from a hotel early in the morning because of a volcano eruption!! Not something you would expect on a day to day basis and I bet you will never forget it. It did look absolutely insane!
    Just glad you got out of there and are now safe Tim.
    Thanks for another brilliant video 😁

    • @CJLinOHIO
      @CJLinOHIO 3 місяці тому +1

      Would love to see a follow-up on this if the lava made it to the hotel.

    • @pyrozyden2841
      @pyrozyden2841 3 місяці тому +1

      He even says in the start that it was expected though? 😆 It has been all over the news for a while now here in Sweden.
      Love the blue lagoon, stayed there 2018.
      ”Ni still water?” The Tap-water is really good here in the north!

    • @pyrozyden2841
      @pyrozyden2841 3 місяці тому

      And what is it with shoes inside? 😄

    • @feliciamabrey4108
      @feliciamabrey4108 3 місяці тому +1

      @@CJLinOHIO
      It didn't get to the lagoon it only lasted around 24 hours and got far enough to take out the hot water pipeline to Grindevic (spelling?)

  • @andrewfoster259
    @andrewfoster259 3 місяці тому +20

    WOW, What a wake up call. Not every day you get woken up by a volcanic eruption near your hotel. Hotel looks very nice but certainly very expensive. And now the access road to the hotel is covered in Lava too 😪 Great video as always 😃

  • @skiknee22
    @skiknee22 3 місяці тому +5

    Thank you so much for the tour of the Blue Lagoon and your stay with details. The 6 AM wake up was fantastic -if a little unnerving, just a wondrous experience! All smiles!

  • @twinklestar94
    @twinklestar94 3 місяці тому +7

    Wow what an incredible experience! The blue lagoon, volcano, your saw it all! Brilliant video!

  • @TropicPoss
    @TropicPoss 3 місяці тому +29

    Exceptional vlog thx Tim! Knowing the roads well, surely the scariest part for you was having to drive TOWARDS the eruption before reaching the main road and being able to turn away to the north...only hours later that road was comprehensively engulfed by lava flow. Wow.

  • @callumk5
    @callumk5 3 місяці тому +26

    “Swing with me Tim”
    Glad you’re safe and sound. Great review.

    • @lisadunphy41
      @lisadunphy41 3 місяці тому

      I’d swing with him …. Hahahah

  • @Smashingblouse
    @Smashingblouse 2 місяці тому +1

    My fiancé took me to Iceland for my birthday and the blue lagoon was stunning. Must have been so scary with that volcanic activity.
    Only if you’ve been to Iceland can you appreciate the geothermal nature. It’s just such a breathtaking place and atmosphere.

  • @dmoody318
    @dmoody318 3 місяці тому +6

    Hi Tim! I seen a reference to this video on another channel. It was featured on "On The Pulse With Silki". She has been covering the volcanic activity at Iceland. The best thing is, I discovered your channel! 😁 Your video was Amazing and Scary too. 😮 But, since then, I have watched a LOT of your videos and have Subscribed. Love your travels and videos. Glad you got out of Iceland safe!!! I am on my cell phone commenting but watching you on UA-cam on TV touring Lapland! Love your channel. Cute family also. Take Care. Thanks for the videos.
    😁 💞

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +2

      thanks .. welcome to the channel

  • @activepaws6919
    @activepaws6919 3 місяці тому +14

    wow!
    Iceland is my special place, I absolutely love it there.
    What footage you have! 🌋

  • @blossomct
    @blossomct 3 місяці тому +10

    I would never want to be around when a air raid goes off you are brave!! So glad you got out of there and home safe !!!

    • @cb2000a
      @cb2000a 3 місяці тому +1

      Experienced this in Hawwaii and then phones go off and a message ICBM missile incoming this is not a drill...great fun.
      Also hiked out to the lave flowing into the ocean on the Big Island a few years ago. Incredible heat even from the "cooled down" lava rock. We stayed a safe distance away from the flow.

  • @markblix6880
    @markblix6880 3 місяці тому +2

    I stayed in Reykjavik 2 times. Hotel Esja was nice and not expensive. The hot thermal pool was not far to walk. Nothing priced like this.

  • @MarkfromtheStates
    @MarkfromtheStates 3 місяці тому +2

    Absolutely amazing. Thank you Tim for bringing us along.

  • @IvoryWhites
    @IvoryWhites 3 місяці тому +69

    This is going to be like watching one of those Disaster movies!
    But its not a movie it really happened.
    What an unforgettable thing to have been there Tim!
    I hope people weren't injured & everyone was evacuated to safety!

  • @wombraider69
    @wombraider69 3 місяці тому +10

    Hope you are now in a place of safety, Tim. Safe travels home.

  • @KleanthisSkoulikaris
    @KleanthisSkoulikaris 3 місяці тому +2

    This was an incredible video. I loved your honest hotel review as you were trying the various services and facilities, but the way you reacted so relatively calmly from the eruption onward, that was quite cool as well.

  • @lilyo.x
    @lilyo.x 3 місяці тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful place especially blue lagoon. Absolute terrific experience of the volcanic activity. Glad you got out safely

  • @EpicATrain
    @EpicATrain 3 місяці тому +49

    I love your cheeky humor. Also, your channel is starting to really explode!

  • @imlovely6522
    @imlovely6522 3 місяці тому +6

    The fact that we get free travel videos from Tim on UA-cam is priceless.., keeping the knowledge and entertainment alive. 🤷

  • @elysewright9205
    @elysewright9205 3 місяці тому +1

    What an amazing experience! Thanks for being there and you’re safe.

  • @jeannedusud8756
    @jeannedusud8756 3 місяці тому +2

    That's been great fun to watch! I enjoyed the Blue Lagoon's waters a few years back, but even though it's a fantastic memory, it wasn't quite that intense! Lucky you!

  • @marthamoody9134
    @marthamoody9134 3 місяці тому +12

    Epic video! What an experience and wake up call! Always good honest information on your channel😊

  • @stellahulott210
    @stellahulott210 3 місяці тому +14

    Oh my goodness, another top video, thank you Tim. To be there when the volcano went off must have been scary - but what a once in a lifetime experience!!

    • @hulda4ever
      @hulda4ever 3 місяці тому +3

      Not in Iceland that’s a twice a month experience at this point !! ❤

    • @antonio39776
      @antonio39776 3 місяці тому

      @@hulda4ever In the area this has happened in the last 2 years 5 to 6 times and it had to happen for over 800 years

    • @hulda4ever
      @hulda4ever 3 місяці тому

      @@antonio39776 I know everything about it. I live here

  • @mcfcguvnors
    @mcfcguvnors 3 місяці тому +1

    Jesus dude !! waking up to an air raid siren ,you don`t need coffee!

  • @jimhawkins2
    @jimhawkins2 3 місяці тому +2

    That is an excellent video! You captured the experience for us perfectly. Thanks.

  • @nessathemothertrucker
    @nessathemothertrucker 3 місяці тому +7

    Blooming heck Tim! What an experience 😮

  • @user-rh5jm3br3j
    @user-rh5jm3br3j 3 місяці тому +8

    That was a brilliant video, you are a natural presenter and I love your sense of humour. Glad you got out ok after your early morning scare!

  • @francinel.1606
    @francinel.1606 3 місяці тому

    I'm very happy you got to go, experience and came away safe with amazing film.

  • @michaeldeierhoi4096
    @michaeldeierhoi4096 3 місяці тому +1

    I enjoyed your your perspective about your stay at the hotel and visit to Blue Lagoon. I knew of course that you would probably awaken to the eruption already under way and you handled well without stressing. It would interesting to see whete else you visit. From New Mexico, USA wishing you well.

  • @tinalinton2253
    @tinalinton2253 3 місяці тому +31

    I'm glad you're safe, Tim!😊👍👏👏❤️

  • @MrT-ui6ks
    @MrT-ui6ks 3 місяці тому +16

    😮 I stayed in Iceland 🇮🇸 last February 2023 and we loved our visit to the Blue Lagoon 👌
    Can't wait go back there as that place is amazing, fingers crossed the lava doesn't break it's way through, Thanks for doing this video Tim 👌
    To actually see the eruption accor must have been breath taking to see but nerve-racking at the same time.

  • @thitesmarantz4970
    @thitesmarantz4970 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for sharing your experience. Glad you’re safe🙏

  • @ThePeoplesTemple
    @ThePeoplesTemple 3 місяці тому +2

    I flew the day of the eruption and could see the lava when I flew in. Booked a day at the lagoon that was sadly canceled and failed to see the Northern Lights. Iceland absolutely beautiful and will be back again

  • @letsresell
    @letsresell 3 місяці тому +8

    So calm and absolutely amazing close up footage! Good for you and glad your safe!

  • @kittyowlblu
    @kittyowlblu 3 місяці тому +5

    What an amazing experience, blue lagoon added to my bucket list! the volcanic eruption whilst terrifying to see it so close to your hotel room, its a once in a lifetime experience to see. The air raid alarm though would have scared the hell out of me at 6am in the morn. Fantastic vid

  • @glenharmon4280
    @glenharmon4280 3 місяці тому

    Amazing, glad you are safe. And glad they worked with you at the resturant

  • @Lyndyette
    @Lyndyette День тому

    WOW! That is something you don't experience everyday let alone EVER for most of us. Curious to know if any of that area was damaged in any way. Such a beautiful resort but darn expensive. Thank you for sharing this spectacular experience. When I heard the siren, my blood pressure when up a notch. That had to be scary. Beautiful footage of that massive firewall. WOW, just WOW!

  • @Polaris97
    @Polaris97 3 місяці тому +5

    That was a crazy experience for sure! Look how the lava oozed and showcased a very bright and angry red color! That's scary! 😱😱

  • @michaellaursen1479
    @michaellaursen1479 3 місяці тому +7

    Wow- what an experience you had in Iceland . The eruption looks amazing but I am pleased you made it out in one piece. I do think it’s very overpriced but also Iceland is known for being very expensive. Great video Tim.👍

  • @TeeDee87
    @TeeDee87 3 місяці тому

    By far coolest video from you ever. This one is hard to beat. Glad you are safe.

  • @CharliePlayz36
    @CharliePlayz36 3 місяці тому +6

    Wow! As dangerous as that was it looks quite cool. Glad your all ok though.

  • @cf8728
    @cf8728 3 місяці тому +4

    I am planning on visiting Iceland so this was great to see. I am enjoying your videos, this was exceptionally well done. Glad you're safe, looking forward to more adventures.

  • @taramist99
    @taramist99 3 місяці тому +1

    Wow! So amazing to see this from this point of view, I hope you had a good stay in the lagoon. Best wishes from lagoon staff member🫶🏼

  • @user-xz2np9vu9b
    @user-xz2np9vu9b 3 місяці тому +1

    Great video Tim hotel looks amazing but scary when the eruption happened well done take care xx

  • @julest2707
    @julest2707 3 місяці тому +3

    Wow Tim - what an incredible experience .. Thank goodness you were a safe distance away.. I’m sure Gaby is very glad you have you home !

  • @laceyhughes4095
    @laceyhughes4095 3 місяці тому +5

    I was there with a friend at the end of last month. So lucky to have avoided this, we were told if the volcano went off they’d evacuate us all 😬 glad you’re okay, Tim. Love your videos 😊

  • @rigsbyrigged1831
    @rigsbyrigged1831 Місяць тому

    It was great watching this. I was in the Blue Lagoon with my wife in 2001. We had just been married a year when we went from Germany to Iceland. We spent two weeks there driving around but never saw a volcano erupt. However, as we were there on September 11, 2001, we had a different experience that I will also never forget. Whereby, you cannot ever forget Iceland anyway.

  • @jeanbaker6073
    @jeanbaker6073 3 місяці тому

    Love your videos , love all the different places you visit and what a beautiful family you have

  • @TravellingSinceIWasABaby
    @TravellingSinceIWasABaby 3 місяці тому +23

    This is one review ILL NEVER FORGET especially when you see lava right near the airport from waiting lounge

  • @johnathanbotterell1926
    @johnathanbotterell1926 3 місяці тому +7

    .....what an experience. Truly amazing to think your hotel was that close.
    Epic video😲🌋

  • @rainnordrum-im4ms
    @rainnordrum-im4ms 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for sharing happy that you made it out safely to be with your family

  • @dlcanxiety627
    @dlcanxiety627 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely incredible !!!!!!!!!! So lucky Tim !!! Fabulous video

  • @benmc919
    @benmc919 3 місяці тому +16

    Tim you had me in stitches when you said about the shower. Comedy Gold Tim!! Love your sense of humour, don’t ever change.
    “You can have a few people standing around watching if you want” then your expression after you said it 😂😂😂

  • @dundeerocks
    @dundeerocks 3 місяці тому +6

    And just a few hours after you drove away from the Blue Lagoon the road you used was covered by the lava flow! Resort itself was spared (at least for now).

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  3 місяці тому +8

      I know I was on the iceland national news lol

    • @dundeerocks
      @dundeerocks 3 місяці тому

      If you book yourself into the Volcano House Hotel at Kilauea volcano on Hawaii soon you might get lucky and get a sequel@@WalkWithMeTim 🌋😀

    • @marthaj5466
      @marthaj5466 3 місяці тому +1

      @@WalkWithMeTim Oh I wish we could see that! All your subscribers would feel like insiders, like: "Oh we know Tim", ha!

  • @ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog
    @ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog 2 місяці тому

    WOW - what an amazing footage! Glad that you were ok.

  • @karenphillips140
    @karenphillips140 3 місяці тому

    Wow! What a thrilling experience! Thank you for sharing! You're great! 😊

  • @lindah953
    @lindah953 3 місяці тому +3

    😮omg! You were incredibly calm at the end. The footage was amazing. Great video.

  • @sophierobinson6041
    @sophierobinson6041 3 місяці тому +32

    My sons (5 and 2) are joining me for this! Its so exciting. Thank you, Tim!!
    Now we're going to rewatch some Walk with me favourites 😆 love Fridays!

  • @jonimestas9692
    @jonimestas9692 3 місяці тому

    Wow!!! Top drawer narrative. Thanks for the tour. Be safe. Love from Indiana USA

  • @clivegasm
    @clivegasm 3 місяці тому

    An experience of a lifetime. Wow! Glad you‘re safe!

  • @janereeves4482
    @janereeves4482 3 місяці тому +12

    I'm so jealous... when I was in Iceland I hoped to see what you experienced. Grindavik is beautiful. Glad you're safe. I'm pretty sure this'll go viral!

  • @kellygilbert-rios6319
    @kellygilbert-rios6319 3 місяці тому +4

    That was just amazing. We love your show. Thank you once again.

  • @satsumamoon
    @satsumamoon 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful. Relaxing and a bit surreal. Just the spot for de-stressing.

  • @user-bx7qq5ut7u
    @user-bx7qq5ut7u 3 місяці тому

    Iceland is one of my favourite places that I have visited. What an experience! Glad you got home safely and excellent video footage of it all.

  • @04williamsl
    @04williamsl 3 місяці тому +3

    In regards to the fuel stations towards the end in case anyone is wondering - N1 is probably the most known fuel station there. Some are more like service stations here in the UK, with food, toilets etc but there's not too many of those around. There though, you can buy fuel cards within the stores and use those at the pumps for those which aren't manned or aren't manned 24/7.

  • @helenramsdell1959
    @helenramsdell1959 3 місяці тому +5

    Wow... just Wow! That must have been the most surreal experience! 😮

  • @SouthAfricanJuanita
    @SouthAfricanJuanita 3 місяці тому

    Great review and crazy expense of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing. Glad you got to see the eruption 😊

  • @ukdavepianoman
    @ukdavepianoman 3 місяці тому

    What a video - to be actually present there and take that footage and importantly be safe. Iceland is an incredible country but very expensive. That room rate and food were very pricey - especially for what you get. Blue Lagoon is great - been there twice and loved it. As always, very witty too.

  • @oluwakemiagbeke
    @oluwakemiagbeke 3 місяці тому +4

    Watching from Lagos Nigeria enjoy your channel. And this episode,,,🤯. I like the hotel room it will be easy to keep clean