No Björk-themed journey would be complete without a moment of otherworldly relaxation to absorb all you’ve seen. On your way back toward Reykjavík (near Keflavík Airport), slip into the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa set in a black lava field. The water here is an opaque, milky blue-white, rich with silica and minerals that make your skin baby-soft. Plumes of steam rise around you, blurring the line between earth and sky. As you sink into the warm water (around 38°C / 100°F year-round), your muscles unwind. It’s easy to imagine you’re in some futuristic spa on another planet – fitting, given Björk’s penchant for blending natural and futuristic aesthetics. Coat your face in the silica mud mask provided, and float on your back as daylight fades or stars begin to prickle the sky. This is a sensory cleanse, where the journey’s experiences can crystallize into memories.

Dusk at the Blue Lagoon. The sky above is turning lavender-orange. You float effortlessly, ears underwater – the outside world muffles to a gentle hum. In this cocoon, you recall fragments of the past days: the roar of Skógafoss, the silence of Eldhraun, the neon mural in Reykjavík. Everything comes together here in the warm embrace of geothermal water. A peaceful grin spreads across your face as you hear an inner soundtrack cue up Björk’s “All Is Full of Love.” In the music video, two robots found love amidst sterile machinery; here you find love for this land and your journey in a pool born of volcanic science. “You’ll be given love, you have to trust it,” the lyric whispers in your mind. A quiet joy washes over you like the thermal water – all is indeed full of love.

While Björk doesn’t have a specific song about the Blue Lagoon, the fusion of nature and technology here is emblematic of her interests (she even filmed parts of a VR music experience on Iceland’s geothermal terrains). The Blue Lagoon’s creation – using excess geothermal water from a power plant to create a spa – reflects that Icelandic ethos of innovation living in harmony with nature. It’s something Björk celebrates: the idea that tradition and cutting-edge science can coexist. As you relax, you might think of “Venus as a Boy” with its sensual warmth, or “Paradisia” (an instrumental harp piece from Utopia) which feels like drifting on a cloud.