Strytan!


Strytan is one of the strangest places we have ever dived. It is a underwater thermal chimney that raises from the depth of 70 meters to 15 meters. You can see and feel the warm water coming out from the top and cracks.

David took us to a small harbour called Hauganes where we boarded a small fishing boat and headed to Strytan.





We had great visibility (for this time of year) and the sky was clear so there was a lot of light. We descended the guide rope for a few meters and then saw the top from a distance.





I did part of the second dive without my right dry glove so I could feel the warm water (and warm up my hand - the nordic atlantic ocean is a cold place to dive).





Amazing place! There was also some fish around enjoying the warm waters and lots of jelly fish.

After a cold diving we enjoyed some warm pools in a local bath - In Iceland there are baths with hot pools in nearly every town.

Posted: La - Heinäkuu 24, 2004 at 12:26 AM        

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