I finally stepped off the plane and onto Icelandic soil.

The first thing I did wasn't chase the Northern Lights or take photos for the internet. It was to fight through freezing winds, jump on a shuttle bus, and go find a friend I'd known for over twenty years.

This episode: the Blue Lagoon. Milky blue water, minus-eight-degree winds, volcanic mud masks, and singing in the sauna. About travel, about friendship, and about the dreams that become whole not because you finally arrived — but because someone you love arrived with you.

Come soak with me.

My website: flywithlily.com