A volcanic eruption in Southwestern Iceland forced the evacuation of a nearby town and the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Wednesday, July 16. Media images captured huge plumes of smoke and glowing lava flows spewing from an enormous crack in Earth’s surface roughly 30 miles (18.6 miles) southwest of Reykjavík.

Thanks to all the geothermal activity, there are a whole lot of hot pots in Iceland (they don’t call it the Land of Fire and Ice for nothing!). I was super excited to hit as many hot springs as we possibly could during our time there.