AFTER JW RETURNED HOME ON THURSDAY FROM WORK I DROVE HIM TO THE HOT SPRINGS THAT IS LOCATED JUST A FEW MILES FROM OUR HOME. THURSDAYS ARE A TOUGH DAY FOR HIM AT WORK AS THAT IS THE DAY THE DELIVERY TRUCK ARRIVES AND HE MUST HELP UNLOAD IT AND GET THE MERCHANDISE PUT AWAY. SO HE COMES HOME ON THURSDAY VERY TIRED AND SORE. SO THIS LITTLE TRIP WAS JUST THE THING HE NEEDED.
WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE THE ONLY ONES AT THE HOT SPRINGS THIS DAY.

WE HAD THE WHOLE PLACE TO OURSELVES AND SPENT PLENTY OF TIME JUST LETTING THE HOT MINERAL WATER SOAK INTO OUR BONES. WONDERFUL. WE PURCHASED 2 "NOODLES" SO WE COULD EACH HAVE ONE TO USE AND THEY ALLOWED US TO JUST FLOAT INTO THE DEEP END OF THIS WARM POOL. THE INTAKE WAS AT THE DEEP END SO WE SPENT MOST OF OUR TIME FLOATING AROUND DOWN THERE AS THE WATER IS VERY HOT THERE. IT FELT WONDERFUL.

AND ABOVE THE POOL YOU CAN SEE A RESTAURANT THAT LOOKS VERY INVITING BUT WE WERE JUST TO TIRED...AND RELAXED...TO THINK ABOUT CLIMBING THE STAIRS TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT! MAYBE NEXT TIME.

AND THE VIEWS WERE GREAT TOO! THEY INSTALL A LARGE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE POOL AREA AS WINTER APPROACHES SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE THIS SITE EVEN DURING THE WINTER. THEY ALSO OFFER VERY CUTE CABINS TO RENT TOO IF YOU CHOOSE TO SPEND A FEW DAYS HERE.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, JW AND I BOTH SLEPT VERY WELL THIS NIGHT. WE WILL BE VISITING THIS SITE MANY TIMES IN THE COMING MONTHS. IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO SOOTHE AWAY OUR STRESS AND TIRED MUSCLES.