Hot Springs Resort & Spa

Woke up this morning to an INSIDE temperature of 51 degrees. Brrrr. There was ice on the windshield. Got myself and everything ready for travel, coffee made, unhooked the camper and dumped. My grey tank was full, of course, I was hooked to water last night so I used more than I would have otherwise. But still 2 days I think is a good amount to go between dumping and refilling water. Maybe I could make it to the 3rd day. I have 2 extra gallons of tap water just in case I run out. And I suppose if I found a very remote place, I could dump some grey water even though not supposed to. My fingers and toes were freezing this morning.

I drove just under 2 hours into Hot Springs NC to the Hot Springs Resort & Spa. I had a reservation for a 1.5 hour Mineral water spa with my own private cabin and gas fire pit. Thank you to my neighbor, Chris, who told me about this place. It was very relaxing. I was in tub 5, which is located right on the water where the creek meets the river. I saw two Canadian geese floating down stream on the river into the rapids. Not sure how they can stand water so cold. I was pretty much emerged to my chin the whole time. The low jet hit my lower back just right. It was 45 degrees outside and the wind was whipping through so too chilly to get out. The water they say is pumped in from a mineral spring and it's 100 degrees. I was wishing the water could be about 2 degrees warmer, but that's not possible they day. I was in the water the whole time, never broke a sweat. It was my first bathing since leaving home so I brought my biodegradable soap and washed my hair. It was a little rough exiting and getting dressed in 45 degrees but I managed and headed back to the van to eat blow dry my hair and eat lunch.

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