Hot Water Beach

Back to Hot Water Beach! This time not for surfing, but the activity the beach is famous for: digging your own spa. The hot water from the underground hot springs that bubbles up when you dig your hole can get incredibly hot - apparently up to 64°C, but it felt a lot hotter at times. The best time to dig is when it’s two hours either side of the low tide. When we arrived, a lot of people were already there, waiting. And then the digging commenced. Funny enough, because it got so hot - too hot in some pools, people couldn‘t actually make full use of their pools but did they leave them behind? Absolutely not. People seemed quite protective of their own work. ^^ We had brought two tiny shovels (you can always rent a shovel for 10 bucks) and shovelled away. What a nice workout. My arms were still hurting from trying to get up from the surfboard the previous day. ^^
After a little sandy spa time, we jumped into the ocean (strong current!!) to cool off. I swear, I put on a lot of sunscreen. Still got a bit of a sunburn… I think Maddie got it a wee bit worse. The midday sun is rather unforgiving, even with SPF 50 everywhere. At least - so far - no sunstroke symptoms (admittedly, in comparison to last time, this one is mild).Читать далее