Day two is at a close. After my last post, I went to the Hydrotherapy Spa which is free at the value of $58 per visit. And apparently, I needed a reservation which I didn't know. Oops. I just waltzed right in and blinked my eyes in confusion.
This is the mother of all spas. IT IS HUGE. I started in the steam room infused with scent of eucalyptus. After 5 minutes (yes, I wore my stop watch), I couldn't take the heat. Even though the spa guide would come for me in 10 minutes, I went to the next station all by myself. Rule breaker!! I went into the shower where there were 3 levels of 6 jets. One hit my calf first, then my waist, then my chest. Finally, a flat showerhead waterfalled copious water on me. I am going to try and sneak my underwater camera to take photos.
The spa guide found me and took me to the sauna. It was great. I was all alone. Hot and peaceful. 1/2 way through, a new spa guide brought in a cool drink in a champagne flute. Next stop was the Brazilian mud room. I think that is what she said. All I understood was the mud. She gave me a coconut shell filled with light brown liquidity stuff. She motioned that I should apply all over my body, just not on my face. She then pointed to the curved seated area for me to relax in the "mud" steam room. After that, I was to shower in the stall within the steam room. (This is the second steam room of the day) She indicated that she'd be back for me in 10 minutes. Before I slathered some unknown liquid all over me, I sniffed it. It didn't have much scent. I shrugged and coated my body in the brown stuff. Then I thought about girls in bikinis wrestling in it. Snicker.
The next station was a 3 minute ice room. It feel like a frozen meat locker and there were ice shavings to rub all over the body and face. Kind of odd but pleasant. After that, I went to the jacuzzi room. I went into a foot jacuzzi and the water was so hot I think I scalded the bottoms of my feet. Yikes. So I went into the lukewarm tub instead.
Finally, I ended up in the hydrotherapy pool. It was relaxing. Up until then, there were only women. I thought this section was also all women. Good thing I didn't take off my bikini. I was about to when a few men walked by. Oops.
I went back to the hotel room to find Brian. They fixed our water YAY! We spent the afternoon by the cold beach and the pool right outside our building. Freezing my butt off, we scampered back into the hotel room and turned on our two person jacuzzi tub. After about 30 minutes, we dressed for dinner at Samba.
Samba
This was the Brazilian restaurant. The lamb was okay. The beef was the best. I also liked the chicken. Who knew chicken could be so flavourful? The salad bar was pretty slim. I have it all on video and will post later. Our waitress, Santa, she was great. We'll have to go back.
Drink count for the day - Brian - 6 lipsticks, 3 Presidente. Dorothy - 1 Bailey, 3 sips of a terrible lipstick, 1 passion fruit cocktail (I have no idea what was in it) and 2 sips of Jack and coke. Turns out, Jack taste bad. This is a good sign. It means I'm not stressed. Only when I'm stressed does Jack taste soooo goooddd. Brian says I need to drink more, my money's worth.
UPDATE:
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