November 3, 2009
After kayaking we hitched a ride to at an appropriately named 'Hot Water Beach'. This amazing geothermic beach provides an amazing phenomenon that is unfortunately tide-dependant so the first day we missed out but we were ready the next day. The idea is that you dig a hole in the sand and try your best not to be burnt by the sometimes boiling hot water that comes up from natural hot springs underneath the sand, and when the sea water mixes with it, you find yourself a perfect lil natural Hot Tub! Armed with a spade, we went to the beach an hour before low tide to stake our piece of beach. Only some areas have hot pockets underneath the sand so you have to find a hot pocket that is high enough so it won't get washed away from the tide but will still be low enough to get some ocean water in to cool it off. Let's just say we deserved our 'spa' that we dug after enduring burnt feet and strained backs from shoveling for an hour. Jodie's farm girl work ethic came in handy because she was the only one of the four who could wield the full size shovel, the rest of us rotated between the spades and mini shovels. It was truly one of those experiences you can't believe you are actually having. Karma pulled through for us today, as we were attempting to walk back the hour and half to our campsite, we decided we should have our first attempt at hitch-hiking and in the end we were picked up by the three French travelers we had just recently shared our hot pool with.
Luv V
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