Three friends and i decided to spoil ourselves and go to the spa for the day, none of us had ever done his before so this was a new experience, we had really battled to find a spa that was open on a Monday and that could accomodate, 4 people at the same time, it took 20 calls but in the end we found Chempetre, and i knew this was the one.
We left home at 7.30 in the morning, and the car was filled with laughter and expectation.
We had all had to go to town the previous day, to acquire some new underwear, i have gone commando for some time now, and needed to buy because i didn't have any, we all eventually went to the same shop, they must have wondered as to what the sudden rush was on pretty, but not sexy underwear.
We were discussing the treatments we were going to have, a Swedish message, was one of the options, it has been on my list of things to do, i wanted a massage by a blonde handsome Swede called Sven.........
We arrived at the place exactly on time, and then the adventure began, we were treated to an amazing breakfast, we had expected a health breakfast, muffins and muesli, but what we got was amazing, crumpets filled with bacon, steak, feta, strawbery jam, gooseberries, pomegranities, peppedews, tomatoes and onions, it was amazing, we discovered that we had our own chef for the day, this is the way to live................. even if is is only for the day.
Although it is the middle of our winter the weather was beautiful and we were able to have breakfast outside on the veranda, overlooking a lake, filled with ducks and geese, it was amazing. Only ten minutes away from one of the busiest highways in South Africa, and yet this place was so peaceful and quiet you could have been a 100 km away from civilisation.
The "treatments" and the laughter then began................
I started with a paraffin manuicure, having to put your hands in boiling paraffin, is really sore, i had to convince myself that this was supposed to be enjoyable, but they say that beauty comes at a price, and i suppose that this is the price that they are talking about, the only thing that was enjoyable was the fact that i had the manicure, while lying on a recliner overlooking the dam, with the sound of fish eagles in the back ground, maybe this was heaven..................
When i had finished with my manicure, one of my friend had hers, ( the others had been whisked away for their body scrub) .....it was so funny, one of the ladies came to take away one of the ottomans, as she lifted it up her cell phone went off, and my friend was convinced that the music was coming from the ottoman........
It was then time for our body scrub, i am still not sure that i liked this experience, it was like having sandpaper going up and down my body, i mean it was salt being scrapped with pressure up and down your body, and when they touched my feet, i could not help but start laughing, they were not to impressed with this behaviour....................... the spa is for peace and quiet, and contemplation.................. well we soon changed that.
Then it was time for my Indian head massage, that was amazing, i really enjoyed that, it was really relaxing, and i did not have the same Amazon woman, who had nearly deskinned me with the body scrub, this was really nice, by hair however, did not agree and i spent the rest of the day looking like the grease monkey from an Amercian movie..........ugh.............
Then we had lunch, we were told it was going to be a light lunch, when we saw the salad on the table we thought that was the light lunch................ put our chef did not let us down, we had the amazing, mash potatoes, steak, onions and vegetables, covered in an amazing sauce, it was a feast fit for a king............ oh wait a minute.......... fit for a queen and i was the queen...................
We laughed all through lunch, and one of the ladies from the spa commented that she had never heard so much laughter..............
After lunch i had my pedicure, now anyone who knows me, knows that i have a thing about feet, for me feet are really ugly, and i really hate it when someone touches my feet, well i enjured the pedicure, not with a lot of dignity i might add..................
I then had my HOT stone massage, they really do not warn you what to expect and i can tell you those stones were HOT HOT HOT, but once the burning had stopped it was a very relaxing exprience.
And then my favourite thing of the day the facial, gentle pressure very relaxing, in fact i woke myself up snoring twice.........................
Then we had some hot chocolate................... and the day was finished, It was one of the most relaxing days i have ever spent, but for me what made it even more special was the company.............
It will be awhile before i can afford to do this again.......... but what an experience.........
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