It’s weird waking up to a day with no agenda other than to eat. Course, the Guelphites were not about to miss breakfast so we headed out to the beautiful patio at the Obelisk Restaurant for a delicious breakfast. Nobody else from our group showed up until just as we were finishing and then Nancy arrived. It turns out that the breakfast spot for our group was actually in the building where our rooms are. C’est la vie.
Pool time! First pool we checked out was the big one in front of our building where I led a session of water therapy exercises. It really helped me and the others seemed to like it as well so the plan is to do it again tomorrow.
Next pool was the Lazy River which turned out to not be what I had expected. The lazy river pool at the Mandalay in Vegas actually has a current. This one did not but it was long and curvy and went under a bridge that spewed water down onto us. Jan and I enjoyed our swim along with the cold damp facecloths they handed out to the loungers.
Final pool of the day was the small infinity pool. It had sloping sides where you slid down into the deep part. The water went right up to the edge of the pool on the far side overlooking the Dead Sea – giving the impression that the pool just flowed right into the sea. We hung out at the edge for a while, admiring the view. Trying to get back out of the pool wasn’t quite as easy as getting in.
We met up with the group for lunch and found that quite a number of them had gone down to the Dead Sea for a mud bath and dip and thoroughly enjoyed it. We decided to do it tomorrow morning before it gets too hot.
After an afternoon spent lazing in the room watching a ‘Hallmark’ movie we joined everyone for supper at the Obelisk Restaurant. John Potter leaves us tomorrow so we toasted him and the trip.