Nature Break Monday

it was such perfect timing..... I had just come home from a run and an hours workout at the Gym late Monday afternoon - and the phone was ringing... it was Lyn & Shaun asking if I wanted to go to OOLAI with them - for a little Nature Break..... of course, I said YES!!! Took a quick shower and had them pick me up right away.....

The weather was agreeing as it was nice and clear but not sunny.... the area where Shaun took us to for a little trail walk was just peaceful and lovely..... and the waters cool and refreshing..... wish I had at least, brought a towel or I would have jumped in right away..... tooo bad... aaaaah, maybe next time.... Was TRULY an unexpected MONDAY TREAT!!!

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A Piece Of Heaven!!!

Last nite, at the last minute, Lyn invited us to go up to OOLAI mountains (southeast of Taipei and about an hour and a half, drive when there is no traffic) for a dip in the Hot Springs. She had a few hours to spare before Shaun and her goes off to CHINA for their Honeymoon. Being a really cold nite that it was, we were all up for it - and am sooo glad now we did.. it was PURE HEAVEN!!!

OOLAI is known for some of the BEST Hot Springs in Taiwan... and we ended up in what's got to be one of the BEST, Cloud Spring Garden... So serene as there was hardly anyone being it was a MONDAY nite.... so we had the place to ourselves till midnite when they closed.... 3 biiig pools of Hot Springs in different levels of hotness, cold springs, steam and sauna, water massage jacuzzi, real massage rooms, and lots of places to sit and lay about -- all the while enjoying the natural beauty/scenery of OOLAI...

Loved everything about last nite, if there was one complain I can have, it is the fact that for the first time I FORGOT MY CAMERA.... oh well, just gives me a reason to go back again.... and I hope soon!!!