The only thing we had planned was to go to a spa. I had never been to a spa before and have been complaining about stiff muscles in my back for years. My sister recommended several locations. After some deliberation, we decided to try out a place that she had never been before but heard good things about.
I never had a massage so we both booked a massage package at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Spa. Along with the massage package, we got access to the facility including the cafe, pool, hot tubs, saunas, and lounge. I'm glad that I went with someone who's been to a place like that before. I didn't realize that I would have access to the whole place with the purchase of my package. I thought that was a separate deal and I would have just showed up for my scheduled appointment and left.
Our massage package included three separate sessions in the afternoon. We showed up around noon and had two hours to lounge around, eat and relax.
Laying in the Sun poolside was about all the excitement I was interested in. Did I mention I took my first spinning class the day before and had another cardio day before that?
I guess the secret is to roll up one of the towels into a pillow.
No swimming for me. It was warm outside but cool in the pool. I wasn't in the mood to swim in cool water.
We ordered lunch poolside. I had the turkey melt with veggie chips and my sister had the seasoned shrimp wrap with berries.
I expected a $20 sandwich to be good and it was. I guess that's fine since water, coffee, tea, and fruit were all complimentary.
You can also see that it wasn't crowded at all. We picked a good day to go.
Like I mentioned above, this was supposed to be part of a few days of relaxing. I'm glad I scheduled this beforehand. Since we didn't schedule anything else, I ended up going to the gym twice for cardio and going on a nature hike. All that exercise was in two days, one of which was the day I drove to Jacksonville. I guess my version of relaxing and taking it easy includes going to the gym and sweating.
This was a completely new experience and is something I think that I'll do again eventually. I left here feeling good and had no complaints. Yes, there were other men here that day. I think that I counted three, including myself.
