Spa fun

I am tucked up in bed after a splendid afternoon at Stobo Castle Spa with Chanel. I haven't visited it since Heather took me there for my 50th birthday so it was nice to be back. It's a very good spa with everything one could desire. The large pool overlooks beautiful countryside, there are several scented steam rooms - we particularly liked the menthol one - as well as a sauna, hydrotherapy pool, and relaxation room. We started off with our afternoon tea, which the staff kindly allowed us to have early, when we arrived at 2 p.m. This suited us because we hadn't had any lunch. It was excellent; sandwiches, scones, and a selection of little cakes. There was so much that, regretfully, we couldn't finish it! The spa was very quiet on this dreich Wednesday in January, which was an added bonus.
Chanel had a "top to toe sugar glow" skin treatment and facial, and I had a water bed massage, we both enjoyed our treatments. And we both had good swims; I swam for 40 minutes which made up for my extra lunch time calories.
But the highlight of the day had to be the Ladies Toilets. For a start they were so opulently decorated that they were nicer than my whole house! And inside the toilet cubicle more delights were in store; not only was the toilet seat heated, there was a set of controls for directing jets of warm water to clean both your front and back bottom areas! I was intrigued, having never experienced such an opportunity, and of course tried out all of the controls, including the warm air blower which then dried the aforementioned bottom. Chanel also sampled the toilet facilities and when we were discussing the experience I asked her if she had completed the whole process. At least that's what I meant to ask her; what I actually said was "Did you follow through?", an unfortunate choice of words that sent us into paroxysms of laughter.
Add to this the strange mark (we hoped that it was chocolate!) that we then saw on one of the beds in the "silence only" relaxation room - leading us to make a hasty exit so that our giggles wouldn't disturb the other guests - and the unfortunate incident in the hydrotherapy pool where I accidentally soaked an elderly lady's beautifully coiffured hair, and it was no wonder that we had lots of fun.
There is a new cocktail bar upstairs which is very pleasant; decorated with a tropical theme of palm trees, pineapple and bananas, and we had a celebratory drink there. We were a bit late in leaving and to our dismay our lockers wouldn't open because they were on timers! Luckily the receptionist took pity on us and opened them without giving us a row. It was a really good day.