Still on my road trip -

Here I am at Lake Austin Resort Spa (www.lakeaustin.com) and what an experience.  I love the lake setting and the beauty of this place.  The decor is calming yet pleasing and the colorful ‘garden’ theme is just beautiful.  I guess I’m so used to the southwestern and Spanish-Meditteranean decor (which I love) that it was so refreshing to be in such a lovely environment full of color.  I have to say that I felt like a princess in my room and in the spa’s quiet room - such a great feeling of being pampered. 

My favorite experience was kayaking the next morning - a feeling of serenity and accomplishment.  I knew I wanted to go.  I knew I would go.  I knew I would be hesitant and ask a lot of questions, however Mindy was great.  She went through everything and I went for it.  Of course I stayed close to the dock for the first few minutes, however before I knew it I was heading toward the middle of the lake and going further and further and at one point I was so mesmerized by the quiet meditative state I was in that I just didn’t want to go back.  The lake was like glass - so calm.