Escondido...The hot springs!

Today Mom, Barbara, and the family went out to one of the hot springs that are located just outside of town. Escondido came highly recommended (there are a few others), so we decided to try this place. We packed a picnic and then hailed a taxi. We were trying to get a big taxi as there were 7 of us, but most of the taxis are small sedans. One small taxi stopped and asked if we needed a ride. He said he could take all of us...so just like in a car commercial, we piled into the car. It was really hilarious. We had 3 kids on each of 3 adult laps in the back and then one adult in the passenger seat. No way this would fly in the states!

Anyway, the hot springs are wonderful. Escondido has 9 pools all of varying temperatures. Some are underground in these cave-like structures, while the others are outside. In one outdoor section, there were 3 interconnected pools and as you moved to the next pool the water kept getting hotter and hotter. The water has a soft feel and is just so refreshing. What a difference from our chlorinated pools in the US!

We realized as lunch time arrived that the packed sandwiches were somehow put back into the refrigerator and never made it into the back packs. Kids were thrilled since we then had to go to the on-site restaurant. Ha! We all enjoyed some quesadillas and the adults enjoyed some very cold cervezas. Ah...the life.

We had arranged for our taxi driver to pick us up at 5:00 pm (since there are no taxis there) and sure enough he was waiting for us when we were done. We piled back into his minute taxi and then made hot turkey sandwiches for dinner from our sandwiches we had left at home. Nothing like turning lemons into lemonade!

Tired kids snuggle together at the end of the day.