Day 17 – Metung Hot Springs & Country Club Golf

Another gentle start to the day saw us calling the golf club and the hot springs to ascertain details and book for our day out. Maz and Kev walked into town for a coffee while I chose a shorter walk along the boardwalk.

 

By 11am we were on our way – Maz & I to the Hot Springs and Kev & Gaz to golf. Maz & I had a great time! We were there for three and a half hours and enjoyed a variety of hot  pools, cold plunge pools, and showers. There were also saunas but that seemed a bit much. It was quite a warm day (top of 31 degrees) and we found our favourite pools in the shade and alternated between hot pools and the cold plunge pools. Maz also loved a hard massaging type shower she found. There were some fabulous views and some relaxing areas with comfy lounges as well.

 

After a couple of hours we took the opportunity to travel to the other side of the complex via a lift in a golf cart. Due to the construction of some new pools, the tracks that would normally take us to these pools was closed so the staff drove us out of the complex and through a new estate of houses to be able to access them. The views here were also sensational and we spent some really pleasant time there as well. The highlight was some individual barrels of the hot spring water that you sat in and the water bubbled up like a volcano. It was all fabulous and we also spent some time talking to some nice people from Townsville about their travels.

 

We arrived home after 2:30pm and grabbed a very late lunch. Gaz & Kev had a good round of golf – they said it was a lovely course though there were some long par 4s. Regardless, a fun time was had by all. We all then spent the afternoon relaxing and reading.

 

It was off to the Metung Hotel for dinner, right on the water. It was still pretty warm so we sat outside and all (except Gaz – his fish & chips were cold) had fantastic meals. I had a Japanese inspired baked salmon fillet and it was very yummy. It was then back home for Euchre – Kev/Pen v Maz/Gaz with a 2-0 win to Kev & me. We watched the Matildas game on TV and then off to bed ready for another moving on day tomorrow.