I have recently returned from a short visit to the Mornington Peninsula. For those of us living on the eastern side of the city, it is a really really short drive of at most an hour, depending on traffic conditions. We drove down the Monash Freeway, joined the South Gippsland highway and was in the region before we knew it.

One of the more famous attraction is Arthur’s Seat. I usually give that a miss and go all the way to Portsea, Sorrento and Rye. I much prefer the beaches here, compared to those closer to the city. The water is clear enough to see through to the sand up to half a metre, and there is always lots and lots of seashells to pick.

My latest discovery is the Mornington Peninsula Hot Springs. It had only been opened for a couple of months and I found this place to be soothing and peaceful. I never thought I will get into the trend of soaking in a mineral hot spring and least of all, enjoy a massage. But this is the case here.

Their public pool area consists of several pools of varying temperature, the hottest of which is around 50 degrees celcius. They encouraged their visitors to dip into each pool from the hottest to the coldest, to so-call improve blood circulation. Personally, I dipped myself in the hottest and the next hot one, the coldest being too cold for me.

The massage was another matter. I never knew what total relaxation meant until after the massage. It was worth trying.

So, if you are ever in that area, with a couple of hours to spare, give the Peninsula hot spring a visit. Entry to the public pool is around $18.50 per adult for the whole day.

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