Ainsworth’s Winning Duo -
By Irene Butler -
Published in TravelLady E-Zine -
Glimmering mineral deposits surrounded us as we waded in waist-deep water into the dimly lit cave. Stalactites dripped condensation; the steamy air soothed our lungs. My husband Rick and I followed a gushing sound, and found the place where the geothermally heated water cascaded from a rocky crevice. Sinking down to our chins in this natural cave behind the pool at Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort British Columbia we felt the last shred of tension flow from our bodies. Next, we braved the skin-tingling rivulets of icy water spilling into a mini-pool outside the cave; following this we immersed ourselves in the tepid pool open to the sky. Sunlight dancing on Kootenay Lake, evergreen forests and the spectacular Purcell Mountains lay before us. ‘Ah,’ I thought, ‘this is the life.’
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