Venus and Mars - Facials and Cars

We had a "quiet" weekend lined up - no travel! - but it quickly became a "have fun spending somebody else's money" weekend, which must surely be almost as good!

Since Christmas, Bec had a voucher for a session at the new Thermae Bath Spa, a luxurious facility right next to the old Roman baths in the centre of town. Similarly, Johnny had a voucher for a "white knuckle ride" in a fast car at Castle Combe Circuit. To each their own!

So on the Saturday morning we nipped around to Castle Combe for Johnny's hot laps. Although his voucher - a Christmas present from Bec, Amanda and Anthony - had been for a ride in a Subaru WRX, Johnny was not content with this (being a former owner) and when booking the session had upgraded himself to the Lotus Elise. This classic British ultra-light, famed for its stunning handling and razor-sharp response, would prove to be much more entertaining in the slightly damp conditions!




The problem, as driver David explained, was that such a light car with such wide tyres tends to skim over the top of any moisture on the track, rather than gripping the surface beneath. Johnny did not really regard this as a problem though, as the whole 4 laps were spent slipping, drifting and generally sliding about like a dog on lino. Awesome fun!



The day after John's hot lap, Bec got into some hot mud. Special Canadian gourmet mud, apparently. She and Amanda were treated to an "Aromatic moor mud body coccoon" at the Thermae Bath Spa, but not before enjoying a gourmet lunch at the famous Pump Rooms and a swim on the rooftop pool with views over Bath.


Funny how differently girls and boys like to be pampered!