Toward the end of October, a group of us went for the traditional healing retreat to Little Manitou Lake in Saskatchewan, also known as the Dead Sea of Canada (I mean the lake, not the province). The chemical composition of the water seems to be particularly beneficial for the conditions such as arthritis, which also can be described as the "aching of the bones." After a busy and successful season - yes, lot of the bones seem to be aching, at least in my body.
The water also appears to beautify women! A few sirens we met were quite attractive and radiating with the joy of life!
The road to Little Manitou Lake, which for the sake of simplicity, Mike renamed as "Lake Mineta," is not short:
To shorten it, we traditionally rent an audiobook. This year my choice was excellent: Hans Fallada's "Every Man Dies Alone." The book is so fascinating that the whole trip passed like one moment.
Naturally, we didn't bathe in the lake itself, which, at this time of the year, is almost frozen ...
... but we enjoyed the water from the lake, heated in a series of pools (3 different temperatures).
The water is so salty and dense that maintaining a vertical position doesn't require help of your hands. "A rączki tutaj!"
Mike used this opportunity for all kind of waterobic training ...
... but he also took a few naps in the water!
Sławek seemed to have his own kind of pleasures. Simeon Stylites? (Szymon Słupnik?)
Between baths and soakings I read a bit, and thus the glasses.
Thanks to Fallada, the trip home was almost as quick as the trip to Manitou Lake. I am pretty sure, we will go there again in 2021. Come along!
(PR)
This trip seems to be our annual tradition after the hiking season for several years now. It would be so much nicer if more people came with us!
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