Sauna (hopefully not x-rated!)

Well whilst I technically should have embraced the culture and gone in naked with the mum and children, I think I just had maybe 10 minutes on my own. The sauna is nothing like the ones I used to create at home with a boiling bath and the heater on, smelling like a toaster and the sweat pouring off me and enough to have me light headed after... The air is dry, though host mum said with wood instead of coals it would be different. You shower first so I couldn't tell if the water droplets were water or sweat, probably the former. It's very relaxing, to lie or sit and just let your mind drift with the occasional flick of water on the coals to increase the heat. I think it was nice to go outside afterwards and feel the crisp autumn air on your skin. Definitely something I will be enjoying again and great research for my novel!