The hot springs are located right next to that dark mountain. That area of the beach is shaded from the sun by that time so it is even colder than normal there; the air temperature is still brisk this time of year.
We headed to the beach later in the evening because the tide went out around 7:30. That's when the water level on the beach is low enough that it won't smother the not water.
We had trouble finding it at first because we miss-read the map. Once we found the hot spring part of the beach, we were late and a hoard of people had already dug themselves hot tubs. It was an interesting sight. There were the happy groups of people who had already successfully dug themselves hot tubs and were relaxing contently. Then there were dozens of people intently digging hoping to discover an untapped spring. I should mention that many water-filled holes sat unoccupied and were the remains of unfruitful digging. Then there were sad-looking people sitting further up the hill, freezing, wrapped in towels, looking down on the hot tubbers with envy. These were undoubtedly the ones who had created the cold-water pools. I tried some digging, but realized pretty quickly that I didn't have enough patience to find a new spring, especially as the chilly water sucked away all my body heat. I eventually just stuck my foot in an already-made hot tub (making sure not to break the sand wall around it) to feel its temperature. I was surprised to find that it was really really hot. In fact, some people had to mix their pools with sea water to bring the temperature down to a tolerable level. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't sit in a tub, but was happy that I was, at least, able to feel the hot water of Hot Water Beach.Fin
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