Vacation
Sporty Spice's trip to St. Martin proves that even a girl with a gold tooth likes to be pampered.
This sumer, I spent three months in Los Angeles recording y solo album, Norhtern Star, failing to meet the man of my dreams, get married and get a green card! It became time to leave, but i didn't want to go home, so I decided to take a vacation in St. Martin.
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
I finally arrive at the French side of St.Martin, in the West indies, and wow, it's paradise(airfare: $1062). I'm staying in a fab hotel, La Samanna ($340 per night0, with a great spa and a well-equipped gym (they don't call me sporty for nothing, you know!). the beach is my back garden! I give myself a couple of hours to settle in, and then go off to the gym- there's nothing like a post-flight workout to make you feel human again. Afterwardsm it's time to hit the sack. Bonnuit, as the locals say.
Monday, 1:30 p.m.
I swing by the pool, because the view ther is breathtaking. I realize that there has to be one downside to paradise: the mosquitoes. We English girls aren't used to being bittne ( by mosquitoes, I mean!). But you forget about that quickly, because all the fresh fish, vegetables and fruite ($25) are "the bomb"! The odd exotic cocktail doesn't doesn't go amiss, either. Now what do we girls like to do most? Shopping! Maho plaza is the nearest shopping center, only 10 minutes away. There are loads of great shops (the cabdriver advises me to barter, but I always feel to embarrassed). Later, we hit the beach. The water is warm as a bath, and crystal-clear, but doesn't taste too good- as i discover when I swallow a mouthful, practicing y swimming technique. After all that work, I need some pampering: a seaweed wrap at thehotel spa ($80). It must be good because I spend most of it fast asleep, with my mouth wide-open. then it's time for dinner, more fresh fish. It's quite quiet here, but I have yet to find a handsome young man to dine with!
Tuesday, 6:45 a.m.
After I call my mum, who happens to be at Spice Girls' head-quarters with Emma (Baby Spice), I decide I need a change, so i get a haricut. I try to go a bit Cameron Diaz, but as my mum always reminds me, you can change you hair, but c you can't change your face! The rest of the afternoon flies by. I write some postcards, paddle in the ocean and have a lovely reflexology session, all before dinner. i get into bed at about 10:30 and am fast asleep when the loudest thunder you have ever heard wakes me up ( ypou don't get that too often in England). I scramble to witch on the light but we've lost all electricity! I stumble to my buddies'room. It is pretty scary, so all three of us sleep together in one bed.
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.
I wake up around lunchtime, have a body scrub ($40) and go waterskiing (free). I've tried it only once before, but I manage to stay up for a little while. I wrap up my trip with a French manicure ($30). I'm not very good with things like that; in fact, I smudge my nails straightaway! Anyway, I just can't keep away from the good ol'USA. So keep cool, work and play hard. I'll see ya all soon.
Total cost: $2772