Our cat loves the sauna.

A contribution from our friend Paul:

“Our cat takes a minimum of one sauna a day. Walking on cold Wisconsin floors must chill him, as he races us to the sauna. Once inside he sprawls out and lets those warm cedar boards warm him up.

When hot, he simply drinks some cool water, goes to a lower level (so smart), or pushes on the door to leave. Of course we only allow this when we are in the sauna with him. He is truly our sauna cat – sauna kissa.”

Editors note:  Love how Spirit is sprawled out on the upper bench.

Summer Sauna: a great time for a double shot of the clean rinse

It’s night time and it’s still warm out.

You take a wonderful cold shower outside.

You sit and chill out and here this great tune.

You want to go back into the sauna, yet your body core is still warm

You take another cold shower, then go sauna.

Summer Sauna – a great time for a double shot of the clean rinse.

Progressive Insurance Actually Pronounces Sauna Correctly

I just had to share this because it’s so incredibly rare. I did a double take the first time I saw it. Sauna is pronounced incorrectly in the U.S. so often, that when you say it right people often don’t know even what you’re talking about.

“Had a great SOW-nah last night.”

“I’m sorry, come again?”

“SOW-nahs. They’re great.”

“What?”

“SAH-nah.”

“Oh, yes, I love those.”

All Sauna Stoves Are Made To Take Water

If it has rocks on it, it takes water. There is no such thing as a “dry sauna.” Regardless of what the sign at the hotel says, where there are rocks, there should be water. No company in the world makes a sauna stove that is intended to be dry.

There. Now you can confidently sneak a large bottle of water into the sauna at your hotel so you can have a proper Finnish sauna.

Enjoy!