Not very willingly and with much complaining (especially from the backseats) but yes, we have made it back into the real world after disappearing for 4 fabulous days into silence, peace, quiet, nature, beauty and a whole lot of family snuggle and laughter time.
The drive up was rather quick and we only had to stop once, while road crews were working on a rock-slide.
Thankfully L had her "life saver" and time flew by while she was defending the car from the dark side (aka the guy with the Stop sign holding us back ;)
We found this idyllic place via referral by our "Hiking Guru" and we can not thank her enough for sending us there.
THANK YOU Sun-Inn.
This place is AMAZING!!!
This place is AMAZING!!!
We rented a little cabin on the premisses, with a full kitchen and bathroom.
The first thing you'll notice when you drive up to Sorensen's (located in Hope Valley, 30 minutes away from South Lake Tahoe) - NO cellphone reception.
Once you walk into your cabin you realize there is NO phone, NO TV and NO computer (wireless is somewhat available, just super SLOW).
The only "entertainment device" offered was this ...
Books, games and puzzles are offered and as soon as you realized how "disconnected from the world" you really are you start to breath slower, deeper and calmer ... instantly!
Walking outside the backdoor you'll find that the forrest is your backyard,
with hammocks, lounge chairs and places to sit and rest everywhere.
After making our way to a grocery store to stock up the kitchen we settled into the evening with lots of quiet-family time.
Anna was in dear need of a hat and blanket since she had no travel items with her.
Thankfully I had brought my wool and crochet hook ... little did I know that I would actually be using it.
By the end of the day she had a toque, pillow and blanket ... ready for vacation ;)
After arriving in heaven we took in a good night of snooze and awoke to the sounds of the forest and to see what day 2 had in store for us.
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