Summer Vacation Part 2

Wednesday we got to Tahoe and checked into the Monte Blu Hotel and Casino. This was a three night package that we got for visiting a Time Share presentation. We actually get most of our vacations this way. We keep going to presentations and they keep giving us incredible packages at great destinations for little money. I can't believe they haven't gotten the picture that we don't plan to buy.

Thursday was an incredible day. We took off driving around the lake looking for a great hike. We saw a picture of Eagle Falls in the art gallery of the Hotel and wanted to visit that. When we got to Eagle Falls it was nothing like the photo. The beautiful, rushing falls was just a trickle of water. I guess we came too late into the summer. We continued the hike past Eagle Falls to a beautiful lake called Eagle Lake. It was quite a hike. All uphill for about 1 mile but it sure felt longer than that. Once we got there the lake beckoned us to swim in it. It was fairly warm and so clean. I didn't wear swimming attire but that didn't stop me. I got in with my clothes any way. I was very soggy for the much shorter hike down.

We loved being just the two of us but every where we looked we saw kids and I knew my four would have a blast at this big nature playground. It is hard to take pics of just the two of us. Actually the pictures are kind of boring. I many times wanted to take pictures of other peoples kids because kids are, well, just so cute!!

Friday we spent the day on the Lake. We rented a canoe and rowed an hour long the shore of the lake. Then we camped out on the sandy beach to enjoy the Alpine setting and the sun. We bought floaties earlier and floated the lake for than I should have because we were a little toasty at the end of the day. We ended our vacation with dinner at a quaint little cafe that served the best and biggest burger I have ever eaten and then a movie.

Saturday came and we were ready to see and love on the kids but we had a 6 hour drive home. Michael and I loved our time together and felt very relaxed when we got home. The kids were happy to see us and vise versa. Life is good!!

Then.......
back to reality!