Waterfalls and THE MOVE IN!

August 22

And so FINALLY we got what we've been thinking about since we made plans to get together back in January.  As I mentioned in the early post to kick off the adventure, we had downsized to a two-bedroom condo because there were only two couples left, and Keith.  And the loft above seemed like a great option to fit all of us.  Even though it was smaller than what we'd been envisioning it was all about getting together.  And certainly that would have been a wonderful vacation.  BUT.....on the first day when I tried to connect to the Internet it was password protected.  When I called I was told that there was NO INTERNET in this cabin/condo. That night when we went to bed, both TV's in the two bedrooms - and there wasn't one in the loft for Keith even though it was advertised there were four TV's - BOTH only worked with an Internet.  Then the next morning the coffee maker leaked all over everything....and we had no dishtowels to clean it up.  I called again the next morning and was assured that there WAS a password and they'd find it.  They promised to bring a new coffee maker and a pot holder, some dish towels and bath towels.  When we returned at 5 pm....nothing.  I called, and a guy came shortly...with A potholder and some dishtowels.  Pulled out his phone and said, "Yep, you need a password, I'll report that."  So we went a second day without WiFi (though we could use our phones) and no TV.  Not the biggest of deals.  When the third day rolled around and still no progress - again being told there was no Internet, Mary Pat suggested I ask for a supervisor.  And after a long "negotiation" we arranged to move into a four bedroom cabin, a real cabin.  So this morning we went on a short hike to a waterfall.  Then out to lunch and to the grocery.  We had to wait about 45 minutes for the final preparations and then we moved in.  JUST WOW.  As you can see from the photos below, just wow.  Everything we'd hoped for....three levels, two big scenic decks with plenty of space and the lower deck had the much anticipated hot tub.  Very happy.  We plan to spend most of tomorrow on the property soaking up the amenities of our new "cabin."

The New Cabin