Yesterday was a pretty mellow day. We stayed home in the morning. We decided to go through our pictures and send them to CVS to get printed. We are working on scrapbooks along the way and we needed some pictures to fill the pages. After we sent them over online, we headed out to see what was around and then pick them up on the way back. (which was an adventure in and of itself, because we sent them to the 'wrong' CVS and had to go on an adventure just to find them.)
Our first stop was to one of the shopping villages. We saw an area with outdoor vendors and we wanted to check it out. But we stopped along the way at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and a few more stores along the way. The girls got to sit in a 1936 Ford that apparently had a V8 engine! The girls were giddy
When we got to the outdoor market, I was stopped by a booth with a bunch of dips. It wasn't the dips per se that stopped me, but the cute lady working her booth. She had a bag of pretzels and handed you a stack to try the dips to your hearts content. If you ran out of pretzels, she gave you more. It didn't seem to bother her how many times you wanted to try her stuff, she was willing to let you stay as long as you like. She had a southern accent and the personality of Dolly Parton. I was happy to stick around.
Her dips were wonderful; we all chose our favorites. She had garlic, artichoke, spinach, dill, ranch, habanero....you name it!!! She makes them all from scratch. You buy the season packet and prepare them however you like. She makes them herself; dehydrates all the ingredients and packages them up! We all picked our favorites and moved on. Julie found a cute hat that totally suited her. After that, we were pretty much done. It was mostly crafty stuff and we didn't really have a need for any of that!
We got back in the car and headed north. We aren't really familiar with Tahoe, and to be honest; to find an entrance to one of the beaches was quite a feat. It's not as easy as Bass Lake (where we usually go) and the lake is so much bigger than we are used to (I believe 72 miles around) that we are a little overwhelmed by its size.
As it appears, you need to turn down some of the bigger streets and park in a commercial parking lot to enjoy the sand. We decided to pull in really quick (none of us were prepared for a beach day) and examine one of the main beaches.
Parking was interesting. You grab a ticket to park in a really small spot and pass all the tourist stores and restaurants before you get to the sand. Where we were at was one of the Marinas where they launch and rent boats. We stepped onto the sand, looked around and headed back towards the car. Along the way we peaked into the stores but quickly headed back out. It's pretty much the same stuff you would find in any tourist town. Just the name on the items is different.
It's been pretty hot here. And when I say pretty hot, I'm talking upper 80s to low 90's.
When we asked the rental people where the Air Conditioner was, he looked at us like he misunderstood. Turns out, it's not common to have an air conditioning unit in this area. The temperatures rarely need it. Can you imagine???
Then I asked him where the screen doors are for the front and back door (again...a funny look). He said "we" don't usually open the doors for air; just the windows. At this point we were both giving each other a look. With all the bugs here, and the beauty of the area and the fresh air; I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to keep their doors open to enjoy the day!!! But the place we are staying is absolutely adorable. It's a 3 bedroom - 2 bath home. It has some high tech offerings and a completely top of the line kitchen. Thanks to the water damage this home recently had, everything in is is brand-spanking new!! Which makes me nervous, because they must not have known we were coming!!!
But that's okay. We are enjoying this home and it's beauty - screen doors or not!!
We ended our night on the back patio, scrapbooking with all our pictures. It was a nice cool night and we had a very relaxing time!!!
Today, we were planning on doing some beach stuff, but it's been raining a bit, so I think we need to figure something else out.
It's kind of strange not knowing what is offered here and I feel like we are going to miss something.
Yesterday we saw the gondola that takes you to the top of the mountain. I remember taking that when we went skiing last time, but I don't remember being afraid of it like I am today!!! Is that what age and kids do to you???
I'm sure we will head up the mountain at some point. But for now, I think I'll dig around on the Internet to see what I can find.
The lake is a given. We will get there at least one day if not more. But I really want to explore all this place has to offer. So today will be a bit more of exploration and hopefully we will land some fun experiences.
Hope you Monday is great!
Happy Monday!
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