I snuck away for a little birthday girl getaway at Lake Winnepesaukee last weekend. Did you miss me?
You might wonder why, when you live on a lake, you would visit a lake for vacation… yes, I kind of wondered about that, too.
The reservations were kind of last minutesy, but I got a couple of nights at a really beautiful resort in Meredith, NH, called the Inn at Mill Falls. Our room was in the building to the far right, (Location: 14), and as it turned out, all the action was at the building to the far left, (Location: ONE) but it was beautiful walk over there along a boardwalk– you can see it in brown below.
The grounds were just gorgeous– you know how I love gardens!
This feature definitely got a lot of use!
But, it was honestly just too beautiful outside to try this one.
I wonder if this is a popular place in the winter?
Our building had the advantage of being closer to the little town–
there were all sorts of shops, none of them chain stores, which is pretty unusual in this day and age. I wish I had taken more pictures of this, but I was too busy… shopping!
Our hotel was on “Meredith Bay,”– it’s just a tiny finger of the lake, so the second day, we decided to drive around part of the larger lake. The WHOLE drive is a long way… ninety miles, and believe me, you can’t drive it at sixty miles an hour, so we just took a little spin 45 minutes south and back.
They had “Scenic Overlooks” along the way– but we should have known, when no one was parked at them, we were getting snookered! I know the trend is NOT to mow down trees in this day and age and I understand that, but the greenery was so tall and full, I had to stand on top of a rock on my tippy toes to get this picture!
When you look at a map of the coastline, I’m not sure a sweeping view across the lake exists anyway.
Honestly, nothing about the entire trip could have been disappointing– with my beautiful sister and my daughter, we were just laughing the entire time!
For dinner both nights, we went to this restaurant with a camp theme– it was decorated like a lodge. Again, I wish I would have taken more pictures of it, but I was too busy…. EATING!
The colorful jet skis had our names on them– but alas, time ran out.
I hope you enjoyed the trip! I’m not a big traveler, but after being stuck at home, I can’t say enough how I enjoyed this little road trip… maybe there are adventures beyond what the sewing room offers. So who knows, when this crisis is over, I might be boarding that big ol’ jet airliner!
This was our last big night, at the Tiki bar on the bay–
definitely a happy ending…
But also, another happy ending when we returned home– my new Block of the Month has arrived!
Happy trails!
xox
Carol
One Stitch at a Time 
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