Home sweet home. We are home after the most incredible week!

Let's back up and review yesterday. The girls struggled to wake up-total exhaustion from such a fun week. Eventually we were up and out and on our way to the "Heart or Vilas" county bike trail.

We parked at a rest stop and planned our course to go north and then south from our spot. The first half of our ride was perhaps slightly hilly, but gorgeous! The second half was flat but not as well marked.
Regardless, it was a great ride-12.85 miles!
We returned to the condo for lunch of leftovers. And then it was time for one last dip in the pool. We enjoyed the pool-and then got cleaned up for dinner.

The plan was to ride bikes into town for dinner. However, just as we all got on the bikes, we felt a few drops of rain and checked the radar. It appeared that significant rain was headed our way so we put the bikes away and opted to drive.

Although it was disappointing not to ride into dinner, it was the right choice. We had a table on a covered patio near the lake, and toward the end of dinner the thunder and rain began. We were glad to have a car vs wet bike to get home.

Back at "home" we started to pack up and then borrowed the game of LIFE from the front desk. We play often at home, but this was a "vintage" version and we had to make up a few rules. We finished the night down on the dock again, enjoying the waterski show from across the lake, and a few other fishers on the dock. We also spent time gazing at the Blue Moon.

All in all it was a great last day.

I woke this morning to the call of the loon and brisk chilly air. Hard to believe it was time to go home. We got everything packed and out to the car before 9am (check out is 10). Chris joked that it was like a college move in day-as most units are rented Saturday-Saturday, so everyone was leaving at the same time!

We decided we couldn't leave without one more trip on the Bearskin trail. So we took a quick trip into town and back. It was crowded on the trail though-as there was a community fun run using the trail as well. Didn't stop us from enjoying the view of a clear and calm Minocqua lake.

We eventually said goodbye to Minocqua and started our journey south. We stopped for lunch in Oshkosh and thrilled the girls when we agreed to stop at the outlet mall to visit the American Girl store.
I'm afraid that they might be more excited about new doll treats than vacation.

We were home around 3 and worked together to get both cars unpacked, laundry put away, etc. Chris went to the grocery store while the girls played and I watered the plants around the yard.

We made a delicious dinner and ate on the deck, pretending we were still on vacation!

And now 4 people are snug in their own beds and I'm ready to be there too! Vacation was incredible, but I'm glad to be home!

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