We arrived and met Dave and Cindy who were getting ready for our arrival. Both were extremely welcoming. Cindy was very warm and gave us some figs and homemade fig butter from the fig trees on the property. Dave introduced himself as the "Director of Fun" and he did not disappoint!
We were immediately impressed with the beauty and versatility of the home and the gorgeous and meticulously maintained property. It is obvious that Dave and Cindy take much pride in their home and enjoy sharing it with their guests.
The house is large and well stocked. The downstairs has a large kitchen and lounge area with TV, a large dining room, a very large enclosed riverside living room that is so large it actually has two separate seating areas. There is a 4th whole other separate sitting room that has the pull out couch if needed. This expanse of space allowed all 11 of us to spread out and do what we enjoyed without being in each others way, including setting up two separate remote work areas.
The formal bedrooms are upstairs and are very good sized. The two riverside bedrooms have doors that open out to a beautiful 2nd floor balcony that overlooks the River. A wonderful place to watch the sunrise and drink your coffee in the morning, or sit and have a chat with your loved ones.
The whole riverside of the house has lots of wonderful natural light and river views. We spent a lot of our time on the stone patio off the kitchen, which is also riverside, to eat, talk, do projects with the kids, or enjoy the fireplace at night.
The inground pool was perfectly maintained and never felt chemical-y or uncomfortable. There was lots of places in the pool area for us to sit when we weren't enjoying the pool. Dave would come out and give the kids popsicles. He became lovingly known as "Popsicle Dave"
The little beach was perfect for the kids to play, go looking for rocks, shells, crabs, as well as was a good place to launch the house kayaks. Kayaking in the morning was a special type of peacefulness I've rarely experienced before.
We enjoyed trying to catch fish from the dock. We did catch 2! We also loved the bird watching and exploring under the eagles nest onsite.
Anything we wanted to do Dave and Cindy were so helpful with recommendations, all which blew us away-music, boating, restaurants, sights. Any questions we had, they responded promptly. Cindy and Dave were onsite, but never intrusive. We enjoyed them so much, we invited them over!
We will be back!