Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Spruce Pine Trip July 23-26th

We met up with out of country friends and spent 3 days with 5 other families in a GORGEOUS house in Spruce Pine. The house was HUGE and surrounded by mountains with a hot tub strategically placed to enjoy that beautiful view. Kids had a memorable time with their friends playing and doing a Decathlon designed by our very dear friend. Following were the activities (Names are in Sanskrit)-
Yatatmavan
Sai Isa
Chitrakar
Padprahar
Alpa Kshetram
Abhiyanta, Abhiyantri
Haranti Grahanam
Chinoto
Pratisarnam
Pratibha Pradarshnam

Personal highlight for me was to win the Pool Table championship. That's right - I WON IT!!  Didn't know I had it in me :)

We all went on a rafting trip with Earth and River Adventures and had an amazing time ! Those guys are awesome and if you think rafting, you must think of them. Half way through the French Broad river we took a break , had delicious lunch and got hot-stone massage of our backs. Kids were so brave to dive into river from 15 feet high rock and swimming into the rapids.

Late night singing, chatting, playing cards, making s'mores using the fire pit outside the house were among the special moments !! Indeed a memorable trip!!