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My extended family returned to Three Otters for a family reunion in mid-August.

We were there for the first time last year.  Visit here to read about that.

You never know what the weather will be like in August but we lucked out with mid 80º days and cool nights.  (The week after we got back the temps climbed much higher.)

The owner of Three Otters said of all their visitors, my family enjoys the water most and it makes her heart sing to see how much fun we have on the Potomac River.

The kayaks were constantly in use.

The canoes too.

Even the dogs loved the water and we had three come this year, one all the way from San Francisco.

Here a scene of the water's edge from the perspective of a canoe.

Dan and I took a canoe upriver.  The current was strong and the water was higher this year but oh, so lovely.

Here is the one yurt, two more will be in place for next year.

Three tent cottages were new this year.  They had front porches.

Dan and I stayed in this vintage trailer, the yellow one, and my brother and sister in law from Arizona stayed in the other one.

Just sitting with feet in the water and talking was a delight.

Tubes were enjoyed too.

Dan didn't quite fit into the kayak, legs too long.

Have you ever seen bubbles bounce on the water?  These did.

Thirty members made it this year.  Next year we hope to have more come because this was less than half of the total.

If you want to find out more visit their website: Three Otters Eco Retreat.  Just don't book the place when we plan to return there.

By the way my blogging time is being limited these days by other commitments and responsibilities, one of which is helping the new parents of our third granddaughter.  I'll get here as often as I can.

A Great Spot for a Family Reunion

Last Sunday my extended family gathered for three nights at the Three Otters Eco Retreat in Great Cacapon, West Virginia.  There were 20 adults ranging in age from 20 something to 70s, and 10 children ranging in age from 4 weeks to 7 years.  

Three Otters has a wide range of accommodations from a three bedroom cabin to a flying tent.  It's "glamour camping" because they provide the sheets and beds.  We brought our own towels and food.

This is the tent Dan and I stayed in.  We had a futon mattress to sleep on and lots of room. 

 Three Otters has a yurt with a queen bed, a cottage tent with lots of single beds, three vintage trailers and three pop up trailers.  There are other tent choices including one that is strung in the trees - flying!  Youll' have to go to their website for photos of those accommodations.  I neglected to photograph them.

There were three kitchens to use: one in the cabin; another in the river kitchen where there was seating; and a third called the grill kitchen where a large screened dining room gave us enough room for everyone.

Here's breakfast prep in the river kitchen and below Dan awaits breakfast there.

Here are my oldest brother and sister in law after dinner in the grill kitchen screened dining room.

Bathrooms?  In the cabin, in the river kitchen and four in the bathhouse on stilts.

Activities?  The Potomac River was the primary draw and favorite spot to hang out, swim, kayak, or tube.    

There was hiking on the property or across the river on the C & O Canal tow path.

There were games in the grill kitchen dining room. 

Here Matt is assembling a structure in the river kitchen.

 There was a large field for outdoor games.

And a spot for campfires which we had every night.

Four of my five siblings were there.  All of us had some members of our families not in attendance.  The hope is that we have restarted the tradition of getting together that our parents had.  Plans for next year are already in the works.

As I said a great spot for a family reunion.

Three Otters Eco Retreat

Postscript:

My daughter took a photo of the vintage trailer they stayed in.  There were two more of these.

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