Spring break only lasted 6 days this year, as opposed to the ten we've had in years' past. Stevie and I wanted to go somewhere during the break, just to get out of Jersey for a bit, but didn't want to break the bank doing so. We settled on an Airbnb on a farm in West Virginia.
Cue the John Denver...
We had an entire house to ourselves that sat opposite a pasture with four enormous draft horses. They were very friendly and we were allowed to feed them apples and carrots. There were also four bloodhound puppies that belonged to a neighbor which frequently came over to say hello. There were only a few other houses in the area; it was otherwise nothing but farmland and hills. The town was about a mile down the road with a few basic amenities like a gas station, a grocery store, and a theater.
Almost heaven? Sounds like the real deal to me.
On our first full day there we went hiking in the state forest surrounding the farm, and took in both waterfalls and cranberry bogs.
On another day, we spent the entire day hanging out on the farm, during which our hosts let me drive the tractor with Neale in my lap. Just another day in West Virginia.
We spent a good hour that same day trying to catch frogs and rolling down a hill. When in the company of a toddler, it's easy to slow down and appreciate the little things.
We returned last night, and tomorrow it's back to the grind. It turned out to be an amazing, low-key vacation, and here's to the next one.
Cue the John Denver...
We had an entire house to ourselves that sat opposite a pasture with four enormous draft horses. They were very friendly and we were allowed to feed them apples and carrots. There were also four bloodhound puppies that belonged to a neighbor which frequently came over to say hello. There were only a few other houses in the area; it was otherwise nothing but farmland and hills. The town was about a mile down the road with a few basic amenities like a gas station, a grocery store, and a theater.
Almost heaven? Sounds like the real deal to me.
On our first full day there we went hiking in the state forest surrounding the farm, and took in both waterfalls and cranberry bogs.
We spent a good hour that same day trying to catch frogs and rolling down a hill. When in the company of a toddler, it's easy to slow down and appreciate the little things.
No trip would be complete without sampling the local beer:
And of course I ran every day that I was there on some very chilly mornings, up and down some very hilly terrain.
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