Lopota Lake

Orthodox Easter was the first Sunday in May here so Josh had a four day.  We took full advantage of this and headed to Lopota Lake, a resort village about 2.5 hours out of the city.

Selfies of Maddy!

Checking out the baby neighs!

The resort boasts boating, horseback riding, many pools, mini golf, a spa, sauna, volleyball, etc.  The weather was a little cool for some of those activities but for the most part I think we got our money's worth.  We headed up Saturday morning timing our travel to the girl's nap times.  Somehow we were spoiled and got to enjoy the mountainous trip in sweet sleeping silence.

painting easter eggs

Upon arrival we got to check in early to our room and got ready to head to a late lunch.   We had scored an Easter deal so all our meals were included in the room price!  After lunch we set out to explore a bit and ended up walking all the way to the stables.  Although the horses were still a bit big for Mara to ride, she really enjoyed just watching them.  They were loose on the property and it was fun to see them galloping around.

feeding the ducks

In the evening they had some kid Easter activity and Mara enjoyed painting some eggs.  From there we rounded off the day with dinner and an early bedtime (vacations are a tad different when you have kids ;)

On Sunday we went hiking.  It had rained the night before so the trail was pretty muddy.  It didn't help that we were cutting across the mountainside so we were constantly trying to cut into the hill.  By the end of the hike, a few falls later and numerous blisters we were drained.  We decided to spoil ourselves and each took an hour to head to the spa.  Josh went first and headed to the Russian sauna.  My turn was second and I indulged in a full body massage at the spa.  Oh my gosh heaven!  It's been years since I had a massage. With even more kids activities to attend we just took the rest of the day slow.

By Monday we were getting a little weary for our own beds so we took a quick paddle boat ride around the lake, did a round of mini golf and ate late breakfast.  Then it was time to head home.

It was a great weekend!  It was the first trip we've taken Maddy on and overall she did pretty well.  She wasn't a huge fan of sleeping in the carrier which is something we have to get used to.  Mara always was willing to so we could keep going while she slept.  Maddy wants to be in her bed so that means stopping and letting her rest.  We'll figure it out but any who we loved the lake.  Can't wait to head back in the future!

hiking

Getting your face painted is a thing here!