Cindy is a great hostess. She follows up with explicit instructions on how to get to her place and makes sure all is well.

It's amazing that you can go from the Malibu beach to a National Park wilderness up in the hills in less than 10 minutes. Surrounded by live oak and mountainous terrain is Cindy’s home. Down the cement stairs is your room with its own private entrance. The double bed was quite comfortable and the full bathroom is spacious. You can make your own coffee or tea in the morning and enjoy it just outside your room on a private patio. Don’t count on cell service up here but you do have wireless Internet service.

Cindy warned me that she, her husband, two boys and three dogs might cause some “pitter patter and chitter chatter” above. I hardly noticed it.