We especially loved sitting on the porch each night, watching the fireflies emerge and hearing the evening bird calls. We were surrounded by natural mountain beauty. It was quite easy to navigate from the cottage to hiking, paddling, and downtown in just 10-20 minutes. I'm so glad we decided to stay a bit off the beaten track-it felt like we were in another world, away from the crowds with a place that was all our own. Christine was so helpful-available if we needed anything at all, but the cottage was all ours, in a freshly mown field. We saw rabbits, turkey, deer, horses and heard sheep, chickens, and goats. The cottage was spotless and had a warm, family atmosphere.