Jill’s place was exactly what my little family needed. There was calming classical music playing and fresh flowers waiting when we arrived, and my 13-year-old was VERY excited to see that Jill had left s’mores ingredients for use by the fire pit!
The WiFi hotspot Jill provided ended up not working, but (a) it’s the only thing available for WiFi in the area right now and (b) we didn’t come here to be online, so it was no big deal. She was very responsive about the problem and kindly offered to call T-Mobile, but we decided less is more.
We cooked all our meals in Jill’s kitchen, and found it to be well-equipped and logically laid out. The views of the woods are just marvelous, and the hot tub was so relaxing!
Jill suggested a couple of outings. We went to Willow River Falls, which was gorgeous but WAY too crowded (no social distancing to be had). The next day we tried Perch Lake, which was much better. Beautiful, great swimming, a sandcastle-ready beach, and plenty of room to stretch out, and Jill provided the parking pass.
Thank you, Jill, for an absolutely magical weekend away from the city. We’ll be back!