Stage 7 - Lake Tahoe

It was less than an hour ride up the mountain from Reno to Lake Tahoe.  It was barely enough time for the kids to fight !  Karen and I spent part of our honeymoon at Lake Tahoe and are big fans of the area.   I had purposefully not scheduled anything for the two days at Tahoe - which was welcome news to Karen. 

We were staying at the Hyatt on the North shore of Lake Tahoe.  The hotel had a private beach and pier.  We declined the opportunity to rent a $200/day cabana but were all over those $5 dollar bottles of water !

We spent most of the time just hanging around the lake or the pool.  Watching the olympics has been part of our daily routine and the kids really enjoyed the beach volleyball - so we have been playing at every opportunity.  I was not able to convince Karen to wear the official USA beach volleyball uniform. 

In the 'It's a small world' category - we ran into the family of one of Kelsey's club soccer teammates (Kayla Raque) at the hotel.  They had recently relocated to California and were visiting the area.

It was a very relaxing two days in a very beautiful setting and allowed everyone to recharge their batteries for the stretch run of the vacation.