Skeptically Simple
It truly is the simple things…
Our family took a vacation last month. From time to time, with some work and patience, we get these deals where we get a seven night stay somewhere for such a ridiculous amount you wouldn’t believe. Although it seems to be too good to be true, we have done the math and it is almost cheaper for us to do these little vacations than to stay in our house (electricity, water, gas, etc.)! Needless to say, they have proven to be wonderful getaways in the midst of the chaos of the last couple of years. This vacation we decided to branch out and take a huge risk. There was no availability in the whole state except for this obscure place called Lehigh Resort Club in (the middle of nowhere) Lehigh Acres, Florida. The website is a true multimedia experience. We googled it and looked at pics and thought, “Well, how bad can this really be?” I must admit that I’ve seen some more appealing places to stay, but we were longing for a adventurous summer vacay. So what the heck?! We booked it!
But of course, we can’t do anything normal… Who do you know that after basic luggage (with four small kids) still has to load the car with 50 lbs of carrots, 15lbs of apples and a huge juicer all for only one week? Only this family!
This place was so out in the boondocks that even Target was 30 minutes away. Fortunately, we did find a grocery store close by that was willing to order a few things that Sy needed for his therapy. We were looking forward to time together as a family and it looked like we were going to get plenty of it without many distractions.
So we arrived and the rooms were not exactly luxurious. Not great, but could have been worse although we didn’t even have internet! In fact, they tried to give us some enormous internet box connection that may have inspired the Max Headroom idea. H-h-hello, can you say 1980’s? However, the resort grounds were really quite beautiful so that was a bonus. For our first bit of excitement, we headed to the pool. We got to talking to some friendly folks (the average vacationer there looked to be about 65) and they were explaining that the week is so busy with events, activities, games and socials that no-one leaves the property. “Really?!” Now even though Lehigh is out in the sticks, it’s only about 45 minutes from Fort Myers Beach. “How could you possibly be this close to the beach and not spend at least one day there?” Jordan and I literally laughed out loud and thought that these peeps were cute but ridiculous. There was no way that grandma’s bingo game was going to keep me from the beach.
Soooooo, remember what I said about bingo not keeping me from the beach? Um, well, yeah… We became some of those cute but ridiculous folks. Never left ‘ol Lehigh. We just couldn’t get enough–indoor & outdoor shuffleboard, ping pong, poolside golf (use your imagination), bean bag toss, cards, golf cart rides, some silly dice game, fireworks, bingo, raffles, mini golf, and much more. Like their shirt says, “Endless opportunities for fun…” We are excited to visit again!
Outside of camping, this was probably the simplest and most lackluster vacation ever but it definitely was one of the best vacations ever! It was one of those times that, while we were there, we knew we would look back on and smile when we are old and gray… Thanks Lehigh Acres for providing our family with something no other place could.
