My daughter has her state gymnastics meet in Madison, Indiana, on Saturday. About a month ago, I made reservations at the Clifty Inn, in the Clifty Falls State Park in Madison. We stayed there last fall after she had a meet and I really liked the hotel, it’s panoramic view, and the surrounding forest. After a drought last summer and fall, the waterfalls were dried up, so we weren’t able to see the park’s famous namesakes.
When I found out we wouldn’t need the hotel rooms for this weekend, I kept putting off (and forgetting) to cancel our reservations. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I called too late and they were still going to charge me for one room. We decided to stay Saturday after the meet was over, even though it meant spending the rest of the afternoon and night in Madison. No other families from our team were going to be there that night, so I couldn’t give it away. I certainly didn’t want to be charged for a room I wouldn’t be using.
I’ve decided to make the best of it– we can turn it into a mother-daughter weekend. If we have time after the meet, I’d like to go to the historic downtown and check out some of the shops. I think it’s amazing how many historic buildings have been restored and preserved in Madison. We can have a leisure dinner, go swimming at the hotel, and in the morning after breakfast, maybe we can hike one of the shorter trails. I’d love to see the waterfalls. With all the rain we’ve had lately, the hotel staff said they should be flowing.
I always enjoy spending time in nature and struggle to get my kids to appreciate it like I do. Hopefully my daughter will enjoy hiking and seeing the waterfalls. I find nature so peaceful and regenerating– it fills up my soul and makes me feel human again. I’ll be sure to take some pictures and post them to my Flickr account.
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