Create a Family Travel Pod

I think it was around early June. I had an emotional breakdown, which led us to arrange this short getaway. To minimize any contact with people, we considered renting a trailer to somewhere secluded. But then we found out that most RV parking spots are very close to each other, and I lacked confidence to contain my three little ones in such a tiny space. We turned our interest to Airbnb. Charles found this 3Bed 2Bath lake house with its own private beach by the lakeside of Lake Elsinore. It felt extremely good to break our daily routine for a few days...

There were lots of big giant red ants on the path to the lakeside but they didn’t stop us from having fun digging the sand! We spent a lot of time on that private beach. The kids spent the whole morning there until it was too hot to be outside, and then a couple more hours in the late afternoon before sunset. 

Charles found clearer Comet NEOWISE in the sky at night...

We took a stroll on Walker Canyon Trail the second day. I came to realize that we were surrounding by these gorgeous natures, where we never paid attention to, not too far away from our home.

We took the scenic route around the lake on our way home. 

This is our first time booking an Airbnb just for ourselves. We usually shared a house with multiple families of our friends, which I miss terribly. Until then, I guess we’ll have to travel within our own family pod.