Sunday, November 28, 2021

Thanksgiving Getaway: Day 2 - Great Wolf Lodge (Day 1)





We ate some breakfast at the hotel before packing up the car and heading back out on the road.  The drive was a nice one from Winnamucca to Auburn.  Tony and I had bought some more Hank Smith and John Bytheway talks on CD and we all really enjoyed listening to those on our drive (okay, Allie didn't really like them).
We made it to Auburn and went to the office where Julie and Wendy work.  After showing the kids and Tony the office (I had already been there) we went next door and had lunch with Julie.  It was pretty yummy food and great company. 
After lunch we drove the rest of the way to the Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca, CA.  It is only an hour and a half away from Auburn, so that was really nice.  We were there before our room was ready, but we were able to check into the water park.  So, Tony checked us in for that and then we got our swimming stuff out of the van before going into the Lodge.  It is a super big hotel with an indoor waterpark attached.  They also have minigolf, mini bowling, multiple restaurants, and many other activities.
After getting changed into our swimsuits we found a spot to put our bags and then we explored all the different fun pools and slides.  Allie was hesitant to do the bigger water slides but loved the little kid slides.  Megan and the boys did really good with the bigger slides.  We played in the Lazy River and the wave pool together as a family.  
Once our room was ready Tony went and took our clothes up to the room.  Once we got hungry, we were able to eat in the water park area.  They had a couple choices inside the water park and places to sit down and eat.  We went with the burger and fries, and it did not disappoint. 
After eating Allie and I were pretty much done with the water.  So, we went up to the room and got changed so we could get our luggage out of the car.  Then Allie took a bath while I unpacked our bags and made up the sofa bed.  We then ran to the store and gassed up the car all before the others were done.  They were still loving it and stayed until it closed at 8:00 pm.  It was a fun day, and we were all happy that we had another fun day of swimming ahead of us.

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