Not going to win III

After the teens were shedding copious amounts of tears in the car, where they had retreated to, the one parent with some sense asked if we could walk them to their tree house (just to make sure it was safe).

Not a problem. We walked them up, they looked inside and confirmed that there were no televisions, jacuzzis or Club-Med amenities that they were looking for.

They opted to try their luck up the road in Fortuna, where there are 100-plus hotels, and to be quite honest, we weren't disappointed to see them go.

During the very brief time that they spent inside the tree houses (no more than 5 minutes) we discovered that they probably were not familiar with the concept of indoor plumbing, based on what they did in the bathroom of one of the tree houses.

Truly amazing what some folks are capable of. This is why the owners opted not to work with travel agents a while back, as you never know what kind of people will show up when they go through an agent.