Imagine a place that is just an hour, maybe an hour and a half away
from the city. Away from the place where you live. Yet, it is so distant
that getting a phone reception there is a nightmare. You have to
stretch to your limits, turn upside down (however that might have), or
do any other things that will make you look totally hilarious to get the
faintest phone reception that would maybe allow you to send a message.
Maybe. Or will disappear in the middle of the process. And you'll have
to start all over. (Well, it used to be like that when I first visited
the place. Now it's easier to make a call ;)).
Imagine
that you are woken up in the morning by the sun shining right on your
face. You get downstairs, open the doors as wide as possible and drink
your morning tea/coffee (or whichever beverage you prefer) listening to
the birds singing beautifully right next to you.
You're
in the middle of a forest. Just a few other houses (holiday homes) are
around you. There's a great chance you'll meet nobody else here. Maybe
one or two neighbours. If you're really lucky. But most of the time,
you'll just have birds and squirrels as your neighbours.
The
forest is full of blueberries. And mushrooms (rumour has it). If you're
a fan. And butterflies. Colourful, magical. Ones that fly right next to
you, not scared at all.
If
you're bored with sitting by the house, you can always go down to the
lake. The path is steep. And could get slippery, either from rain or
from dry sand. But it's the fastest path to the lake. You can take a
longer route. Take the road (forest road, not really for cars all that
much), which is much safer. Well, at least in the sense that it's not so
steep. Actually it's rather flat, believe it or not. Oh, and just
beacuse it is wider and flatter, doesn't necessarily mean you'll meet
more people there. Cause you probably won't.
When
you already get to the lake, don't count on a beach. Just find yourself
some place on the grass, drop your towel, shoes, clothes or whatever
you wish to drop and get into water. You might see some people on the
other side of the lake, but they won't bother you. It's still quiet. The
water is clean. And refreshing.
This
place. Kniewko, as we call it. Cause there's no official name, as far
as I know. Just a street name (yes, that forest road has an official
name. Sounds hilarious, but that's what it is ;)). In the middle of a
forest. Away from civilisation. But close enough that if you really want
to, you can commute to Tricity.
That's
where we're going to rest after the whole road trip. Cause I figure
we're going to be all exhausted, one way or another ;)
We're
going to spend our last days of this year's holidays there. And by us I
mean me and the kids. Cause I have a month off work (lucky me, I know)
and my husband only three weeks. So I'm going to spend all days in
Kniewko with the kids and Krzysiek is going to commute. So that he could
spend the evenings and nights with us.
I hope the weather is going to enable us all that...
