For anyone considering this property, we strongly recommend reading all of the reviews, including the negative and mixed ones, and asking very specific questions about expectations and boundaries before booking. In retrospect, those reviews would have given us useful context.
Our stay started out genuinely positive. My partner and I arrived around 7:30 p.m., as previously communicated, and received a warm welcome from our host, Sandy. We were genuinely appreciative of Sandy’s help and enjoyed our early conversations about plants, alternative living, and the property.
Unfortunately, the experience took a very jarring turn on our second morning.
We had been cooking our meals over the campfire and had not been given specific instructions or rules. After breakfast, we placed the screen securely over the fire pit and walked the short way to the common area to wash dishes. A few logs were smoldering, but nothing was sticking out of the pit or obstructing the screen.
As we were walking back, Sandy flew by in her UTV and abruptly put out the remaining smoldering fire. Before we could even greet her, she began yelling at us. She accused us of having “left” the campsite, filling her property with smoke, and disrespecting her resources. She also said we could have burned down her property. It had rained every night we camped there. The intensity of the reaction was completely unexpected and unacceptable. No boundaries were ever expressed to us about leaving a covered, contained fire.