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Valley View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our short vacation: 2 nights at Yosemite View Lodge.\u00a0 William got so excited the he did not sleep the night before!\u00a0 He was running around trying to help me pack (of course it took longer to pack with him helping :)).<\/p>\n

We picked up the rental car at John Wayne airport on Saturday night; the airport was so empty during this Covid-19 shut down.\u00a0 We came to the Arrival level but the Alamo rental agency is down at lower level.\u00a0 William was so excited to get in the rental car: touched this and touched that with wide open eyes!\u00a0 The car rental price was so cheap:\u00a0 $164.00 total for 3 days for a van of 8 seats!\u00a0 Our family of 8 fit nicely in the car; there’s no place for the luggage so we put most of our luggage on the roof.<\/p>\n

6 hrs drive with a few stops along the way for food and rest room breaks was not bad.\u00a0 William looked so happy all the time.\u00a0 This was our first trip out of town since the lock down.\u00a0 We stopped by Vons supermarket in Oakhurst town, which is about 1 hr from Yosemite park.\u00a0 They had fresh cherries so good that my brother in law Than bought 2 bags.\u00a0 We loved it so much that on the way home we bought some more.\u00a0 This town is big compared to Mariposa which is nearer to the park (about 30 min).\u00a0 It was a good choice to stop here at Oakhurst town; it’s a great place to stock up food & goodies before entering the park.<\/p>\n

Checking in with Yosemite View Lodge was easy, of course everyone was wearing mask.\u00a0 I overheard that they had 50% vacancy due to the shutdown.\u00a0 The hotel has some outdoor pools and 1 indoor pool which was closed.\u00a0 It has a pizza store on site if you need some food.\u00a0 The hotel is in a very good location: the Merced river is right behind the hotel , and it’s only 15 minutes to the Yosemite entrance.\u00a0 That’s why it’s not cheap: $550 for 2 nites in a mountain view with a small kitchenette ( small sink, 4 burners stove, microwave, mini fridge, toaster, coffee maker, some dishes, pots and utensils, no oven).\u00a0 The bathroom is very roomy, looks like they just remodeled it.\u00a0 The balcony has 2 plastic chair and a little table.\u00a0 It was so hot so we rather stayed inside than sitting outside.<\/p>\n