Revive and Thrive
Summer is in full swing, and Rose and Philip are itching to travel again. This time last year they visited Mt. Komorebi, and now they must decide where to go next.
"We could visit Selvadorada?" Philip suggested.
"Much as I would love that, I don't think Carlos or Eirwen would enjoy that adventure as much as we would." Rose chuckled. "When they're moved out, maybe. No, I was thinking we visit Gibbi Point. There's a new Getaway there called Revive and Thrive, it'll be a good place for the kids to build some fitness and for us to relax."
"That sounds perfect, then. Let's do it."
Eirwen's fascination with tarot has continued to deepen, and she constantly practices her readings on her family members- mostly her brother. She must be getting better, since his readings aren't all doom and gloom anymore.
To Carlos' relief- he was starting to think he was going to die young of a heart attack, the readings she'd been giving him.
The family was up bright and early the next morning, and Rose prepared a hearty breakfast. They would be leaving for Gibbi Point at 6am and staying for two days.
Carlos was excited, Eirwen was indifferent. Maybe it would be fun, that was yet to be determined.
It was still dark out when they reached the retreat, and Eirwen decided to relax on one of the loungers while her brother practiced Diving in the pool. No reason to exert herself so early in the morning.
Workouts began at 7am? What kind of sickos were these people?
Rose joined Freeda's spin class for her first workout. She was awake and revving to go!
The spin bikes were interesting, but unfortunately her home gym was pretty much full. Another reason to go to the Oasis Springs one, it seemed.
When she finally felt awake, Eirwen decided to try some weightlifting- something light, she thought, not too exhaustive.
She was wrong. Her arms were screaming by the time she was done.
How did her parents make this their entire lives, basically?? And made it look easy?
Bear came with them, of course! They wouldn't just leave their ghostly friend behind. Eirwen left the gym to go play with Bear instead, already bored and homesick.
During free time that afternoon, Rose suggested they go kayaking on the lake. Carlos and Philip were both enthusiastic about this, but Eirwen decided to hang back on the shore. Maybe she'd join them later, but for now she wasn't keen on being on the water.
To Eirwen's surprise, she did find something she was interested in- an archery range on the shores of the lake. After practicing there for a while, she was feeling in better spirits and ready to join her family.
Kayaking wasn't as bad as Eirwen thought it would be. Despite the sun beating down, the lake was surprisingly cool, pleasant to be on even to her indoorsy self.
Evening fell, and Eirwen and Carlos were off to their cabin to sleep, thoroughly worn out. Rose and Philip stayed up a while longer, though, going down to the lake for an evening swim.
The starlight glittering on the water made for the perfect romantic lighting.
Eirwen bowed out of most of the activities the next day, instead exploring the docks by herself. She found a little papercraft store, and bought a paper mache penguin. A little souvenir of an okay vacation.
Ultimately, Eirwen was glad to be home when the getaway was over. It was alright, but it seemed nothing would top their weekend trip to Mt. Komorebi.
Paxxie here! I hope you enjoyed that story. Though I bought the pack on release day, this was the first time I actually used the Getaway system, so I just wanted to share my thoughts.
Things worked surprisingly seamlessly! All of the NPC Sims did what they were supposed to at the designated times, and other than some typical Sims quirks like all of them trying to use the oven at once, things worked without issue.
Revive and Thrive is not my favorite use of this so far, but I think I could make it more interesting with some tweaks to the schedule. I'm excited to try out the kids' summer camp in the future.
Overall, I think this was good! Most functional new feature they've released in a while, and I'm glad I got it. If there's interest I might write a full review, otherwise I'll continue with pieces of it as they come up.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you all have a good holiday!
- Paxxie
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