Good Morning From Cannon Beach!!!
Nov. 11th, 2007 09:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolphins_logNo, the Icon isn't Cannon Beach. I'll have to make one when I get home.
We have to check out at noon. Even though we don't have a view we are probably going to stay and enjoy the sound of the surf and the nice fire. Our sliver of a view is just over the stairs to the beach, so we hear the various families heading out.
"Don't get too far ahead, Johnny!"
"Look! A doggie!"
"Can I feed the birds?"
"Skree! Squawk! Skree! chatter." [Translation: "Mine? Mine. Mine! mine-mine-mine..." ]
Because we're above the beach access the surf sound echos in and is as loud as if we had the nice rooms. We left the window open [COLD!] and stayed snuggled under thick blankets all night.
Dinner at the Driftwood Inn was crowded. I tell you, if you want good food then go where the locals go. There are a number of restaurants that look incredible from the outside. The Driftwood Inn looks like a bunch of driftwood with a deck out front [okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration] I had baked halibut with dill sauce and Juli her fillet mignon. Both of us had Delicious big chunks of garlic bread and a glass of wine.
Last night we lounged in the room again. We do a lot of lounging in our winter visits. Read books and relaxed. Today we will leave so as to get home at least by 10 pm. I have to get up at five tomorrow for my first "actually scheduled" shift.
All in all, driving down in the night on Friday is a great idea. It gives us the feel of actually having been here for a three day weekend. Sure, we didn't get to go to Powell's Books, but Powell's isn't going anywhere. ...and we certainly don't lack for books.
That's all from Cannon Beach!
We have to check out at noon. Even though we don't have a view we are probably going to stay and enjoy the sound of the surf and the nice fire. Our sliver of a view is just over the stairs to the beach, so we hear the various families heading out.
"Don't get too far ahead, Johnny!"
"Look! A doggie!"
"Can I feed the birds?"
"Skree! Squawk! Skree! chatter." [Translation: "Mine? Mine. Mine! mine-mine-mine..." ]
Because we're above the beach access the surf sound echos in and is as loud as if we had the nice rooms. We left the window open [COLD!] and stayed snuggled under thick blankets all night.
Dinner at the Driftwood Inn was crowded. I tell you, if you want good food then go where the locals go. There are a number of restaurants that look incredible from the outside. The Driftwood Inn looks like a bunch of driftwood with a deck out front [okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration] I had baked halibut with dill sauce and Juli her fillet mignon. Both of us had Delicious big chunks of garlic bread and a glass of wine.
Last night we lounged in the room again. We do a lot of lounging in our winter visits. Read books and relaxed. Today we will leave so as to get home at least by 10 pm. I have to get up at five tomorrow for my first "actually scheduled" shift.
All in all, driving down in the night on Friday is a great idea. It gives us the feel of actually having been here for a three day weekend. Sure, we didn't get to go to Powell's Books, but Powell's isn't going anywhere. ...and we certainly don't lack for books.
That's all from Cannon Beach!
