As I said before, FabGrandpa was sick for the first 24 hours of our vacation. I tried to get him to let me change our reservation because he was sick before we left home, but he was ready to go. So, for the first day there, he was in the bed, and I was on my own. I did a lot of this:
Yeah, sitting around with my feet propped up, but the scenery was gorgeous! This is the back of the inn:
This is the stair way to the beach:
There is a swimming pool and a hot tub, but it was a little too cool for me to get in the water. And there were beautiful flowers growing everywhere:
The carpet was old and stained, but that bed was soooo comfortable. That was a good thing as FabGrandpa spent so much time there. There was a clock radio, a TV with cable, a dresser, and a sofa in there. Those drapes open all the way up so you have a fabulous view of the Pacific.
The kitchen is fully furnished, with a microwave, coffe maker, pots and pans, dishes, a stove and refrigerator. The only thing this place does not have in the kitchenette suite is a bathtub. But the shower was great.
The only thing I cooked in here, though, was the chicken noodle soup for FabGrandpa, and the coffee in the mornings. The rest of the time, we ate at one of the many restaurants in the area. The day that he was sick, I was buying him a bowl of chicken noodle soup from the Wave Restaurant across the street every three hours, but I was on my own for the rest of the time. I went to the Wave Restaurant for breakfast, then to Aroma Thai for a lunch of Shrimp Fried Rice. Later, for dinner, I walked to the end of the pier to the Tin Fish, and ordered take out of grilled fish and shrimp for my dinner. It included grilled salmon, haddock, scallops, and shrimp with red and green bell peppers and onions. It was soooo good!
This is also at the back of the inn, looking up to the “penthouse suite”. It is a three bedroom unit that sleeps 12 people on the third floor. I wish they weren’t going to tear this place down, and if for any reason they don’t, we are going there again next year.
The first day there were no clouds in the sky all day, so when it was time for sunset, it was just blue sky and big red sun. But the second day, there were enough clouds to give the sunset some awesome color:
I love this little bird on the beach, all by himself:
And just because I like this picture, I am sharing it with you. I took so many, I can’t share them all but sometimes I just have to put in just one more:
I love this kind of place, even with stains. Was it busy? Maybe it will be saved.
Not too bad a way for you to spend the first day, poor Jim, glad for a good bed.
The ocean shots are spectacular, the sunsets divine. I hope you two had a very good time.
I hope jim is feeling better and he got lots of sea air.
there is something inherently beautiful and calm about pacific coast sunsets.
there is a great little spot in seaside Oregon that reminds me of this place you’ve found here.
the beach looks wonderful. I would be so relaxed there just laying out on a chair enjoying the scenery
The view is fabulous! All I would want to do is sit on the beach and watch the waves and the birds.
Wow – I love all your vacation pictures. I got here late so I had to scroll back through a bunch of posts but it was well worth it! I love all the plant and flower pictures because they are so different than what grows here in New England. And that Bird of Paradise – wow! Did you get a kick out of the forbidden rice turning the water a purple color when you made it?