Way back in February when Winter was still going strong Nancy and I started talking about how much we love the Oregon coast and the town of Newport in particular. We had not taken a trip to coast in a while so we decided on a weekend to go then got on the interwebs and made a reservation. Our destination would be a little bed and breakfast that we had been to before but had not visited for wayyyy too long – the Tyee Lodge. Little did we know at the time that in a few short weeks we would have one of the best beach weekends ever! April and May are very busy months in our household for various reasons so as the weekend at the beach approached it became a welcome if not an almost forgotten break in the hubub.
When our lovely beach getaway weekend arrived at last we decided to leave work a bit early in order to beat the Friday afternoon traffic out of town. However, our window of opportunity to do this quickly closed as there seemed to be accidents on every freeway and interstate that led out of town. The weekend was starting out on anything but a relaxing note. It soon became apparent that we were not going to make it to our destination by the time the lodges check in time had passed so Nancy rang up Tyee Lodge’s owner / inn-keeper Dee Nebert in order to tell her that we were going to be later than we had thought. Dee was super understanding and said that our arrival time would be no problem at all. She even suggested that we stop off somewhere for a bite to eat in the hopes that traffic would thin out a bit in the meantime. This was wonderful to hear and really took the pressure off us to get to Newport as soon as possible. We chose to drive on so we could get to Tyee and settle in anyway but the fact that Dee was so understanding already started to make us feel relaxed and we had not even arrived at the B&B yet!
At last we made it to our destination on NW Woody Way (insert innuendo here)… late but basically in good spirits. Dee helped us check in and gave us the lay of the land. Although we had been past guests of Tyee Lodge is was great to be welcomed in such a manner. She also offered up some warm cookies and mentioned that there was wine at the ready if we wanted (which we took her up on). The key to our room in hand, along with cookies and wine, we made our way upstairs to the Chinook room. Upon entering our suite I immediately opened our window so that we could hear the symphony of crashing waves on the beach below while at the same time the sun was making its way toward touching the horizon for sunset. Both of us could feel tension and stress melting away and the traffic we had encountered on the way there was seeming like an increasingly fading memory.
After a bit our need for some sort of dinner made itself present like a subtle tap on the shoulder so we went out for a quick bite to eat. Nothing fancy, but it hit the spot. What we really wanted was to get back to the loveliness of our room with perhaps another glass of wine, a cozy fire in the fireplace, the sound of the surf, and the enjoyment of each others company. Each of those factors combined into an atmosphere free from all the distractions of the outside world which is a wonderful feeling to share with someone you love. I don’t think there is any way that we could resist the overwhelming feelings of romance and relaxation in the air It wasn’t long before we shared a wonderful romantic time together by firelight and then collapsed into a sensational perfectly fitting cuddle that sent us both off to sleep for the night with happy grins on our faces.
The next morning we stirred rather early for us as we did not want to waste any part of what looked to be a gorgeous day in the making. Waking up to an “enhanced snuggle” was the perfect start to what will long be remembered as one of the best beach days ever. Now the details of our reservation at Tyee Lodge were so the last thing on my mind when we checked in that I had completely forgotten about choosing the option to have our breakfast brought up to our room for a nominal fee when I made our reservation. Dee had reminded us of this, however, when we checked in and said breakfast would be up at 8:30. Right on time came a knock at our door with a gorgeous breakfast cart and all the trimmings. I had chosen wisely! Today’s breakfast included Creme Brulee French Toast (to die for!), bacon cooked to perfection, golden brown home fries that were a tad crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, a fresh (and I mean fresh) fruit assortment of Strawberries, Melon, and Blueberries and if that weren’t enough some scrumptious OJ and some wonderful coffee to wash it all down with! Whew! I’m hungry all over again just writing about it! Add to such a wonderful meal one of the most perfect views of the Oregon Coast to be found and you, my friend, have the best beach breakfast around!
Now that we were fueled up and ready for the day we made plans that included a drive south of Newport to go explore the Cape Perpetua area. Neither Nancy or I had been to this area before and so were excited to explore new territory together. Dee gave us a heads up that there would be a parade going through town that day that would clog the main highway for hours so our early start seemed the smart thing to do and we were right.
-To be continued
–Mike
