Vacations To Go

 

 

SPRINGTIME AT THE OCEAN

 

Day 1 Wednesday May 1st  
12:30 p.m. Depart: Spokane  
4:30 p.m. Arrive: Isaquah 267
    (Take exit 18. Turn left over the freeway. Go left on Sunset Way. Turn left on 2nd. Go right on Clark St. Turn left into the parking lot and park at the very end.)  
  See: Jakob Two Trees
301 Rainier Blvd South
Issaquah, WA 98027
A hundred circle suns not old
Cause time will stretch
And loop and fold
So stop breathe in-
Breathe out. behold
The trees has sung
The story is told
Issaquah Community Center
 
5:00 p.m. Depart: Issaquah  
    (Go north on 2nd. Turn right on Sunset Way. Go left onto I-90. Take exit 10 onto I-405 north. Take exit 13AB. It will go right and around onto 8th St west.)  
5:25 p.m. Arrive: Bellevue, WA 12.5
  Do: Cheesecake Factory
401 Bellevue Square
 
    (Go right on Bellevue Way. Turn left on 4th. Enter I-405 north. Take exit 14 right onto Hwy 520. Turn right towards 148th. Continue to the roundabout. Take the 2nd exit right onto Shen St. Turn right on 152nd. Go left on Turing St. It will become 28th. On the right side.)  
  Lodge:

Extended Stay America Suites-Redmond $128.44
15805 NE 28th St
Bellevue, WA 98008
Cancel by 6 p.m. on 5/01/24
(Queen, Breakfast,

4.9
(284.4)

 

Day 2 Thursday May 2nd  
  Do: Breakfast  
Guys:      
8:30 a.m. Depart: Bellevue  
    (Go right out of the parking lot on 156th. Turn left on 31st. Go right at the roundabout on 36th. Go left on 148th. Enter Hwy 520 going right/west. Go right on I-405. Take exit 23 right, then left on Hwy 522. Go right on 67th.)  
9:00 a.m. See: Kenmore Camera (9-7) 16.5
    (Go left on Hwy 522. Enter I-405 right/south. Take exit 20 right. Go left on 124th. Jog right, then left on 120th. Turn left on Redmond Way. Turn left on 160th. On the right side.)  
26 min Arrive: The British Pantry
8125 161st
12.6
Ladies:      
    (Go right on 156th. Take an immediate left on 156th. Go right on Bel-Red Rd. Turn right on 24th. On the left side.)  
  Do: Goodwill (9-9)
15301 NE 24th
.5
    (Continue left on 24th.)  
    Jubilee REACH Thrift Store (10-7)
2301 148th Ave
 
    (Go left on 148th one block. On the right.)  
    American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (11-4)
14840 NE 24th St
 
    (Turn right on 148th. Go right entering Hwy 520. Turn right and left on West Lake Sammamaish Pkwy. Go right on Leary Wy. Go left on Bear Creek Pkwy. Turn right on 161st Ave. Turn left.)  
    Lunch-The British Pantry (10-9)
8125 161st Ave
3.8
Everyone:      
    ( Go left and the first right on 161st. Go left on Bear Creek Pkwy. Turn right on Leary Wy. Go right into Hwy 520. Cross I-405. Go left on I-5. Take exit 163A right onto Spokane St Viaduct. It will go left on Fauntleroy. Turn into the 2nd parking lot at the end of the park. Walk down the paved trail from the handicap parking space.  
50 min   Bruun Idun Troll
Lincoln Park
At the night there was a storm,
there at the beach where she was born
And Idun felt a feeling wrong,
and so she walked there in the dawn
And on her flute the magic horn,
a tunes so passionate and strong
She played for them orca song,
to as them where they all have gone
23
  Depart: Seattle  
    (Go left on Fauntleroy Wy. It will become West Seattle Bridge. Go right into I-5. Enter I-205 south. Take exit 21A right, then left on Glisan. Go right on 113th and left on Burnside.)  
3 hrs Arrive: Portland 179
  Do: Dinner-Bridge City Taproom (11-12)
620 SE 122nd
 
    (Go right on 122nd. Turn left on Airport Way. On the right side.)  
10 min Lodge:

Clarion Hotel Portland International Airport $115.54
11518 NE Glenn Widing Dr
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 252-2222
Cancel by 5/01/24 at 4 p.m.
(King w/lake view, hot breakfast)

3.9

 

Day 3 Friday May 3rd  
9:00 a.m. Depart: Hotel  
    (Go left on Airport Way. Turn right on 122nd. Go right on Glisan and left on 113th. Go left on Burnside.)  
9:15 a.m. Do: Pick-up Ginny, Rory and Zelda 3.9
Guys:      
    (Turn right on Burnside. Go left on 122nd. Turn left on Glisan. Go right onto I-205 with an immediate left on I-84. Enter I-5 north. Take exit 302A right, thenleft on Broadway. Jog right on Lovejoy. Go right on 10th and left on Northrup St. Turn left on 19th.)  
20 min Arrive: Pro Photo
1112 NW 19th
9.6
    (Turn left on 19th and left again on Everett. Enter I-405 south. Enter I-5 south. Take exit 295 right. Go left on Taylors Ferry Rd. Go right on 80th and left on Oleson. On the left side.)  
20 min   Nordic Northwest
8800 SW Oleson
10.3
Ladies:      
    (Go right on Burnside. Turn left on 122nd. Turn left on Glisan. Go right into I-5. Take the I-84 exit left/west. Take exit 1 right, then left on 12th. Turn left on Davis.)  
15 min Do: Voodoo Donuts 7.5
    (Go right on Davis. Turn left on 12th. Go right on Sandy Blvd. it will left on 7th. Turn right on Madison St. Cross the Hawthorne Bridge. Go right and left on 1st. Turn left on Market. Go right on Harbor Dr into I-5 south. Take exit 295 right. Go left on Taylors Ferry Rd. Go right on 80th and left on Oleson Rd. On the left side.)  
20 min   Nordic Northwest
8800 SW Oleson
10.5
Everyone:      
  Do: Nordic Finnware Store (9-3)  
    Broder Soder Restaurant (9-3)
https://www.broderpdx.com/soder-menu
 
  See:

Ole Bolle Troll
There's something in the air
That something makes my belly rumble
Something smells so strong. It hits me,
almost make me stumble
Could it be the little people cooking
somegthing smelly
in the big red cookie jar
So I can put them in my belly

 
11:00 a.m. Depart: Portland  
    (Go left on Oleson. Turn right on Hall Blvd/Hwy 141. To left on Hwy 210 and the next right on Hwy 217/Beaverton Tigard Hwy. Go left to enter Hwy 26. Go left on Hwy 6. Take the Wilson Rd Loop to the right. Turn left on Latimer Rd. On the right side.)  
12:30 p.m. Arrive: Tillamook 73.4
  Do: Lunch-Tillamook Creamery-Ice Cream  
2:00 p.m. Depart: Tillamook  
    (Go left on Hwy 101. On the right or left side.)  
3:30 p.m. Arrive: Newport 69.3
  Do: Grocery Shopping-Fred Meyers, Safeway or Walmart  
4:30 p.m. Depart: Newport  
    Go south on Hwy 101. Before Waldport turn right after Waldport Vacation Rentals by Meredith and just before Baymart on NW Bayshore Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Then left on Oceania. The 6th house on the right.)  
5:00 p.m. Arrive: Waldport 16.6
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
Waldport, OR
 

 

Day 4 Saturday May 4th  
  See: Waldport  
    (Turn right on Hwy 101. Just before the bridge.)  
    Where the Forest Meets the Sea Letterbox  
    (From Hwy 101 turn right. After crossing the bridge turn right into the parking lot.)  
    Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center
320 NW Hwy 101
 
    Pocket Treasures: Bread Clip Letterbox  
    (Come out of the parking lot and turn right. Just past the light on the right side.)  
    Lil Joe's General Store & Antiques (10-4)
180 US 101
Thrift store
 
    Enough Antiques (11-4, except Mon)
140 NW Hwy 101
 
    (Drive down the street on the right side past Town Pump.)  
    Waldport Fleamarket  
    Tortuga Trading-Gift Shop  
    (Go north on US-101. After crossing the bridge past Waldport turn left on NW Bayshore Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Then left on Oceania. The 6th house on the right.)  
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
 

 

Day 5 Sunday May 5th  
10:00 a.m. Depart: Waldport  
    (Turn left on Oceania Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Take the 2nd left on Bayshore Dr. It will go right. Go right on Hwy 101. Turn right.)  
10:15 a.m. Arrive: Yachats 9.5
  Do : Sea Siren Letterbox
Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
 
    (Continue walking on the trail to the north end.)  
    Water Spirit Letterbox  
    (Continue north to the Fireside Motel.)  
    Cozy Coffee on the 804 Letterbox  
    (Go south on Hwy 101. Turn right on Diversity Dr.)  
    Village Gift Gallery (7:30-9)
1881 US 101
 
    (Turn right on Hwy 101. Turn right on 4th.)  
    Yachats Lions Thrift Store (11-3)
236 4th St
 
    Bread & Roses Bakery (8-2 Fri-Sun)
238 4th
 
    (Behind the bakery.)  
    Toad Hall (11-4)
237 W 3rd St
 
    Yachats 3rd Street Shops/Yachats Mystic Antiques
310 Hwy 101 N
 
    (Another block south on the right.)  
    Toppers Ice Cream and Candy (12-5)
153 Hwy 101
 
    Turtle Island Gifts (11-5)
153b US 101
 
    Styx, Stones, n'Bones (10-5)
160 W 2nd
 
  Depart: Yachats  
    (Go north on US-101. After crossing the bridge past Waldport turn left on NW Bayshore Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Then left on Oceania. The 6th house on the right.)  
  Arrive: Waldport 10.3
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
(19.8)

 

Day 6 Monday May 6th  
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
 

 

Day 7 Tuesday May 7th  
10:00 a.m. Depart: Waldport  
    (Turn left on Oceania Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Take the 2nd left on Bayshore Dr. It will go right. Go right on Hwy 101. Turn right.)  
  Arrive: A Bear Among the Lions Letterbox
Sea Lion Caves-91560 US 101
 
    Sea Lion Caves Letterbox  
    (Go right on Hwy 101.)  
    Pacific Northwest Adventure-Bob the Barker Letterbox
91560 US -101
 
    (Continue south on Hwy 101. Turn right on Heceta Beach Rd. Turn left on Leeward Dr. Go left on Woodlands Dr.)  
    LFL-Naval History Letterbox
88033 Woodlands Dr.
 
10:50 a.m. Arrive: Florence 33.7
  See: St Vincent de Paul (10-6)
2315 US 101
 
    Goodwill (10-7)
1310 US 101
 
    Affordable Impulses (10-3)
1525 12th St
 
    Blue Dolphin Antiques (10:30-4)
575 US 101
 
    Home 2 Ocean H2O (10-5)
511 US 101
 
    (Turn right on Rhododendron Dr. Turn left on Juniper.)  
    LFL- Ships Letterbox .3
    (Go back to Rhododendron Dr and turn left. On the left side.)  
    A Whale of a Tale Letterbox
Exploding Whale Memorial Park
 
    (Go back to Hwy 101 and turn right. On the left side.)  
    Purple Pelican Antique Mall (11-5)
478 US 101
 
    Oregon Coast Human Society (10-5)
1193 Bay St
 
    Thrifty Threads (12-4)
168 Maple St
 
    Fair Days Unique Boutique
129 Nopal St
 
  Depart: Florence  
    (Go right/north on US-101. After crossing the bridge past Waldport turn left on NW Bayshore Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Then left on Oceania. The 6th house on the right.)  
50 min Arrive: Waldport 33.7
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
(67.4)

 

Day 8 Wednesday May 8th  
9:00 a.m. Depart: Waldport  
    (Go back to US-101 and turn left. Turn right on Pacific Way. Go left on 26th. Turn left on Brant St.)  
  Arrive: Newport  
  Do: 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner Letterbox  
    (Continue north on US-101. Turn left on Hurbert, a block past Pig 'N Pancake. Just past 7th on the right side.)  
    Rustic Ridge Antique Mall (10-5)
625 SW Hurbert
 
    (Continue right on Hurbert. Turn right on 2nd. Pass Nye, then turn left.)  
    Cheap Frills Antique Mall (10-5)
120 SW Coast Hwy
 
    (Turn left/north on US-101. turn right on Hwy 20. Turn right on Fogarty. Go right on Bay.)  
  See: Old Town Shops  
    (Continue on Bay to the lighthouse.)  
    Yaquina Bay Lighthouse-check letterbox (12-4)  
    (Continue right on Yaquina Bay. Turn left on Mark. Go right on Minnie. Enter US-101 right/south. Before Waldport turn right after Waldport Vacation Rentals by Meredith and just before Baymart on NW Bayshore Dr. Turn right on Westward Ho Dr. Then left on Oceania. The 6th house on the right.)  
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
 

 

Day 9 Thursday May 9th  
       
  Lodge: Xanadune
1302 NW Oceania
 

 

Day 10 Friday May 10th  
Ladies:      
9:00 a.m. Depart: Waldport  
    (Go south on US-101. Turn left at North Ban Lane, just before the Bandon Bridge.)  
11:30 a.m. Arrive: Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge 105
    Leafy Letterbox  
    Meow Buzz Letterbox  
    Meow Swish Letterbox  
    (Go right on US-101. Take the 1st left to Bullards Beach.)  
11 min Arrive: Coquille Lighthouse-check letterbox 3.8
    (Go right on US-101. Turn right on 4th St.)  
12 min Arrive: Bandon 5.8
Guys:      
10:00 a.m. Depart: Waldport  
    (Go south on Hwy 101. Turn right on 4th St.)  
12:30 p.m. Arrive: Bandon 108
Everyone:      
  Do: Lunch  
  See: Cranberry Sweets & More (10-5)
280 1st St SE
 
    Bandon Sweets & Treats (10-5)
255 2nd St SE
 
    Big Wheel General Store (9-5:30)
130 Baltimore Ave SE
 
    Face Rock Creamery (9:30-6)
680 2nd St SE
 
  Lodge: Lighthouse Cove Inn
460 Hwy 101
Bandon, OR 97411
Cancel before 5/09/24
$215.84-2 queens, $204.42-1 queen
(2 Double Beds, Breakfast, gas fireplace, fridge, microwave)
 

 

Day 11 Saturday May 11th  
10:00 a.m. Do: Circles in the Sand  
11:30 a.m. Depart: Waldport  
4:00 p.m. Arrive: Portland 255
  Do: Dinner  
  Lodge: Clarion Hotel Portland International Airport
11518 NE Glenn Widing Dr
(503) 252-2222
 

 

Day 12 Sunday May 12th  
9:00 a.m. Depart: Portland  
1:00 p.m. Arrive: Kennewick 205
  Do: Gas  
1:45 p.m. Depart: Kennewick  
4:15 p.m. Arrive: Spokane 142
      (347)

 

 

Fees: Owes Paid Owes $2,393.31
Ginny $265.92      
Jen $265.92 $96.83 $169.09  
Paul & Autumn $531.85 $531.85 -$0  
Sherry & Ray $531.85 $871.50 - $339.65  
Trish $265.92      
Zelda and Rory $531.85 $524.10 $7.75  
         

 

 

 

 

 

 


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