This weekend Johns brother and sister n law was supposed to come over. we were gonna take them winetasting in Lodi. We keep telling them how much better our wine is than that overpriced Napa crap. I took sunday off so we could make sure to rest before i had to go back. I had a feeling it was gonna be a tiring weekend. well guess what? they flaked on us and called and said they had too much to do at home and couldnt come over. That was ok, we had a feeling it was gonna happen, so we made alternate plans.
Thursday morning I called the hotel we wanted to stay in to see if they a room available. Yes, they did. it was 179.00 a night. OUCH! that hurt a little, but it had a fireplace, jacuzzi and private balcony with a view of the ocean. its not like we do this every weekend. So we took the room, happy knowing we got to get out of dodge for a night.
Friday morning we got out of town around ten. it is along drive, about five hours, and leaving any later would get us here after dark. there was christmas music on the radio, and i was trying to guess the artist before it was announced. i was getting them right except for the newer ones. the one i was the most proud of getting right was a song from Natilie Cole. that took up about an hour of the ride until the station got lost. Car entertainment. John tried to get them, but he only knows a few names. it was fun.
We finally pulled into forte bragg around three. it really is a long drive. we went to check into our hotel, and the lobby had a nice fireplace, a covered tray of cookies, displays of jackets you could purchace. it was very nice. the guy behind the counter starts telling us about the room. there is a robe for you to use, its 80.00 if you take it home. in the fridge you will find some treats that are made daily in our own kitchen. I asked if we would get charged extra if we ate them. NO, they are yours as part of the room. there are wine and champaige glasses in the room along with a corkscrew. they showed us the menu for the restraunt and told us they would call in our order if we decided to dine there. we were blown away. then we went to check out our room and it was better than we have ever stayed in. i will post the pics i took.
Needless to say, about an hour after we got in our room, we decided to stay one more night. when we were here last year at this time, it was cold, raining, windy, general crappy weather. this time around, it si so hot. we havnet even put on our coats. the sun is out, we have taken walks, had lunch, stayed outside. watched the water and took some really cool pics. We will be coming back here for my birthday. yep, this is my destination for the next one. I am lovin it here!
I better get going. this is a little long again. i will put up some of the pics. Hope your dinners were great.
Didn't know California has a Fort Bragg. We have one in NC also. Nice room. I looked at the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI think Hairball and I camped somewhere around Ft. Bragg.. Very nice coastline.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Lodi wines.......and when I finally make it up your way I really want to get to see some of those vineyards. Oh, and when you cruise they put robes in your room......(hint hint).
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you guys got away and had a wonderful time. :)
ReplyDeleteok, em, just one more reason i have to cruise. these yummy robes.
ReplyDeleteLu, we try to get away every chance we get. it is a great stress breaker. i totally recommend it.
Carol, it is so beautiful here. if it wernt so cold, andi was willing to sleep outside on the ground and eat a little dirt, i would lo ve to camp here. good thing they have great hotels.
Mavis, yep, we have one here on our coast too. thanks for stopping by.