Day 9: Fun’s Over
It always feels like you’ve got one more day of vacation left on the day you check out, but the reality is that, with checkout at 11am, combined with the fact that we’re late sleepers and never pack in advance when it can be put off, it’s usually a ratrace just to get out in time.
One task is always making an entry in the journal in the room. I’ve never been able to figure out why everyone’s entries in these journals ends up effusively thanking the owners for the privilege of paying them to stay there. Actually, we’ve been making payments on the place longer than they have - we should have a minority interest.
We like the place a lot, though, obviously. It’s called the Ocean Haven Lodge, located between Yachats and Florence. At right is the view from our window. The suites are spacious and comfortable, with kitchens but no phones or tvs. (What posting I did while there was done using my laptop connected to my cell phone) The atmosphere is emphatically - maybe relentlessly - ecofriendly, which suits us just fine. Quiet hours 10pm - 9am, no smokers and no pets.
