Originally Posted By Tiggirl Sounds like a fun trip, Girls! I've missed the past few "Girls Only" trips my family has had since I'm here in SoCal. This makes me miss those fun trips even more! ~Beth
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Tuesday morning we were all up at 6:30am as we had to depart around 9am so quincytoo could catch her plane back in Portland. We were up, dressed and trucks packed at 7:30am actually. Talk about efficient. Frying pans, pots, utensils, metate, steamer were all back under lock and key - kind of sad. ;< We had saved the various breads from our left overs for one final feeding to the Gulls. Wendebird was out on the deck with seagulls lined up side by side on the ledge. She was lobbing them pices of bread like you would with a pet dog. All of a sudden Fred swooped in and tried to land in one of the Adirondeck chairs. Well, he slipped and got his web foot caught in the slats. He went nuts. Wendy had the fortitude to tip the chair on its side so the gull could lay down. Wendebird and goodgirl tried to loose it's webbing from the chair to no avail. Fred proceeded to "let loose" and baptize goodgirl with yesterday's tamale I fed him. Poor goodgirl she was a mess. He was actually flapping his wings in his own deposit, it was going everywhere. We called the property owner and she told us they'd have Fish and Game out there immediately. In the meantime, we stayed quiet and left poor Fred alone to calm him down. About 5 minutes before the property manager showed up Fred got loose. He was wobbly but he was able to fly. He flew out to the middle of the beach and had a bit of a rolling tumble of a land. Fish and Game would eventually four wheel out to him, take him back to their animal shelter. They told us they would nurse him and then release him back. We were so relieved he'd be ok. We departed our little gem of a house at around 8:40am. We had an uneventful drive home. Dropped Wendebird at her home in Redding at 4pm. Pulled into SuzieQ's at 7pm, I pulled up to my house in Livermore at 8:05pm. A great vacation with awesome friends. ;>
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Another happy ending. It's ridiculous how attached to that bird I got just by reading about him; I'm so glad y'all made sure he'd be taken care of before you left.
Originally Posted By mj9401 Enjoyed reading your report Lisann22. Sounds like you all had a great time!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Adding to the food list... Roasted root vegetables Lemon roasted potatos Fresh greenbeans with garlic (I remember these because these were the leftovers I combined to go with the NY steaks I broiled ) More cheese bread... Truffles!
Originally Posted By wendebird >>some of the best cheese bread I’ve ever had. The stuff was like crack, we could not get enough.<< >>goodgirl Torpedo Bombs. This is when you smother and I mean smother brother the corn husk from top to bottom with about quarter inch of masa, than drop the pork right smack in the middle, fold over the husk so they meet end to end and PLOP the little bundle of joy on the table. Lisann22 then gets out her mini tractor and loads it into the steamer. quincytoo made tamale biscuits. Cute little 2"x2" squares for tea time at the Empress Hotel. How coincidental that she hates olives and her little masterpieces kept missing them. SuzieQ eggrolls. I think SuzieQ might have flunked cultural cuisine cooking in high school. I guess she figured if it had pork, you must roll it. And then there was Wendebird, my kindered spirit searching for a world of balance and evenness. Lots of heavy sighing and stress beads of perspiration coming from her side of the table. Wendy was out to make the "perfect" tamale. Just the right amount of masa, pork and olives. Problem is Wendebird couldn't figure out the rough side from the "chiney" side of the cornhusk.<< OMG, LMAO, it's SOOOOO funny, because it's SOOOO true!! Thanks for the awesome trip report. They way you word it makes it seem like we did a a ton of stuff!
Originally Posted By quincytoo < is eating red licorice as she reads!!! Great trip reporting Lisann22!!! Makes me wish I was back there!! WHat a wonderful time and I feel so truly blessed to have you all as my friends. SuzieQ, You and I SHOPPED so much....what more does a girl want??
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy Sounds like you guys had a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing Where did you find that house rental. I have always been afraid to do that but that house looked really nice.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ goodgirl has vacationed in Lincoln City a number of times. She found the house for us We rented through this company: <a href="http://a1beachrentals.com/" target="_blank">http://a1beachrentals.com/</a>
Originally Posted By goodgirl My five sisters and I do a "Sisters Weekend" each October. We've rented from A1 for the last 10 years. Very nice homes, most of them right on the beach.
Originally Posted By LuLu Yes, that house is *beautiful* and now I'm itching to do something like this! What a great idea, and I'm glad you guys had such a blast! Great photos too!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was a great read! Very happy all turned out well in the end and that you all had such a good time. Definitely some memorable times there!!! ROFL! Great pictures too! Isn't Oregon wonderful?
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins What a great time you had together! Thank-you for sharing your adventure. It sounds like you had a wonderful time together.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy Thank your that link. We are looking to rent a house next summer with my brother N sister and family.
Originally Posted By officerminnie What fun! I LOVE the Oregon coast. The Washington coast is only a couple hour drive from my house, so I end up there for day trips, but if I'm gonna spend any length of time at the beach, it's Oregon for me. Their sand and water are somehow much prettier, and the beaches are so clean. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 Excellent trip report ladies! Such a fun read. You've got me dreaming about the coast all over again. =)
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I wish I had a bunch of girl friends who were able to do something like this. I have the girl friends and my sister, but a trip like this wouldn't work at this time for most of them :-(.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I hear ya Autopia Deb. And trust me, it takes a whole lot to make this happen for several in the group. It doesn't go unnoticed by us either. There are some amazing husbands and family members who help make these trips possible for all of us.
