Tu Tu Tun Lodge

This past Friday we left Portland early to drive down to Gold Beach, OR, also known as where the Rogue meets the Pacific, to have a weekend get away at the Tu Tu Tun Lodge.  It has been our tradition to celebrate birthdays with trips and even though we can't escape to Barcelona or Rome like we have in the past, Gold Beach was a wonderful choice made by Scott.  Neither of us have spent much time on the southern coast of Oregon and we left wanting to come back to see more.

Back to the lodge.  It was beyond perfect.  Scott might say the only flaw was not having a TV in our room to watch College Game Day and some football, but I would say that made it even more perfect.  As soon as we arrived on Friday we started a fire in our room, drank a glass of Pinot and sat in the gigantic California king bed.  The staff was so friendly and welcoming and the food, oh the food.  The chef makes everything from scratch and even has his own herb and vegetable garden on the grounds.  I just can't say enough good things about our time there, it was just what we needed.

Scott looking out onto the Rogue River from the lodge.  I know he is thinking, "to fish or not to fish?"

I loved the chairs on the lawn.  If it wasn't sprinkling rain, I would have enjoyed reading my book in one and of course curled up with a blanket.