There were a few breaks in the weather though….
Our trip up to the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, was a different story, on the other hand.
What? No one’s told you! The “wet dog” look is in, now.
Still, the trip up Yaquina Bay was worth the impromptu shower.
The view from the top was AMAZING!
I even brought along my old Kodak Duaflex to capture some pictures on our trip.
There’s plenty more where those came from but far too many to show you.I guess I went a little nuts! Just ask Jason. He’s the one that had to suffer every time I pulled his sleeve, stopped short and yelled, “Ooh, ooh! Wait. I gotta get this with the viewfinder.”
Photo courtesy of Bella Beach Management.
Photo courtesy of Bella Beach Management.
Photo courtesy of Bella Beach Management.
The stay was extremely comfortable and we had no complaints about the place.
That being said…….
Our first night was a bit of a hiccup.
We bought a bottle of wine, some chocolates and settled our selves into the huge jetted jacuzzi tub in the master suite.
Suddenly, we heard every smoke alarm in the three level home wailing in our ears.
We both lept from the tub like our backsides were on fire.
I ran through the house, smartly clad in nothing but my “birth day” suit, sniffing the air for signs of smoke.
I sheepishly crept quickly down the stairs to find water pouring from the ceiling of the dining room. Which just happened to be situated directly over a smoke alarm.
We called the management, only to get an answering service. We left two messages, which went unanswered, of course, since it was 9:30 on a Sunday night.
We wandered around the home looking for anything that could boost us up to the 12 foot ceilings to possibly remove the battery or shake some water out.
ANYTHING REALLY! Anything to stop the high pitched squealing of the alarms.
Soon, we heard a doorbell. Oh good! Finally, we are rescued! That, or the alarms are linked to the local Fire Department. And the men in red are about to get a nice show!
It was just the nice neighbor ladies across the street from us. Checking to make sure we were’nt getting barbecued in our sleep.
In fact one of them laughed and said she was outside lighting her cigarette when she heard the alarms go off and she started to worry that the development had special state-of-the-art outdoor smoke alarms.
We appreciated the ladies’ concern but unfortunately, they were also just renting the place they were in, so they had no suggestions of what we could do.
Almost 20 minutes later, our ears were beginning to bleed and I decided I would drag a small sitting chair from the living room over to the wall next to where the leaking smoke alarm was. I scaled it carefully and awkwardly, steadying myself on Jason’s back, ‘er,…. face. It took several minutes but I finally got a hold of the alarm and ripped it from the ceiling in an enormous fit of rage.
We sat on the couch for a little while whining and pouting, just blowing off some steam really.
And by the next morning, we had gotten over ourselves.
The home was newly constructed and we were only the second ones to have rented it.
This was just an unexpected fluke in the Jacuzzi Pump. Never happened before.
We used the tub again the next night, only we left the pump OFF! No more Naked Bath time Shenanigan’s for us, thank you!
And no, I have no pictures!
You cheeky things, you.
We still had fun and we definitely want to go back. Only, maybe we’ll bring our bathing suits next time. And an umbrella! 😉
10 responses to “A rainy weekend, outside and in…”
I have a story about when this happened in my newly remodeled house. I’d tell you more but than I’d blow my post.
Great photos!
Oh! The exciting things that can happen even when the children are NOT there!
(p.s. I love the sea grass photo)
looks like you guys had a good time! i like that picture of you with the sunglasses and the hood (the wet dog look) very mysterious!!!! great photos too!
I love the vista! Sounds like smoke alarm aside, it was a good vacation. Smart of you to just yank the dang thing off the ceiling:)
Great pics! Nice vacation:)
Oh yeah! I can top that. The very night you were having a good time running through a house in the buff, your Dad and I were awaken from a blissful sleep to a puking child. After stripping the bed and once again sleeping soundly, we had round two of the puking, bed-stripping at 3 a.m. Boy, do you know when to leave town! Poor little munchkin, I’m so happy he’s feeling better now and I really am glad you had a good time on your child-free weekend.
Mom,
Oh yes, I was afraid you would have to mention that!
It figures, doesn’t it!
Does it make you feel any better that I spent all day yesterday with the same thing??
I slept all day, threw up four or five times and had what felt like a train running through my head.
Ugh. At least it hit me AFTER our anniversary!
Glad you guys had a good time, storyies like these make for the best memories, even if they ruin the moment.
I saw you from a distance at Walmart yesterday. I was pulling in as you were wrestling munchkins into your car. I hope you all are feeling better and we can get together soon.
umm, you’re much too pretty to look like a wet dog – really, i can’t even imagine it. but you are right about the condo – it looks so nice and charming!
Ok, I’m really trying not to ‘go there’ with the whole ‘we were naked’ thing and the whole ‘then I stood on his shoulders’ thing! Thanks for the laugh!