Tree Houses

This is the Serendipitree. It is in Oregon and is one of many tree houses available for nightly rentals. The Out'n'About Treehouse Treesort is a bed and breakfast, where a yummy breakfast is provided each morning to all the guests! The tree houses sleep from 2 to 5 guests, so larger families (like mine) would have to rent two tree houses. Note: there is a tree house, called the Cavaltree, that sleeps up to 7! Nightly rates start at $120 for the smaller tree houses... which is very reasonable!!

The treesort offers craft classes, tree house construction classes, horseback riding, and zip lines!!

Click here for more information.

Catalina Island

Today is my 21st wedding anniversary!

It seems appropriate to blog about Catalina Island! We spent a portion of our honeymoon on Catalina Island and fell in love with this fun, relaxing place. Actually, we had both been there before... separately... as teenagers. Going together was fun... and we've had the good fortune of going back a couple of times since our honeymoon!

We take the Catalina Flyer (a large passenger catamaran) from Newport Beach. The hotel that we stayed at 21 years ago has probably been demolished... it was old and blah. But since then we've stayed at the St. Lauren and loved it!

Interesting... I just went online to get the link to the St. Lauren. I FOUND the hotel from 21 years ago. It is called the Hotel Atwater... and it is still open! It was built in 1920 and looks like it has benefited from some updating. Wouldn't that be fun to go back with my husband and stay there??? I'm so sentimental that way!!

I highly recommend a weekend, or even a day, spent on Catalina Island. It is relaxing and offers unique shops and places to eat!

Nick's Coves

Nick's Cove... located in Marshall, California, offers a dozen private cottages that are set on stilts along the shore!!! Muffins and fresh-squeezed juice is delivered, with the morning newspaper, to your front porch!

Sounds like a little piece of heaven to me.

Amelia Island

I would love a week away at this property! It is a Ritz-Carlton Resort in Amelia Island, Florida. It is about thirty minutes from the Jacksonville airport. I have had this place bookmarked for a couple of years now and every once in awhile I will scan their website and daydream of a visit to this paradise!


Click here for more information about the resort.