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Comfort Suites Portland Airport
Portland, OR Date of last stay: 5/4/25-5/5/25 Room type: 1 King, non-smoking Per night average: $116 Overall rating (out of 5): 👍👍👍 Cleanliness (out of 5):⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Upkeep: office chair in room was not usable, sofa was ok Food: snacks/drinks available for purchase Service (out of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Airport transfers? Yes Michelle’s Notes: ok for a… Continue reading
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Lincoln Sands Oceanfront Resort
Ascend Hotel Lincoln City, OR Date of last stay: 5/2/25 – 5/4/25 Room type: suite, multiple beds, non-smoking (efficiency) per night average: $206 Overall rating (out of 5): 🙂🙂🙂🙂 Cleanliness (out of 5): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Upkeep: well-kept, felt it’s age a little Food: included breakfast buffet and offered seafood chowder and chocolate chip cookies in the… Continue reading
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Back to Portland! May 4, 2025
Yup, the ocean’s still there! Sadly, we’re not going to be here much longer. But first – breakfast! We had found an interesting looking place on line – the Wildflower Grill. It was a lovely cottage on the 101 with huge picture windows overlooking a little meadow. We had trouble deciding, so we split an… Continue reading
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The Oregon Coast – May 3, 2025
Yup, the ocean’s still there!! We grabbed a lovely breakfast at the hotel – biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs and, for Bekah, Fruit Loops! And we’re off, heading down the Coastal Highway 101 – no plans, just stopping when the mood hits. First stop, Perk 101, a local coffee house. The coffee was amazing –… Continue reading
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(Way too) Short trip to Bekah’s! – May 2, 2026
Sadly, a rough start to the trip. Parking Spot DFW South had some issues. The lady at the gate talked to me so long, the gate came back down; I couldn’t get in the second gate for uncovered parking (tried the “Help” button on the machine, but after listening to elevator music for 3 minutes,… Continue reading
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All good things must come to an end! January 18-19, 2025
Our last day at sea started with another lovely, lazy morning. We had breakfast at the buffet then went down to Ocean Plaza for games and what would be the absolute worst game of trivia ever – but we weren’t alone. We got two of the tv theme show songs – but the winner only… Continue reading
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Sea Day January 17, 2025
We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast on the lido deck – Mom from the buffet and me from the Cantina (more arepas!). We moved aft and started a game of Rummicube, but after a hand or two, moved down to deck 5 to get out of the wind. Our brief warm weather spell seems to be… Continue reading
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Puerto Vallarta January 16, 2025
Another lovely, lazy morning! Today is towel animal morning at the pool! It happens once per cruise on Carnival! We had a late morning snack at the buffet, then enjoyed the view of Puerto Vallarta while playing games. We went to the Cucina del Capitano for the pasta bar lunch (pick your pasta, sauce and… Continue reading
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Mazatlán January 15, 2025
Bueno Dias, Mazatlán! After breakfast at the buffet, we hit the gangplank as soon as we could. Cruise ships dock in the middle of the working port here, so you have to ride a shuttle for 2-3 minutes to the main entrance, which is filled with little shops. We made our way outside to meet… Continue reading
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La Paz, Mexico January 14, 2025
We woke to the ship pulling into La Paz. This is an unusual port. Before the cruise we had looked and didn’t find anything that sounded really interesting on the excursions, so had thought we would just wander the port area. However, upon embarkation in LA, there was a note in our room selling city… Continue reading