Pedro asked to stay at a yurt for his birthday two years ago. I found a cool one on Vacasa, but it was booked. I tried again last year, and it was booked. So right then, I booked it for this year! We’ve stayed at yurts in state campgrounds, and they are fun, but this one was listed as “glamping.” For those unfamiliar with the term, it’s a combination of “glamour” and “camping.” It looked good online: large, fully furnished, includes a full kitchen and bathroom, and had a hot tub! It’s a single yurt on private property, and best of all: right on the beach.
It was spacious and comfortable, though I would not at all call it glamorous. More like nice fishing cabin, with very worn but comfortable furniture and rickety table and chairs – that kind of thing. A little chilly, but that happens with yurts. It had a gas stove that heated the place up, and there were lots of blankets heaped around for us to use. It was indeed right on the beach of Tillamook Bay.
By pure coincidence, we got lucky with the weather. It has been in the 40s (7 C) and raining here, which is normal. But Friday and Saturday, highs were in the upper 50s (14 C), and it was sunny! Such beautiful blue skies for Pedro’s birthday. The very first thing we did once we unloaded was to begin exploring the exposed bay as the tide went out.
I brought food for two days and the kitchen had enough pots, pans, dishes, etc for us. I cooked up a fresh meal of vegetable stir-fry and shrimp, with steamed rice. While Pedro waited for supper to be ready, he prepared a charcuterie board with stuff to snack on, and we snacked. Then we ate our meal. I had brought birthday cake, but we were too full to even think about it.
I woke in the morning while it was still pretty dark and loved the view of a band of fog over the water, with clear skies and a moon above it. I took a hundred photos of birds in the dark, which was a little silly, but I enjoyed myself and wished I had a more powerful lens.
For first breakfast that morning we had birthday cake – carrot raisin cake, so it was health food! Then we tried out the hot tub, which we had not used the night before.
After that great morning, we went into Bay City and had second breakfast, then went off to hike a trail, as we are wont to do. I’ll cover that in the next post.
Conscious Engagement 
Sounds and look like a great getaway.
You’re right! It was an excellent weekend, and only an hour and a half drive from home. Pretty cool.
Not far to get there is good. My sort of quick break
You conveyed the light well. Think what you could do with a longer lens
It’s a fantasy of mine. Of these days… I’ll splurge on a bigger one. With my current camera, I am able to lighten the photos once I get them into my computer and open up my photo software.
Wish Pedro a happy birthday from me. Another carrot cake lover like my last husband. I’ve come to love it as well. A nice quiet retreat is a great way to spend while getting older. 🙂 Looks just wonderful. I like the cold but I know it’s hard on you. Hugs to both.
Oh speaking of cold, remind me when I see you to tell you about the “Arctic Zone” in our home. It’s a blessing in disguise for me, but I’ll tell you all about it. Yes, he likes carrot cake. I’m glad I have found that for him. Pedro does not have much of a sweet tooth – even less than me! Except that he loves ice cream, so maybe I can do an ice cream cake one year.
So fun. Feliz cumpleaños Pedro!
Gracias Lenore! I will tell him you said so en Espanol!
Oh how I could use some Oregon Coast time right now. It has been too long.
My next post should be a salve for you. I’m traveling, but when I get a chance there will be some nice ocean and coastal forest trail shots. I can’t believe how hard it is to make a trip to the coast when we are so close. It’s silly. We should go more often, right?!
First, of course, happy belated birthday to Pedro. Second, your glamp was more of a glamp than our was, at least the one in Florida. Third I made reservations last night to be across the Bay in Netarts June 11-18. 🙂
I’ll be sure and pass on to Pedro all the birthday messages from this post! :o) Oh I’m glad we had more of a glamp, then. It was pretty nice not to have to bring any bedding or dishes or cookware or a stove. And showers were nice! I have marked your visit on the calendar. If my man is free, I’ll bet he would be eager to head over to Netarts to visit. He loves that place.
My fingers will be crossed, Crystal.
What a lovely spot, and how lucky that you had good weather for Pedro´s birthday, Crystal.
Ahhh, thank you, friend. We felt fortunate, and it added to the general good and peaceful feelings that we enjoyed all weekend. ❤