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‘The: ‘mail strike has”
"emptied my ‘mailbox,
temporarily - I. hope! |
Meanwhile, . Pve been

vasking friends: and.

neighbors” “to. share

“some. of. their. favorite
: weekend getaway ideas

with me’ and hope that

; you readers will re-
“member to mail in your

‘‘specials”’ “as soon as

- possible, .

“Last week, “my neighbors

took a ‘“‘wicked weekend’’ to
_the Doubletree Inn in. the.

Southcenter Mall in. Seattle.
It’s a favorite place of theirs.
and they. brought 1 me back a

- brochure.

‘The’ price” is. ‘excellent _

| Friday and Saturday nights’ *

accommodation’ for | $83.95.

~doubie BUT out of that, you.

- get $30 returned to you in the.

form of ‘ ‘play money’” that -
can be used in their bars and.

, restaurants. . “

When they arrived, they
were greeted by a. huge ~

basket of fruit in their room. |

They took ‘their play money |
and headed for’ the restau-—
rant.

‘There, they were treated

to a complimentary bowl of
attractively

was followed by a flaming -
yes flaming! salad.
‘dressing is prepared at your
table-including lots of brandy
which is. set alight as it’s
poured over mixed greens.
The effect is certainly start-
ling). The salad was free,
too. They reported that the
onion soup was great and so
was. the Chicken Wellington

(boned breast of chicken -

served in a flakey pastry
crust).

Before they left on Sunday
morning, they had the
brunch for $5.95 each. In one
word - FABULOUS. Just
imagine anything that could

conceivably be served and’

there it was.

Despite our sagging dol-
lar, they found a lot of
excellent buys at the Mall
and. did a lot of their
Christmas shopping.

ms family thing. ws

- (The ©

a halt. When you have a job

providing qualified effective

people. Permanent or Temporary, our only —

job is to obtain the right candidate for your
Job opening, in the least amount of time.

Wy you can afford $100 plus |
Bas, this might be for you. a

. "Now, this next spot comes
‘highly recommended by se-
-veral people. Ever’ hear. of

“the San Juan Islands?
-They’re a- ‘small’ suburb of —

- Victoria - unfortunately. link-_
ed to. those nasty neighbors .

down South with the expen-

sive dollars. Well, it’s a nice
place, anyhow. .

net

They advertise.

pools’’. (one - small: one is’
indoors). ‘Lifeguards — mind
the little ones if you’re doing:

Oh hell - - forgot to tell M1 you
the name of the. resort ~
‘ROSARIO. (Tel: (206)

376-2222. Eastsound,, ‘Wash-

ington 98245).

There’s accommodation in

*‘villas’’ or ‘‘haciendas’’

around the main -area. ‘The-

usual saunas. and tennis

courts are available plus
hiking trails. One of these
leads up Mt. Constitution -
great on a clear day. (‘“We
drove up!’’ one of my
informants confessed, sheep-
ishly.) . :

The food at the lodge is
‘‘no roaring hell’”’ but there’s

lots of other restaurants on . =

Orcas Island.

‘fone
ocean, four lakes and three

| the lodge or in picturesque.

| & “WREC! K OF OLD ‘RUM-RUNNING BOAT “Katie Thomas” on the beach at Anacortes, Wash., in the heart of
Barbara: McCreadie’ 8 weekend-getaway country (Erskine Blackburn photo)

| Ferries from Anacortes OR if
"you have. your own boat,
there’s a marina as part of.
‘the ‘ complex. -:
: ahead of arrival.

Book. space
‘They added a

used as a: display room for

- Orcas Island. pottery. They
made some unique things
7 ne Sk the premises, which

friends. -watched and.

a6 bought. Since their taste is
“a excellent, I'd certainly check
it out. oe

Honestly, I'm not working’
for Gracie ‘but this next |
suggestion is right back here
**Purr!’?) said my —
cousin. ‘‘loved it!’’ She was

talking about the Pacific.

in B.C.

Sands Motel i in Tofino. _

Here again, nothing much

to do but sit and listen to the

rings growing on the trees. —

Last year’s prices were e $40 =

per person double for two. }

nights accommodation, two
dinners and a brunch. I hear

it’s UP UP UP, but isn’t. ©

everything? There are spe-

cial packages for holidays 7

and mid-week.

There is a choice of ways to
get there - Washington State

|
WA Nekors
romptily...

People. Good ones.
Without them your
business would grind to

to fill, Office Assistance .
does the job for you,

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“DON'T
| Iss!” In. Eastsound there
is an old fur-trapper’s cabin.

which ‘is lucky as there isn’t
much in the way of restau-

rants. Long Beach is a short
drive away. If you have to

take kids, they’re welcome.
The only complaint she had

was that the noise of the surf

bothered her. (I dreamed a
bit of nights in Hawaii and
longed to hear it again!)

The telephone number is

- 725-3322. Address - PO Box

VAL

The units have kitchens:

Maria Stafford,

- qualified and register-
ed electrologist invites
calls for apersonal anc
private consultation.™

237 VOR 2Z0. The cost (1977
rates) was a range between
$29 double for full house-

keeping to $17 for a half bath

- whatever that means. Here
again, expect uppers but

- those were summer rates so
it might even out.

Next week I hope to have
the story on a guest ranch for
parents with auxiliary facili-
ties for kids (you never have
to see the little darlings

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except for the ride to and
from), an on-the-spot sum-
mary of the Queen of Prince _
Rupert AND, Canada ‘Post _
willing, some good ideas
from readers. Oh, yes. How
about a guest ranch for kids?
Ship them out - bring them
back, dirty and horse crazy.
but well-fed and nappy. A ot
pricey, though! © :

Pll sure be glad 1 to get
some mail! |

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