CO Lincoln City Retreat Day 1 - Friday

After a brief delay actually leaving, we blasted out to the beach in record time. The trailer the Tatmans provided for all the instruments and bags is HUGE! We could have transported the entire orchestra with us... wow!

The Dunlap Manor is so great - comfy with 26 teenagers and a few adults. Right on the "D" River (the shortest river in the world - or states or something - it connects Devils Lake to the Pacific Ocean), the lodge is campy and rustic feeling.

Next door is the old yacht club, built in the 50's as a social hall - it'll be perfect for 7 hours of rehearsing on this retreat!

A delicious pizza (Gallucci's) and salad dinner and a trip to the beach (it was clear and beautiful last night) = happy teens! Amazingly, there was a homework table in operation for an hour or two... I *think* a few students actually ended up finishing some homework. Bed and/or sleep happened 'round midnight.

Right now, the pancakes are firing up, grapes are ready, yoga's about to begin on the deck, and kiddos are slowly waking.

If you want to see where we are, go to maps.google.com - enter the address: 1301 SE First St., Lincoln City - click on Satellite and look for this place. From the main street (highway 101) it's the 4th building in from the beach.

Thanks again to all the amazing parents who put all this together! More blogging later... :)
~Ms S