When Captain Cavedweller and I started talking about where we wanted to go on vacation, we threw around a lot of ideas, finally settling on the northern Oregon coast.
My friend Michele told me about a website, Vacation Rentals by Owner, that offered homes for rent. Since we were going to be there for a week, it seemed like a better choice than staying in a hotel. So I started browsing through the options and came to a complete and abrupt halt when I saw a listing for a yurt.
Not just any yurt… but a beautifully finished yurt in a private wooded setting complete with a pond.
From the online photos it looked quite wonderful. So I contacted the owner, made our reservation and paid a deposit.
Then CC and I began to wonder if we’d taken one to many steps off the deep end.
When we told people we were going to spend a week in a yurt, they looked at us kind of funny. Some even laughed at us.
Having never stayed in a yurt before, we didn’t know what to expect. From what I’ve heard, some yurts are nothing more than an octagonal shaped tent on stilts.
Lucky for us, the one we rented was way more than that.
There was the lovely pond.
And the creek that would have been perfect for wading in on a hot summer day.
There was a fire ring for campfires – and even sticks for roasting wieners or marshmallows.
And an amazing deck complete with picnic tables, coolers, plenty of chairs and prep space.
Not to mention a very nice barbecue.
And then we went inside…
Where we were greeted by this fun sign that I loved. Everyone needs to run amuck on occasion. (Although there was no bear wrestling or skinny dipping or snipe hunting on this trip.)
Comfortable leather couches and a big flat-screen TV for Captain Cavedweller’s viewing pleasure.
A beautiful kitchen in which I took much pleasure. (If you look up to the top of the photo you can see zig zag lines of light. The owner had fun little lights strung across the top of the yurt and rope lights encircling the inside as well as the outside. It was awesome!).
Even the bathroom was very nicely appointed and carried through the lodge theme.
And someone may have enjoyed the deep garden tub and bubble bath way more than they should have. Maybe.
We were completely surprised and impressed by how lovely, nice, comfortable and completely wonderful our yurt turned out to be. We’d definitely stay there again if we make another trip to Seaside.
As Captain Cavedweller put it, it was one luxurious week of roughing it.
