When we crossed over the Columbia Gorge from the Oregon side to the Washington side Friday night, we were chasin’ John Coltrane over the impossibly named ‘Bridge of The Gods‘. And wouldn’t you know it, there’s a one dollar God tax to get across the bridge! With a name like that, expectations were running high as we paid the toll and crossed over the bridge to Washington and onto the resort destination of Skamania Lodge (throughout the one-hour road trip to the lodge, I could be heard making terrible jokes about “Ska Mania” lodge: “Will Madness be playing in the piano bar?”). Fortunately for us, the lodge’s aesthetic favors third wave Frank Lloyd Wright 100% more then it does third wave Ska.
We had a grand time at the lodge which included an open bar and a seafood bar – oyster shots followed by whiskey chasers. The misses made it all the way till midnight Friday night before the weight of the day demanded 40 winks.
We were at Skamania Lodge as part of a Holiday party thrown my the misses’ job. We were also surprised with a baby shower by her work mates. Very nice, that. The kid is going to wreak havoc in his Pirate Hoodie.
Saturday we had a nice leisurely day in the Columbia Gorge. Although rigorous hiking was out of the question, we took in some nice sights from the road and other vistas. It really is a beautiful part of the world. Mostly, it was nice to take a bit of a break from working and baby prep.