Vacation Review

Ryan and I thought it would be fun to do a review of our recent anniversary trip to Ocean Shores, WA, in case any of you were thinking of going there.
Accomodations:
The Judith Ann Inn (if you want to see more, check out the slideshow from Wednessday's post)This was a beautiful Inn, in an old southern style mansion. The decor was very pleasent, and their was a great view of the ocean. It had a fairly large kitchen, a jacuzzi tub, and wireless internet service. The only drawbacks were that the office wasn't on site, it was down the road about 7 blocks or so. Their point in this was so that people wouldn't be disturbed, but it was kind of a pain if you wanted fresh towels or anything. The other drawback was that there was a $30 housekeeping fee on top of the room rate and you still had to do your own dishes and take out your own trash. There was a $20 fine if they found any dirty dishes.
Dining Out:
Gallaway Bay- Typical pub fare, fun Irish ambience, friendly people. They sometimes have live music. Ryan says to try the Blarney Burger.
Mike's Seafood Restaurant- It was very muggy and the decor was old diner, but not in the nostalgic sense. The fish and chips were ok, but the salmon was full of bones. One to avoid.
Sandcastle Drive In- Get it to go, the food is good, ecspecially the fries, but they must have had the same interior decorator as Mike's!
Ocean Crest- Very nice, fine dining, unique ocean view, good creative food, suprisingly well priced. Ryan had the pan seared halibut with mango-strawberry salsa and mashed potatoes mixed with garlic and horse radish. I had the King salmon brushed with apple cider and wood fired tomatoes with polenta. For desert we had raspberry cheesecake; it was delicious and on the house as their anniversary gift to us. They also took our picture and put it on a card for us as a gift. This was in Moclips, about 18 miles from Ocean Shores. We highly recomend it.
Overall, we had a great time. If you're looking for a fun get-away, you could do a lot worse.