Look what we bought this memorial day sale...
We decided to return the rental car in Coeur d'lene and sail back to Seattle...atleast for those couple of seconds of wishful thinking!! Given my natural affinity for water(yeah right!! here I go again :)) and a shortage of easy $$ we actually decided to pass this great deal :)
We decided to return the rental car in Coeur d'lene and sail back to Seattle...atleast for those couple of seconds of wishful thinking!! Given my natural affinity for water(yeah right!! here I go again :)) and a shortage of easy $$ we actually decided to pass this great deal :)To rewind a bit and start afresh - drove from Seattle to Coeur d'alene on Saturday afternoon in a rental car. Its a 4 to 5 hr drive depending on the traffic and we wanted to visit this place since the time we saw it on our way back from Yellowstone National Park in Montana last year. Coeur d'alene is another beautiful place in the Northwest with abundant lakes and rivers. Lush greenary, misty moutains and the usual dreamy greyish weather in the mornings ensured a relaxing getaway. 
This time we picked up a Subaru Outback...a car that I had enjoyed driving a couple of years ago during our trip to the Glacier National park. Car is good...pickup was not as good especially while climbing up the mountains but really smooth. As usual listened to a lot of music while on road, stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn on the eastern end of Spokane(courtesy free frequent member points), enjoyed a hearty complimentary breakfast every morning and drove around. Very good hotel(considering that most of the Residence Inns that we have stayed at lately in CA tend to get a worn and neglected look in terms of furnishings) and extremely courteous staff. Meant to bike, kayak or hike in the moutains. Unfortunately the weather didnt permit outdoor activities. Ended up being lulled to sleep on a beautiful scenic drive once again courtesy the rain and mist :)...thankfully I wasnt driving ;-) The sun would rise later in the afternoon and that gave us a chance to atleast enjoy the harbors. 
This time we picked up a Subaru Outback...a car that I had enjoyed driving a couple of years ago during our trip to the Glacier National park. Car is good...pickup was not as good especially while climbing up the mountains but really smooth. As usual listened to a lot of music while on road, stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn on the eastern end of Spokane(courtesy free frequent member points), enjoyed a hearty complimentary breakfast every morning and drove around. Very good hotel(considering that most of the Residence Inns that we have stayed at lately in CA tend to get a worn and neglected look in terms of furnishings) and extremely courteous staff. Meant to bike, kayak or hike in the moutains. Unfortunately the weather didnt permit outdoor activities. Ended up being lulled to sleep on a beautiful scenic drive once again courtesy the rain and mist :)...thankfully I wasnt driving ;-) The sun would rise later in the afternoon and that gave us a chance to atleast enjoy the harbors. 
A very nice weekend that was cut short for Somnath on Monday since work beckoned...Yes - that's him...coffee was just a pretext to halt at the Starbucks on the way back, the motivation was the 'HotSpot' :)