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Vacation
Details
Wednesday, June 3
Seattle, Washington
We depart Minneapolis this morning on our non-stop flight to
Seattle, Washington. Upon arrival, our Pacific Northwest guide,
who will accompany us for the entire vacation, meets us. We’ll
enjoy a city tour before checking into our hotel for the
evening.
Thursday, June 4
Portland, Oregon
Following an included breakfast we board our coach for our
journey southward. There is a midmorning stop at the famous
Mount St. Helens Volcano Interpretive Center. The Center
features walk-through interpretive exhibits and award-winning
theater programs to educate the visitor on the tale of events
that lead to the 1980 eruption. We continue to Portland, Oregon
and will have a city tour before checking into our hotel, the
Doubletree Hotel at Lloyd Center. This evening is at leisure.
Breakfast is included.
Friday, June 5
Portland, Oregon
We continue our sightseeing today with a visit to the beautiful
Columbia Gorge on the Columbia River, a favorite spot for all
visitors to Oregon. We will visit the Vista House on
magnificent Crown Point and serves as the symbol of the Columbia
River Gorge. Built in 1916, and recently renovated, the
octagonal building with its copper houses a museum, gift shop
and interpretive display of historic and geologic points of
interest in the Gorge. Other impressive stops today include six
hundred and twenty feet high Multnomah Falls, the Bonneville Dam
Interpretive Center and the Timberline Lodge at 6,000 feet on
Mount Hood, Oregon’s highest peak. We return to Portland in the
late afternoon.
Breakfast is included.
Saturday, June 6
Portland, Oregon
After breakfast, a highlight of the trip will be attending the
Grand Floral Parade. Second only to Pasadena, there are high
stepping bands, flower covered floats and beautiful equestrienne
units that pass by us in our reserved Coliseum seats. The
afternoon is free for you to enjoy the many free activities, and
refresh before we board the Portland Spirit for a cruise and
dinner on the Willamette River this evening.
Breakfast and dinner are included.
Sunday, June 7
Newport, Oregon
This morning is free to sleep in or attend a church service of
your choice. We’ll depart late morning to drive through the
wine country, stop at the wonderful Evergreen Aviation Museum,
home to the Spruce Goose and have a wine tasting in their own
vineyards. We arrive in Newport on the central coast to check
into your hotel with an ocean view.
Breakfast is included.
Monday,
June 8
Coos Bay, Oregon
Our journey continues after breakfast, as we drive along the
pristine Oregon coastline. The State owns all of the beaches
making sure we can stop wherever we wish to explore! After we
arrive in Florence, there is a ride in a sand buggy over the
300-foot high sand dunes with spectacular views of the sea. We
continue to Coos Bay where we stop at a myrtle wood factory for
a brief tour. Myrtlewood is only found in Oregon and Israel.
We check-in to our hotel in Coos Bay for our overnight.
Breakfast is included.
Tuesday,
June 9
Eureka, California
We finish the drive along the Oregon coastline and enter the
gigantic Redwoods in northern California. These wonderful trees
are just the beginning of the Redwood National Forests. We
arrive in Eureka, California and have a city tour of the special
murals. We check-in to our hotel and then prepare for a fun
evening at the Samoa Cookhouse. This former logging camp and
museum will serve us a family style hearty dinner.
Breakfast and dinner are included.
Wednesday, June 10
San Francisco, California
The coach will carry us down the 101 Highway through more
redwoods, The Avenue of the Giants, Sonoma Valley wine country
and across the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco today. Our
stay for the next two nights is on the famous Wharf.
Breakfast is included.
Thursday,
June 11
San Francisco, California
We enjoy a relaxing city tour this morning with a stop in
Sausalito for lunch. We return to San Francisco in the
mid-afternoon for time at leisure. You can ride the trolleys,
explore the Wharf or go shopping. The time is yours and your
evening is at leisure. You may want to pack for our flight out
tomorrow.
Breakfast is included.
Friday,
June 12
Home
After breakfast we are transferred to the airport for our early
afternoon flight home with fond memories of the Pacific
Northwest.
Breakfast is included.
Price
Per Person:
Double Occupancy:
$2,729
Single Occupancy:
$3,439
Deposit:
$200
Per Person
Final Due:
April 3, 2009
Trip cancellation insurance is highly
recommended. Please call our office for insurance information.
Cancellation Policy:
If cancellation notice is received, in writing, by the following
days, the appropriate penalty will apply:
59-31 days prior to departure: $200
Plus any non-refundable deposit.
30-15 days prior to departure: $500
Plus any non-refundable deposit.
14 days or less: no refund
Please see
General Information for other tour conditions.
Please see
Insurance
for more information.
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