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Women: Learning, Walking, and Writing on the Oregon Coast

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Itinerary for Apr 28 — May 3, 2013

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Type: Resort

 Description: Incredible 10-story hotel is built into the cliff right on the beach at Lincoln City; spectacular ocean views from every room.

Contact info:
4009 SW Highway 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367 USA
phone: 800-452-8127
web: www.spanishhead.com

Room amenities: All rooms have frig and microwave; some have kitchettes with full stove. some rooms, but not all, have balcony, must call & request if you need something specific.

Facility amenities: Ocean-view dining and lounge, heated pool, exercise and recreation rooms, saunas and enclosed ocean view spa. Miles of walking beach right outside your hotel room.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: Check with hotel
This resort is popular with Portland weekenders, so before and after additional nights fill up fast. Make arrangements early and make sure to mention you are with Road Scholar program.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day One: Sunday, April 28 - Check-in and Dinner 
Arrive To: Check in at hotel front desk any time after 3 pm. Orientation is at 5 pm in the El Toro Room on the 4th Floor.

Dinner: Dinner in Fathoms, the hotel restaurant on the 10th floor overlooking the ocean, voted the best restaurant view in Lincoln County.

Lodging: Inn at Spanish Head

Meals Included: Dinner
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Type: Resort

 Description: Incredible 10-story hotel is built into the cliff right on the beach at Lincoln City; spectacular ocean views from every room.

Contact info:
4009 SW Highway 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367 USA
phone: 800-452-8127
web: www.spanishhead.com

Room amenities: All rooms have frig and microwave; some have kitchettes with full stove. some rooms, but not all, have balcony, must call & request if you need something specific.

Facility amenities: Ocean-view dining and lounge, heated pool, exercise and recreation rooms, saunas and enclosed ocean view spa. Miles of walking beach right outside your hotel room.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: Check with hotel
This resort is popular with Portland weekenders, so before and after additional nights fill up fast. Make arrangements early and make sure to mention you are with Road Scholar program.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Two: Monday, April 29 - Natural History Walk, Writing Lecture and Exercises, and Natural... 
Natural History Walk, Writing Lecture and Exercises, and Natural History Slide Show

Breakfast: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Morning: "Where are we?" Brief introduction to physical setting. Natural history walk on the beach with naturalist.

Lunch: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Afternoon: Writing: Memoirs, Journals & Autobiography.

Dinner: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Evening: Natural History of the Oregon Coast slide show

Lodging: Inn at Spanish Head

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Resort

 Description: Incredible 10-story hotel is built into the cliff right on the beach at Lincoln City; spectacular ocean views from every room.

Contact info:
4009 SW Highway 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367 USA
phone: 800-452-8127
web: www.spanishhead.com

Room amenities: All rooms have frig and microwave; some have kitchettes with full stove. some rooms, but not all, have balcony, must call & request if you need something specific.

Facility amenities: Ocean-view dining and lounge, heated pool, exercise and recreation rooms, saunas and enclosed ocean view spa. Miles of walking beach right outside your hotel room.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: Check with hotel
This resort is popular with Portland weekenders, so before and after additional nights fill up fast. Make arrangements early and make sure to mention you are with Road Scholar program.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Three: Tuesday, April 30 - Writing Class and Exercises, Discussion: writing Family History;... 
Writing Class and Exercises, Discussion: writing Family History; field trip

Breakfast: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Morning: Writing Class; Writing Family History

Lunch: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Afternoon: We will take a walk in the woods, the great northwest coastal rainforest, where wildflowers will be blooming; we will visit an estuary where salmon will be 'running' upstream to spawn. Maximum distance is one mile.

Dinner: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Evening: Author presentation

Lodging: Inn at Spanish Head

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Resort

 Description: Incredible 10-story hotel is built into the cliff right on the beach at Lincoln City; spectacular ocean views from every room.

Contact info:
4009 SW Highway 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367 USA
phone: 800-452-8127
web: www.spanishhead.com

Room amenities: All rooms have frig and microwave; some have kitchettes with full stove. some rooms, but not all, have balcony, must call & request if you need something specific.

Facility amenities: Ocean-view dining and lounge, heated pool, exercise and recreation rooms, saunas and enclosed ocean view spa. Miles of walking beach right outside your hotel room.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: Check with hotel
This resort is popular with Portland weekenders, so before and after additional nights fill up fast. Make arrangements early and make sure to mention you are with Road Scholar program.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Four: Wednesday, May 01 - Lecture in the morning author Michele Longo Eder; lunch in Newport at... 
Lecture in the morning author Michele Longo Eder; lunch in Newport at Sylvia Beach Hotel on oceanfront

Breakfast: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Morning: Presentation: lecturer, activist and author Michele Longo Eder discusses her book, "Salt in their Blood: Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife". www.michelelongoeder.com. Afterward, group heads for Newport, OR for lunch at Sylvia Beach Hotel and exploring Nye Beach, restored historic district of Newport. afternoon.

Lunch: Lunch at the historic Sylvia Beach Hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean, The atmosphere for our private banquet will be cozy and fun .

Afternoon: Continue field trip. Visit other sites in the Newport area : Nye Beach, Bayfront and Yaquina Head Lighthouse Natural Scenic Area where thousands of sea birds will be beginning to nest on the 'sea stack' rocks just offshore and harbor seals may be 'pupping' on the rocks below the cliffs. Spring is bustin' out all over!!

Dinner: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Evening: Time for Stretching and Relaxation.

Lodging: Inn at Spanish Head

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Resort

 Description: Incredible 10-story hotel is built into the cliff right on the beach at Lincoln City; spectacular ocean views from every room.

Contact info:
4009 SW Highway 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367 USA
phone: 800-452-8127
web: www.spanishhead.com

Room amenities: All rooms have frig and microwave; some have kitchettes with full stove. some rooms, but not all, have balcony, must call & request if you need something specific.

Facility amenities: Ocean-view dining and lounge, heated pool, exercise and recreation rooms, saunas and enclosed ocean view spa. Miles of walking beach right outside your hotel room.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: Check with hotel
This resort is popular with Portland weekenders, so before and after additional nights fill up fast. Make arrangements early and make sure to mention you are with Road Scholar program.

Check in time: 4:00 PM

Day Five: Thursday, May 02 - Panel on Publication, presentation by author and former Governor of... 
Panel on Publication, presentation by author and former Governor of Oregon Barbara Roberts, Farewell Event

Breakfast: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Morning: Special presentation by former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts, the first and only female governor of Oregon. She will talk about her book 'Up the Capitol Steps', the fascinating account of her rise in politics from small-town girl to Governor.

Lunch: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Afternoon: Panel Discussion on publishing options, possible avenues for finding illustrators, other related topics.Writing and sharing in small groups with free time afterwards.

Dinner: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Evening: Evening celebration

Lodging: Inn at Spanish Head

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Six: Friday, May 03 - Departures 
Breakfast: Dine in the Fathoms Restaurant.

Morning: Optional time for those who want to stay, an opportunity to talk to the presenters in a more private setting, perhaps regarding a manuscript or questions not covered earlier in the week. Check-out before noon.

Meals Included: Breakfast


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Lincoln City, OR
Chinook WindsCasino is run by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, the local native people.
For additional information, visit: www.chinookwindscasino.com/
Factory Outlet StoresVariety of stores, including Coldwater Creek, Lands End, Oshkosh Begosh, Pendleton, Columbia, etc
Lincoln CityThe town is located right on the Pacific Ocean and has miles and miles of accessible beaches, shops, market places, crabbing and fishing opportunities as well as the Lincoln County Historical Museum. lots of recreational activities
Lincoln City Public LibraryModern facility with internet access
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