Lost Mountain Lodge

After being miserable bastards in Seattle, at least to begin with, a few days of relaxation and down time were sorely needed. We’d been eyeing off a place called Salish Lodge and Spa, east of Seattle, but it was too far out of our way. The problem was it sat on the edge of a waterfall and each room had a Jacuzzi bath with a view – how could we equal that? We found a suitable replacement in Sequim, to the north of the Olympic mountains, which seemed appropriate even though the cheapest room cost three times our nightly accommodation budget. Lost Mountain Lodge didn’t have a waterfall, but it was tucked out of the way, surrounded by forest and had a hot tub on the back porch which overlooked a whole lot of prettiness.

One view from the hot tub

Excuse the mess

It was just what we needed. Originally booked in for two nights, we organised a third upon arrival. This gave us two full days to relax as well as visit some of the local sights. It also allowed the time for an epic Monopoly battle which I, of course, won. This was, of course, followed by an equally epic tantrum from Daniel, who dislikes the fact I beat him at everything. The following picture is, sadly, a reconstruction – he threw the board across the room after I forced him to surrender.  

He should know that I even control his monopoly money

We were the only people in the Lodge the first night, and one of two couples the second and third. A chef comes in to make breakfast each morning - a continental spread of cereals and yoghurt, followed by three courses - a fruit course, a pastry course and a cooked course. Day 2 was the standout - a strawberry parfait, followed by an apple oat-bran muffin, followed by eggs benedict with smoked salmon, capers and asparagus. Needless to say we didn't have lunch once during our time in Sequim. And we really shouldn't have had dinner.