Happy New Year!

Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year’s Eve at the beach is great! Up and down the Coast the holiday lights are still shining. Parties, galas, concerts and events are starting right now and will continue on through tomorrow. And, as with every holiday, New Year’s Eve is more special when it’s celebrated at the beach.

Now is the time to plan for your next vacation at the Oregon Coast. Check out the houses on our website, choose the town or area you want to stay and make it happen. Plan ahead for spring break, your anniversary, your family reunion, a romantic getaway, a great family vacation and, of course, the holidays.

Lots of out-of-town guests are here in Lincoln City right now for the holiday week. I went to our outlet mall today and it was packed with people from all over the country: I saw license plates today from Maryland, Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, South Carolina, Montana, Idaho, Washington, California and Delaware. The fact that Oregon has no sales tax on top of 50% - 70% off deals made for happy shoppers!

So tonight, as 2011 breathes its last, my husband and I will be with friends overlooking the beach. We will watch the many lights of the crab boats dance at the horizon and, if the wind is right, may even hear them start blaring their horns at midnight to ring in 2012. We will raise our glasses, kiss the old year good bye, kiss each other and wish for good things in the coming year.

My New Year wish for you is peace, joy, love, good health, good friends and enough time on the Oregon Coast to make you feel part of this complex and beautiful place. Plan now to make 2012 your year at the beach.

Happy New Year!

(photo credit: Richard Wilson. Oceanside Sunset)