Ashland, Oregon - Vacation - Shakespeare - Part One

We had a wonderful short vacation to Ashland, Oregon. The weather was a welcome hot - 104 degrees. No more cool Willamette Valley weather for us.  Gina loved every second of it. I just soaked it in hoping to store up the warmth for next winter.

Our visit was organized around the Shakespeare Festival.  We saw Midsummer Night's Dream

on the Elizabethan Stage.

We sat in the balcony, first row, center.  Great seats.  The theater was the star of the evening.  The play was adequate and not one we would normally pick but it was the one playing in the recreated Globe stage the evening we could get down to Ashland.  We will certainly be going back to the festival and  will be pickier about the play selection.

We stayed in this beautiful bed and breakfast - Lithia Springs Resort.

The room was comfortable, the gardens beautiful and less than 10 minutes from downtown.

We saved some money by eating a couple meals at the Ashland Food Coop.  Gina loved all the Vegan options and is inspired to try out a few new dishes based on what we ate from their amazing deli.

So many years of never going anywhere alone for the weekend helps us appreciate these special weekends all the more. I'm thankful for the many years we were busy raising our family and how it makes these weekends fantastic.