Beachwood Resort, Birch Bay, ( Blaine) Washington

We spent a few days in August 2006 at a nice resort , Beachwood Resort , located at Birch Bay, Washington State. It's just a few miles from the Canada / USA border ; a few minutes drive from Blaine City Centre, off Exit 270.
We shared a trailer unit with Charlotte, her kids Lorenzo and Cortez, and Lory. It slept 8 people...cozy enough to make it truly a get-to-know-each-other social time.

R.J. and Kristen visited over for a while too, and we enjoyed their company.





The kids really had fun swimming, playing soccer and tennis, and most of all, roasting marshmallows and hotdogs over the campfire. "Smores" was the theme word during those fireside nights. And yes, we also popped Jiffy popcorn over an open fire!


We found time to spend at the beach at Birch Bay National park, only a few minutes drive away. The children collected hermit crabs, shells and even found a sand dollar !

The weather was warm and sunny for the first 2 or 3 days, but then it rained for the rest of the time we were there. No matter, even before cabin fever set in, the kids played with their sucker dart guns and shot them at targets like toy soldiers (which R.J. brought) and a hand-drawn target circle taped to the deck window.

Lory and I (Eric) played tennis with old-timers Harry and Victor at the resort's tennis court; even though they were at least 30 years "more experienced" than us, they really gave us a run for our money!



It was a real treat for me personally when I bumped into Brett Barrett at Beachwood Resort ! Brett Barrett is from Tahitian Noni International management, with the title "Corporate Ambassador". This was truly a rare event, getting to talk to TNI management during their off-work or vacation time! He sure is a super super nice guy. Vangie and I got to have pictures with Brett. Wow, really, what a treat for us.

Go here to view all our Beachwood Resort photos.

Stay tuned for our Tigh-Na-Mara Resort stories. What a way for us to cap off August 2006 summer vacation!