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China Beach

RE T RE AT

Beach front lodging with views of the Pacific Ocean and the C O MM U NI T Y H O M E A N D G A R D E N
footprints from Lewis and Clark

For reservations, contact David
and Laurie at 360.777. 3312 www.
chinabeachretreat.com. Use the code
In November of 1805 while walking Klahanie and receive a 15% discount –if
over the land where the China Beach booking on line reservations, go to the
Retreat now sits, William Clark wrote Special Request section to insert the
in his diary “Ocian in view! O! the joy.” code
Clark and the other members of the
Corps of Discovery continued on a mile
of so further, to the what is now known
as Cape Disappointment, and camped
there to re-provision and plan for how
to survive the winter months.
Thanks to the prodigious efforts of
veteran innkeepers David Campiche
and Lauri Anderson, you too can
share in the views enjoyed by Lewis
and Clark 214 years earlier. The China
Beach Retreat consists of two separate
lodgings. The main house with three
comfortable bedrooms, kitchen and
spacious common rooms facing the
Columbia River (Baker’s Bay) is ideal Street Lights Leaving You
for larger families or friends traveling in the Dark?
together. The freestanding Audubon
Cottage is designed for two people If you discover a street light that is no longer shining
to enjoy the peaceful serenity of the brightly, here are the steps to get it repaired. Since
location, the views of the water and the all the street lights belong to Puget Sound Energy,
deer munching on apples in the yard report any outage to www.pse.com/outage/report-
below the second-floor bedroom. street-light-outage. You will be asked to include
Located in the small town of Ilwaco the closest street address and either the 4-digit
on the Long Beach Peninsula, where SLAK #, or on older poles the 12 digit number found
the Columbia River meets the Pacific on a yellow tab on the light pole. Please also copy
Ocean. The peninsula is about a three- the KHOA office at infor@Klahanie.com so we can
hour drive from Klahanie. This is the follow up with PSE.
secret corner of the state where you
can ride horses on the 28-mile long
sandy beach, explore two historic
lighthouses, an old military base or Events
walk/ bike on the 8.5 mile Discovery
Trail. Both Illwaco and nearby Seaview Klahanie Fall and Winter 2019
have several excellent restaurants.
While the summer months are full of IN K L A H A N IE
events in Seaview and the other small
communities on the peninsula, China
Beach Retreat is always very private, SANTA PHOTOS AND TOY DRIVE
tucked into a secluded area where it is SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 2019
easy to feel like you have been invited 12:00pm-3:00pm at the Summerwalk Clubhouse
to stay at a friend’s private estate. The
winter months are quiet and peaceful, Once again, Santa will be in the house! Klahanie photographer Gabe Moore will be on hand for those
lending themselves to reading a great professional photos. We broke another Klahanie record last year by donating 3 full boxes of toys, so let’s
book, solitary walks on the beach or
just absorbing the history of those who go for a new record this year! Donation will be taken at the HOA office, Lakeside Pool and of course on
have walked through the yard at the the day of the Santa event!
China Beach Retreat.

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