Suncadia Trip

 

Suncadia is located in Central Washington State and about 4 hours away from Portland.  It is a very popular resort destination and the resort occupies huge estate in the area.  The resort has a main lodge for its guests and also has many other individual houses for people to buy and rent.  Within the resort, there are also golf courses and hiking trails for various recreation activities.  There are also few bon fires around the main lodge for people to enjoy the warmth and grill some marshmallows.

We decided to spend the weekend at Suncadia Resort since it was sending out a coupon to book 2 nights and get 1 night for free.  It was a good deal.

We left Portland around 6AM in the morning to drive to Suncadia.  Since Suncadia is close to Leavenworth, we actually drove to Leavenworth first.  We first went to Leavenworth Reindeer Farm to feed the reindeers. It was a great experience.

Afterwards, we went to downtown Leavenworth and noticed that there was a parade for the May festival.  There was a lot of Bernese Mountain Dog at the parade and it was crazy.  The dog hairs were flying everywhere in the air.  At lunch time, we went to Louie's Cafe for brunch.  We also checked out the famous Christmas shop in town to all the Christmas ornament and decorations.  Then we went to Whistlepunk Ice Cream for dessert since it was a super hot day.

We got to Suncadia around 4PM and checked in.  We got the room facing the river and the view was beautiful from the balcony.  We could see the river, the mass forest, and the mountains on the far side.  It was amazing.

On the second day, we went for a short hike at Manashtash Ridge.  During the hike, we met few local hikers who recommended The Early Bird for brunch and it did not disappoint.

After we got back to Suncadia resort, we enjoyed our time at the resort's swimming pool and relaxed there.  In the evening, we got some marshmallows from the resort and grilled them at the bon fire.  It was amazing that Suncadia Resort provides marshmallows, Hershey's chocolate, and biscuit for us to grill and make smores.

On the third day, we went for scavenger hunt in the morning.  The scavenger hunt was a tough one.  We had to look for 8 different signs around the resort and it took us 2.5 hours to find them all.  After collecting them, we receives small prize such as cup for completing the scavenger hunt.

At noon we went to Sunset Cafe at Cle Elum for brunch.  When we came back to Suncadia Resort, the fire alarm just went off.  Everyone was standing outside of the lodge.  This was our first time experiencing a fire alarm at a hotel.

In the afternoon, we went to Nelson Farm for an archery session.  There weren't many people there and thus we were just having as much fun as we could.  We were given 3 different bows with different tension strength and we were staying there as long as we could.

Overall, we enjoyed Suncadia quite a lot.  It was a very relaxing vacation for us and it was not pricy either.  We would definitely return again in the future.