oceandelight – Page 18 – Ocean Delight Cottages

June 22, 2015June 20, 2015

Another Great Weekend at the Shag It – Thanks, Everyone!

Apologies if my posts have been Shag It-centric lately, but … shag it! I’m just excited that we’re open for the summer! We just had our second weekend open for the season, and we’re grateful to the locals and the tourists who came to check out our new menu and our old, extraordinary view. We’re also grateful for our amazing team who are working hard and doing a great job.

Here’s the quiet of the morning, waiting for guests to arrive. The Berry and her team put a lot of work into getting it ready this year, and it looks great. We’re open again next Friday, so maybe we’ll see you then!

June 21, 2015June 19, 2015

Happy Father’s Day from Ocean Delight!

All dads in Newfoundland know one thing for sure: there’s nothing like a child’s fascination for the ocean. Even one as chilly as our North Atlantic. We’ve got some great fathers staying with us this weekend, and we hope they enjoy being at the ocean’s edge as much as their children do. Happy Father’s Day!

And don’t forget that the Shag It is open from 11-7pm today, in case you’re looking for last minute ways to treat dad!

June 20, 2015June 19, 2015

Today’s Special

Just a reminder: today’s special at the Shag It is chili (served with a homemade roll or bread, of course, because no chili is complete without a homemade roll or bread!). We’ve also got homemade turkey vegetable soup on the schedule for today, and lemon meringue pie (yum, yum). We’ve been really excited by the turnout this year, and hope to see some more happy customers today. We’re open from 11 – 7pm, and the view’s always great. Come on down!

June 19, 2015June 18, 2015

A Little Lunch?

What are you having for lunch today? If you’re lucky, it might be one of our wraps at the Shag It Cafe! Because, yes – we are back open for the season, if you remember, and we’ll be open today, and all weekend. Last Friday, it was Betty Lou’s birthday, so some girls from The Doctor’s House all went to celebrate, and we got some great reviews from our opening weekend. We hope to see just as many happy, smiling faces today!

And as a heads up, here’s our specials for the weekend:

Friday

Fish cakes with side salad or cup of soup, served with homemade roll or bread

Soup of the Day – NL split pea with dumplings

Dessert special – gingerbread cake with warm toffee sauce

Saturday

Chili served with homemade roll or bread

Soup of the Day – homemade turkey vegetable

Dessert special – lemon meringue pie

And Sunday is ‘to be determined,’ as they say!

June 18, 2015June 19, 2015

For the Birds

Sadly, in the past, we’ve lost our birds to predators like mink and weasel. So this is the year I say, no more! Engineer Jerry to the rescue!

As you can see, we have constructed the Mother of All Chicken Coops. We currently have 16 chicken (with more to come) and we do not intend to lose them this year.

This coup has lots of light, with wire screens that go down into the ground so that the predators cannot crawl. And the wire goes over the top to keep the chickens in and the hawks and eagles out. The floor inside is concrete and windows have wire screens.

So far, it’s Jerry 1, Predators 0, and fingers crossed, it will stay that way!

June 17, 2015June 16, 2015

Manicure with a View

Everyone gets a room with a view at The Doctor’s House – including our lovely team of estheticians. One such esthetician, Tiffany, shared this photo as proof. Here’s the manicure room, and here’s the manicure room’s view. And remember, we’ve got lots of great spa specials available through June, so don’t miss them!

June 16, 2015June 15, 2015

Tuesdays with Murphy: Crout’s Way

Jerry and The Berry get quite busy this time of year – Friday and I try our hardest to keeps guests happy, but sometimes you just need those opposable thumbs to get all the work done.

So I’m reminding Jerry with this blog post that the trail to Crout’s Pond is just a short drive from the cottages, and the hike to Crout’s Pond is flat, not too long, and sure to extra pretty this time of year. And no matter how busy you get, a walk with some handsome dogs in a beautiful forest is always restorative.

And of course, by this point, the snow is melted, the sun is starting to shine, and pets stay free at the cottages all June long – so it’s never been better for us four-leggeds to explore the nooks and crannies of the Wonderful World of Whiteway!

June 15, 2015June 11, 2015

Make This: Cooks Needed This Summer!

If you follow our blog, you probably know that we’re gearing up for a busy summer. We feel blessed to be able to share this beautiful part of Newfoundland with so many guests, and we’re working hard to ensure that we provide the best experiences possible.

And of course a busy summer means we need lots of great people on board. We’re thrilled with the staff we’ve hired so far – we have a great team in place who are already proving to be worth their weight in gold.

But we need more! We’re specifically looking for cooks and banquet cooks, but also for spa staff and banquet servers, too. We’re about an hour from St. John’s, and we have part time and full time positions available. So if you’re interested, or know someone who would be, please see all our positions here, and please don’t wait to make an application!

June 13, 2015June 11, 2015

Sunset Sunday: Purple Show

It’s doesn’t get any better than this. Or more purple, for that matter. This weekend has been busy – the summer season is picking up, and of course we opened the Shag It Cafe on Friday, too. But stopping to enjoy moments like this can make it all worth it. Happy Sunday.

June 13, 2015May 29, 2015

Budding Saturday

A little boating action for your Saturday morning! This beauty, the Morning Mist, was captured a few years ago by Bud Vincent on the Discovery Trail. Bud, of course, is a good friend, a good ambassador for Newfoundland and Labrador tourism, and an amazing photographer. I often share his photos here – and today is no exception!