The foghorn on the Mendocino headlands moaned through the night like a lovelorn elk, the only clue to what lay outside my windows at the Albion River Inn.

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At the Fort Conde Inn across the river they sounded like "planes above you dropping bombs, " general manager Alan Waugh told WALA Wednesday.

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About 17 miles away, the sleepy town of Hillsdale, New York, for example, has the elegant Inn at Green River and the affordable and modern Silvanus Lodge.

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Jacob, the romantic inn overlooking the Elbe River where the event was held, are sponsors of the event that celebrated its 10th anniversary.

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Arashiyama Benkei Ryokan is an elegant ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) by the Hozu-gawa river.

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The Carnival Triumph, the cruise ship that became disabled in the Gulf of Mexico last February before it was towed to Mobile's port, was evacuated, said Alan Waugh, who lives at the Fort Conde Inn in downtown Mobile, across the river from the scene of the explosions.

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Across the river, the Carnival Triumph, the cruise ship that became disabled in the Gulf of Mexico last February before it was towed to Mobile's port, was evacuated, said Alan Waugh, who lives at the Fort Conde Inn in downtown Mobile, across the river from the scene of the explosions.

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For less extreme entertainment, stroll down the inn's jetty and hop into a jet boat for a tour up the Dart River.

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