Back at the inn, libations from the evening manager's reception await you.

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As general manager of the Red Lion Inn in Modesto, Calif.

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"I've never seen the beach as packed as it's been the last two weekends, " said Judy Kuhl, general manager of the Best Western Plus Agate Beach Inn, whose ocean-facing suites offer a clear view of the hulk.

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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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