Our Seattle Loop Trip

We had a wonderful week last week with Andy's Mom and sister, Carol. We did so much and saw so much it's hard to even just mention the highlights of our trip. But, I'll try my best:

Our stay in Seattle: beautiful hotel in downtown area with a view of the Space Needle. We did most of the touristy stuff: Space Needle, Pioneer Square, Pike Place, Hiram Chittendon Locks & Canal, and lots and lots of walking and exploring the city.

In Port Townsend: checked out the shops and restaurants. Toured Ft Worden State Park and the lighthouse.

On our way to Victoria we saw a pod of Orcas from the ferry. While in town, we walked and walked and walked. It's a great walking city. Our hotel was on the Inner Harbor, with great views of the seaplanes and Harbor Boats , so it was nice just hanging out there, too. We also went to see Hatley Park Castle and gardens.

We took another ferry to Anacortes. We toured the town and then the next day drove down Whidbey Island via the slow route. We drove thru Washington Park, stopped at the vista for Deception Pass Bridge, and ate lunch in Langley. After the ferry to Mulkiteo we stopped at the Boeing factory before returning to the city.

I put my pictures up on our Webalbum for you to visit. I know this is a very abbreviated version of our trip, but hopefully the pictures will help fill in some details.

While Andy and I were on yet another ferry on our way back to our RV in Chimacum, we realized it was to be the last ferry of our visit. We had taken 7 ferries in 10 days. You can get pretty used to this mode of travel.

We had so much fun with Mom and Carol that it is now sooo quiet without them. Our next visitors will be my girlfriend, Jen and her husband. That'll be next weekend, so at least we have some more company to look forward to! We're still working on the details of "where", but at least we're committed to the "when".