Summer vacation 2011...

I am on the last few days of my Summer vacation with my best friend Pat. We arrived in Seattle and have covered the Washington and Oregon coastline and a bit of the California coast as well. We have seen the Olympic National Park, the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Victoria (Vancouver Island BC), La Push, beaches (1st beach, Rialto, Ruby, Cannon, today the Bandon), forests, Forks Washington (home of the Twilight series), tide pooling, lighthouses, Mo's, small port towns, sea lions, murres, and miles and miles of gorgeous vistas! I have so enjoyed taking the "off roads" and exploring this amazing coast. We enjoyed our beautiful hotel in downtown Seattle and our little KOA cabins. We are heading into the Redwoods today and still have so many exciting things to see in the 5 days we have left. We will end our trip with a 2 day stay in a house just outside Mt. Rainier. I feel so blessed to be able to travel and see this beautiful world we live in. I have enjoyed every minute of this time but look forward to being home again and seeing my kids. (Pat had just returned from a 2 week trip to Nashville with her husband so I KNOW she is excited to get home and see her family too!) My daughter and I are already making plans to come back here to she can see this wondrous place and explore the tidepools for hours on end!!