Welcome To November

Here we are into November I am sure

there are those who have traveled  in

October possibly  to a warmer spot.

My cousin  Christy and her husband 

David who I  visited  early September  

in British  Columbia are now at their 

home in Arizona. They will be in Arizona 

until mid December  when they return 

back to British  Columbia  for the holidays. 

They do it a bit different than many 

who go to be warmer climate in

winter time.  They want to spend a 

little  time in the cold weather  of 

British Columbia. The main reason 

to spend it with their children and

grandchildren.  

Christy and David have two sons

in Edmonton  Alberta and a third

son who recently returned  to take

a job in Vancouver after being in

eastern Canada. I  am  sure  Christy

and David enjoyed  traveling to visit

however now in British Columbia 

more often.

Christy  and  David  enjoy the  hot

weather of Arizona  now where

she continues with doing pottery.

David spent some of October going

to some of the baseball games in

the Arizona  league to watch the 

prospects  who are making their

way to the majors.

I know for Americans  November is

where will visit family for Thanksgiving 

or go to a favorite  spot for vacation 

or both. Right now this begins the

holiday  season for us all.

In Washington  State a popular  spot

to visit is Leavenworth.  It is located

in central part of the Cascade Mountains.

Leavenworth  looks like it should be

located in Germany. This is good time

to visit. December  a larger group of 

people travel for the snow and at the

 beginning of the month  there are 

parades. You can visit  and see people 

from different places. Oh yes you can

find restaurants  that serve German 

food. For those in the local area enjoy

that. I  know I  did when I  visited.

Have a wonderful  holiday whether

you stay or travel.  

September Finishing Up

My last post you see I spent the beginning 

of September  in British Columbia  visiting  

two of my Canadian  cousins. I do have

two trips planned  for  the  rest of  the

year. 

Now we are heading  into October we are

now into the fall season.  Here in Western 

Washington this the beginning of the raining

season.  Some snow birds here start heading 

South for the rest of the year. 

It is not ideal time to visit here if you want

good weather.  The best place to come

is to visit Sequim  on the Olympic  Peninsula. 

It is a lovely  small town. They have the 

Olympic  Game  Farm and then the Dungeness 

Spit. More known for Dungeness  crab.

Depending  how  long to visit  you can venture 

out if there is good weather  in the area as well.

Just up the road is Port Angeles and the Olympic 

Mountains which you should be able to see from

Sequim.  Even if you don't  want  to  visit  this

time of the year it is still a  good  spot to visit 

in the spring and summer on the way to other

exciting  spots. Have a great time traveling and

make sure to stop here in Washington state in

the future. 

Currently Traveling

Currently  atmy cousin's  in the Caribou  

of British  Columbia.  It has been  a  good 

trip and I  will  be  heading home on Friday.

Twice I went to hear music. Sunday my 

cousin  Susan and her symphony were 

playing. A small group however fantastic.

It took place at the Salmon festival in

Horse Fly  BC. The music was mostly 

folk type. On Monday my other cousin,

husband and I  went into Williams Lake

to listen  to  three gentlemen  playing

primarily Blues with some original music.

It took place at the Farmer's  Market.

One of the musicians I  met first on

Sunday. He plays saxophone well as 

singles. I  loved his music.

It is a long drive however I  hope to take

more time going home and take more

photos.  Not sure how more time however 

more time. I  can always  take a nap when

tired.

Have a great day and enjoy your  travels.

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Summer About To End

July is our best month of the year

weather wise. August has had a

lot cloudy days here in Washington

state. Even had thunder storm.

September here is generally nice.

Gets fall off in a good way. If you

like fairs we have the state fair

in Puyallup through most of the

month. Goes for three weeks.

Most people here September is

their favorite month of the year.

The sun is out and the temperature

is more what they like.

Traveling to here is good idea.

The weather is good and the

children are in school. 

The San Juan Islands is a good

spot to see. The trouble is making

sure the ferry rides are going. Best

thing is to find out first.

The eastern part of Washington

is hotter so if you want that then

a lovely place to visit. It is several 

hours from Seattle. 

The state is so large that their places

I haven't visited before. There are not

many places you can go wrong. All

depends what you enjoy. Happy

holidays and travel.

Hello July

The best time to travel within

the pacific northwest is in

July.  Most likely you won't

see any rain. Right now it is 

hot and no rain. 

There really no place that

you can't miss here at all.

Every place is a unique spot.

On July 4 I traveled to Bellingham

Washington. I had our annual

family picnic and softball game.

Most of who showed up were

second cousins. This is really

the only time I see them. 

The Bellingham area is a wonderful

spot to visit. From Seattle it is under

90 minutes to get there. It is near

the Canadian border

so take Interstate

5 heading north. There are some other

nice areas to see too.

Sorry about these photos being sideways.

I am sure you enjoy them still. I took them

going down Chuckanut drive from

Bellingham going south.

These two pictures are of the San  Juan

Islands. You can actually get there by

boat or Ferry. A good idea would be to

book ahead. Do a search for Washington

State Ferries. 

Look forward seeing you sometime

here. Have great travels wherever

you go.

Welcome To Travel In May

Here in  Washington and the

Pacific Northwest the weather 

is almost summer time weather 

in May. 

This year it started with rain. 

I haven't  seen  that for several 

years. This coming weekend 

is supposed to be 84 degrees 

Fahrenheit which is 29 degrees 

Celsius. This is like we have

in July.  

Easter Washington  is  usually 

a bit warmer than we we get

so expect to be in the 90s.

Easter Washington  has a lot

of nice places to see as well 

especially  in the northern

section.  The southern section 

may even be hotter. That part

of eastern Washington is wine

country. 

The Washington  coast will 

be  cooler than the rest of 

the state though itis nice to 

visit as well.  Going south into

the Oregon coast is a good thing

to do depending how much time

you have.

Wherever you go safe travel. 

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Travel During April

Her we are finishing  up  the  first week 

of April.  It supposed to be spring now

however in Washington  State it  feels 

like winter still.

We did have a couple  nice days so

good for the locals to visit around 

the state.  As the saying "April showers

bring May flowers". 

In recent years  May has been great

weather here in the Seattle and 

outlying areas. In fact the second 

best month to July.  Not as many 

tourists so good  for those who want 

to vacation in Washington. 

The National Parks now are requiring 

to submit online when you plan to visit.

It isn't just  the day  but the time as

well. The reason  is a lot of visitors 

and they want to be sure everyone 

has a good time. One of Washington's 

biggest attractions  is Mt. Rainier

National  Park.  

We can see the mountain  almost

everyday  unless it is very cloudy

however always nice to visit as well.

When having family visiting Mt. Rainier

is always  the place to go.

Seattle  has its famous Space Needle 

to visit and the places around it. There

is the Pike Place Market as well.

Have the time there is Glacier National 

Park going north of Seattle.  Going south

and then north is Olympic Mountains as

well as the pacific coast ocean. There

is a couple different ways to get there.

You can go to the state capital  Olympia

and take the signs for highway 101.

The other way is to get off in Tacoma

take the Bremerton exit off of Interstate

5.  You would cross the Tacoma Narrows 

Bridge and could visit me if you like.

Bremerton  is about 30 minutes from

the bridge. Bremerton  has the navy 

shipyard and you can see ships when

coming into Bremerton. 

Continuing north toward Port Angeles 

which you are on the otherside of

highway 101. You would  go west

going by Lake Crescent which is

beautiful  then onto Forks. There

are places to see and hike as well. 

When I  was in boy scouts each August 

we would hike 50 miles on one of the

trails. There are other trails much

shorter to hike.

So you see a lot can be seen in Western 

Washington  however there is Eastern

Washington as well. Let you know more

about it another time.  Safe travels!