A Good Idea For Travel

A good  idea before planning your trip anywhere

is get a tour guide. Often you can order  them 

on line. 

For the state of  Washington  you can search

Washington  tourism and there are guides

available. 

At the end of the month I  am going to Virginia. 

I will be flying into Washington  DC.

I am visiting  my  brother and a portion  of 

his family. I will be meeting  his newest

granddaughter as well.  I will  be going

for ten days.

Happy  travels to you all. 

Heading Into September

With school either started or will be soon 

September is a good month to travel.

Being the off-season the plane fares 

will be down and so will the visitors.

At the end of September I will be

flying to Washington DC then to

Virginia to spend ten days at my

brother's.

I will be meeting my latest grandniece

Sophie on this trip. While I am there

she will turn three months old.

The weather will cool down too. I

hope not a rain either. Whatever

the case a good time.

Oh yes this trip is a direct flight 

instead a layover in New Jersey.

Continue your travel and enjoy.

Looking At August

Here in Western Washington we have

started with some rain however having

sun is good too. 

Last Tuesday I took a drive to

Centralia Washington which was

just over an hour from my place

It is south and about 30 minutes 

past our state capital in Olympia 

which is a good place to visit

as well.

Centralia is a small city which I 

have gone by several times going

south on Interstate 5.

It is pretty flat with some trees and

the Chehalis river which I took a

short hike too.  Before Centralia 

there is the city of Chehalis as well.

They are twin cities with Centralia 

being the larger one.  The population 

of Centralia is just over 19 thousand

while Chehalis is just under 8 thousand.

Continue more south the next two 

cities are Longview and Kelso.  Longview

has a population of over 38 thousand 

while Kelso has just under 13 thousand.

Longview you can exit to go to the Oregon 

coast. The Oregon coast sticks out past

Washington State. A great place to visit.

The Chehalis River.  

Welcome To August

Here we are in August already.

For those who were able to 

travel and have a wonderful 

July in the process.

Here in Western Washington 

the weather was good for

the most part.  To be honest

I have never seen so many

cloudy mornings in July.

Fortunately the sun was out

before noon.

August is interesting here since 

I have never know how it will

turn out. That might be a good 

thing though.  

I figure those who live here if

the plan is to go elsewhere I

would choose August over

July.  I hope if you have plans

to come here next summer 

do it in July though August

is a good choice too.

There is so much to see here

depending on your time visit

Seattle and Mt. Rainier at 

least. Get a map of the area

and decide what you want to

see. 

You want to visit small towns 

which includes shopping there

are a lot whether going north

or south of east or West of 

Seattle. 

Anyway whatever plans you have

for August have a good and blessed

time. 

It's July

Here we are in July the best month in

Washington State for the weather.

There are so many places to visit.

On July 4th I went to a family reunion 

in Bellingham. We meet each year at

Lake Paddan. It is about a two and a 

half hour drive plus a couple rest stops.

It is 150 miles each way. It is about an 

hour to arrive into Seattle. On Interstate 

5  can see Lake Union. A lot of boats out 

there on a holiday. 

A popular spot for locals to vacation in the 

state is Lake Chelan. It is narrow however 

just over 50 miles long. It is the third deepest

lake in United States. Crater Lake in Oregon 

is the deepest and then Lake Tahoe. All

three are great to visit. Lake Chelan is

about least 3 hours and 30 minutes to

get there from Seattle depending on the 

route.  It is in North Central part of 

Washington State. 

Another spot to visit is Leavenworth.

It is a bit south of Lake Chelan. It

is German looking town. It is popular 

during the winter however still great

to visit in the summer. If you are in

the area I can recommend to go to

both. Also you can visit other places in

the area to depending how much

time you have. 

Since there is so much to see in 

Washington I will mention other 

places too in the future.

Lake Paddan near Bellingham Washington 

and close to the Canadian border.

Looking At June

The first half of June was real nice

here in Western Washington. To

travel here This time of June is 

good.

Second half has had a little bit of

rain however still good to travel 

around.

A couple weeks ago I traveled 

to Port Townsend. It is located

on the Olympic Peninsula. About

20 miles from the Hood Canal 

Bridge.

Downtown which is the waterfront 

looks much like it is still back in

time. It looks like the 1950s.

The waterfront there is a ferry 

that you can take to Whidbey 

Island. To be honest I have

never took the ferry myself.

Maybe I will someday. The

ride is just under 30 minutes.

Many other places to visit

around the Hood Canal. Port

Townsend has an old Fort

you can visit. Has a good

view of the straits as well.

Whatever plans you have

enjoy your summer or

winter if you are in the

southern Hemisphere.

Month Of May

This May the weather here

in Western Washington hasn't

been as warm as the last six

years. If you like temperatures

in the 60s that is good.

This weekend it is in the 70s.

Hard to know what June will

be like. It often has some good

days however it does rain some

around the end of June. Right

after July 4 summer really starts.

I was talking to a friend at the

gym. He plans to hike Mt. Adams

real soon. It is south of Mt. Rainier

and Mt. Saint Helens. The hiking

in any of the cascade mountains

is good. In fact the Olympic Mountains

are good too.

Oregon has Mt. Hood not far from

Portand. If you want to the Oregon

beaches are really nice. Coming

to the Pacific Northwest is a good

way to go on vacation.

May yiu have a wonderful summer

wherever you go.