Cascades

The next part of our trip included a ferry ride back to the USA and a short stop at a lovely air bnb in the Cascades. We had coffee at an espresso hut that was featured in the movie Harry and the Hendersons, made s’mores, enjoyed meals on the patio with a river view, and got a little work done.  

Victoria, Cascades, Back to Seattle

Rounding out our trip in Victoria we had a lovely tea at the Empress hotel. We walked around and looked at galleries and spent a lot of time on water taxis. 

Then we drove to our air BnB in Gold Bar. It was so beautiful and I helped make a fire!  The place we stayed had a little espresso hut down the highway where part of Harry and the Hendersons was filmed. 

We drove back to Seattle. We stopped in Snoqualmie for a big banana split. Yum. 

Orcas and Victoria

We spent our last day on Orcas island at the lake and doing a mini waterfall hike. We had breakfast at Rosie’s which was excellent and then a picnic lunch at the lake. Met up with friends for a walk to the waterfalls. 

Then we boarded two ferries to Victoria. It is so beautiful here. Water taxis are our main mode of transportation. And everyone we meet is really nice. The girls enjoyed $1 oysters for a snack.  Mollie has a personal record of 12 oysters in one sitting that she is trying to beat. Hasn’t happened yet but this may be the trip. Rozzie is obsessed with the sea planes, watching them come in and out of the water and seeing who is on them. 

Seattle Part 4

We are still on Orcas island. Went whale watching. Sadly no orcas to be watched. But we did see a beautiful humpback and lots of sea lions. And the boat was delightful. 

Views from the mountaintop and the boats parked at Rosario resort and spa. 

Seattle part 3

Lake swimming which the kids loved!  With a view!

Buck bay shellfish farm for oysters and crab. So delicious 

Then walking around downtown Orcas Island and dinner at Mijitas Mexican restaurant. 

Seattle day 2

Day 2

We started out by attending a CSIS event at the University of Washington. It was really cool. Steve Morrison is kicking things off below. The girls got to meet Senator Patty Murray and practiced writing on college desks.

Afterwards we had pho at a place called Pho Shizzle, Mollies choice and ice cream at Sweet Alchemy, Rozzies choice. Followed by a trip to the bookstore to update our Husky gear. 

Then we drove to the ferry to go to orcas island. We happened to be three cars behind our friends Noah and Jasmine and their three kids. A fun treat!

Last pic is sunrise on Orcas Island.