Our arrival at the Lake Quinault Lodge was less than ideal. We had a fantastic day making our way from San Juan Island the long way with 2 ferry crossings, but had misjudged our time from Port Townsend to Lake Quinault. To say that it was a long day would be an grave understatement. Though […]
Each year about this time with the kids back in school, our travel begins to settle down a bit. We spend more time exploring our local area and less time crossing the country. Lucky for us, we get to live in a pretty amazing part of the world. Northern California shines in the late summer […]
We spent one glorious day on the water exploring the many many San Juan Islands linking Canada and the U.S. I had no idea how many islands made up the chain along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Many of the islands are inhabited by a lucky few dwellers who call them home for the […]
Today marked the day we were arriving at our northern most stop along our Pacific Northwest Roadtrip. I have wanted to visit the San Juan Islands for as long as I can remember. Ferry life was suiting us well as we left Whidbey Island and made our way across Fidalgo Island to the gateway of […]
Our Pacific Northwest Road Trip takes us to the charming and scenic Whidbey Island. I just knew I was going to fall in love with this island. From the moment we drove up to the ferry line, I had a feeling about the weekend to come. I didn’t quite realize how head over heels, I’d […]
The greatest benefit I receive as a mother, is uninterrupted time with my family. I have written many times about my struggle to make the transition from summer time mom to school season mom. It’s a real conflict I work through with the start of each school year. While we intentionally seek out as many ways […]
Seattle is one of those cities that shows off in the summer and entices the world to move there only to find out there are 9 other months of the year. I know, I did it once. And yet, still find myself thinking about doing it again. So much has changed since I briefly lived […]