While spending time on Martha’s Vineyard this summer, we checked out the newly opened Beach Road, the second restaurant by the folks that brought State Road to the island. Islanders and visitors alike have long enjoyed the famed West Tisbury, State Road. This summer, anticipation of their second restaurant, Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, buzzed […]
We spent 2 days in Portland, Oregon this summer, our last stop on our Pacific Northwest Roadtrip. I hadn’t been to Portland in years and was excited to see how the city has grown and changed. If you like to shop and eat, PDX is the town for you. The kids and I spent one […]
When I sit down to share with you our travels, I generally have a good sense of what I will write about. This particular post however, has been on my mind for months unable to decide how I would sufficiently describe to you the sensation of being in the Olympic National Forest. Unsure whether my […]
We spent a morning exploring Ruby Beach in the Olympic National Park. It is one of the many southern beaches that line the coastal edge of the National Park boundary. As with most Pacific Northwest beaches, it is covered with tons of driftwood which is natures finest architectural tool in the eye of a child […]
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 […]
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 […]