Canada 3: Room With a View

These pictures are all taken from our hotel room on the 10th floor.  We were overlooking the mountains (in the background) and the ocean in front of that.  The harbor is to the right, beyond the view of our window. 

we saw a variety of boats

these boats were in town for a big sailboat show...they were usually docked at the harbor, 

but we caught them out on the water here

this is the boat we crossed over on

some big cruise ships

the inside of our room, behind the camera is the big window overlooking the water,

to the right is the bath and bedroom, with an outside patio also overlooking the water

breakfast!

these pictures show the neighborhood between our hotel and the ocean

the outside of the hotel...I'm a sucker for pretty flowers! 

some nice sunset/evening shots

Canada 2: Big Water

driving en route from Seattle to Port Angeles

a nice little stop on the side of the road, there was a little coffee shop, a store for all types of bird stuff, and some lovely water pools and grassy areas to relax at...we stopped here on the way to and from Port Angeles

our hotel room in Port Angeles

some lovely flower pots I saw as we were walking through downtown Port Angeles

Finally!...waiting for the ferry to come in so we could get on board! 

a big boat we saw as we sailed out of the Port Angeles harbor

some shots from the ferry, we had a great view of the Olympic mountains, on the Port Angeles side

this is a shot at the Victoria Harbor, as we were leaving the ferry dock...these cars are all waiting to board for the ride back to the States

There you have it... a little bit of BIG WATER, from the BIG BOAT! :)

Canada 1: an overview

I know, you are all wondering if we really left the country after all...where are those great Canada photos you've been promising? Well, here we go. This post will just be an overview of what we did, short and sweet (since I have a cold and don't feel like typing much). I'll add more posts with various photos. Enjoy!

We flew to Seattle, then drove over to Port Angeles and spent the night. The next day it was lightly raining as we ate breakfast, checked out of the hotel and parked our car in line for the ferry to Victoria. SIG had been looking forward to the "Big Boat" and "Big Water"! We enjoyed a beautiful view as we sailed to Victoria. See Canada 2: Big Water for pictures.

We stayed at the Harbor Towers hotel, which was just a block from where the ferry landed. We were close to downtown Victoria, the Inner Harbour, and lots of historical buildings. See Canada 3: Room with a View and Canada 4: Downtown.

We took a lot of walks, fed the ducks at a neighbor hotel, ate giant pancakes and great seafood - Canada 5: Fun Stuff to Do - and even went for a lovely scenic drive around the coastline - Canada 6: A Scenic Drive.

We ferried back to Port Angeles, drove to Seattle and spent the night, then flew home the next day.  A nice, relaxing trip! 

After I get all our great pictures online for you to see, I'll start posting about all the fun stuff that's been happening the last few weeks.