My cousin Doug told me that San Juan Island was one of their favorite places, and after our time there I would have to agree. A very pleasant place and very pleasant people. We stayed in Friday Harbor, the one town on the island, but we rented a car for 24 hours...
There are over 40 major islands in Puget Sound, and many smaller ones, and I seem to have managed to take photos of most of them!! That's an exaggeration but we did pass a lot on our way out to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Another beautiful sunny day, and the...
Dale Chihuly is an absolutely amazing artist in blown glass. My sister Sandy introduced me to his work, and I have seen pieces he has done at the Botanical Gardens in Atlanta, GA and at the Art Museum in Naples, FL. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and has...
Our first morning in Seattle was HARD WORK! No tourist information in the train station, and not even a sign as to where we could leave our luggage. We finally figured that out, and decided to walk over just a few blocks to the Gold Rush Museum that the "Trails and...
Our final train journey. It has been a wonderful experience, and I can't praise Amtrak and their staff highly enough. Another overnight, but before it got dark we saw Glacier National Park again from the train, and into Idaho. In the morning we were in...