It's been aboot a week!! We're in CANADA!

| Aug 2, 2008
We had a great week in Seattle. It was so nice to just stop for awile and enjoy hanging out with Brad, Amal and the boys and our friends. Our friends have a lovely home in a woodsy area so we felt like we were in the country, but weren't far from shops etc. It was pretty cool though. One day it was only 57 degrees at 11:30am. That was a big change from what we are used to.

Some of the fun things we did were:

  • Saw the new Batman movie which was excellent.
  • Went to Barnes and Noble for coffee a couple of times
  • Went to Pike Place Markets (big farmers market in Downtown Seattle)
  • Went to a very large Asian grocery store and ate yummy food.
  • Went geo-caching. That was interesting, but we never found the cache - more GPS issues :)
  • Hung out and chatted at the house while the kids played Wii or outside.
  • Went out for dinner to a fun Northwest cuisine restaurant.

This morning we got up and headed out the door for Vancouver, Canada. We decided we were only a couple of hours away from Vancouver so it seemed like a great idea to visit. We're only here for one night and half a day really, but we have been to Canada. It was really fun crossing the border into another country by car. That was a new experience for us all.

We had a fun drive into the city, which is very beautiful surrounded by mountains. However, our route took us through the less desirable part of the city which was a little nerve-wracking. We finally arrived at our hotel in a much nicer part of town which was great. We hung out in our room for awhile and then walked around the area close by to find a restaurant for dinner. It was interesting to see all the different eating places etc.

After we got home to our room, we watched a movie as a family and now it is bedtime. Not sure what fun things we will do tomorrow, but I know it will be great. Tomorrow we head back to Seattle for another night, then Portland, Redmond, Oregon, Grants Pass, Oregon, Yosemite, California and then on the 8th we arrive in Southern California. Hard to believe we are so far away from Orlando now! I am missing Florida already, but it will be nice to be back with family in California soon.

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