Monday, August 6, 2012

On the Road

So after STP we hit the road and were ready for a vacation. Now I could give you a long winded description of our vacation but you and I both know that you just want to see the pictures.  So I'll keep the commentary brief.

First stop was Manzanita on the Oregon coast with our friends the Sidles Family.

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Then it was off to the Olympic National Park which is a wild rainforest on the western tip of Washington. 

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Matt made us stop and see the biggest Spruce tree

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We found some natural hot springs at Sol Duc in the park. It was nice to soak our muscles although the springs smelled like rotten eggs.

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After that we rolled the RV onto the ferry at Port Angeles and took a nice leisurely ride across to Victoria B.C.

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We had the most awesome RV park in the middle of the city, right on the water, within walking distance along the harbor foreshore to downtown Victoria. This is our actual camping spot.

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Spent a couple of days enjoying the fact that Canada still has some strong culinary ties to Britain and being colonial cousins to Australia it meant they have a lot of the same food we miss so much. Jack ate a salad and Max tried clam chowder. Both landmark events for a vege and seafood hater respectively.

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This was the most amazing old world hotel. The Empress. Next time we come back sans RV we want to stay here.

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Matt found an a bread shop just like home. {{love}}

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We caught the ferry back to Washington via Sidney BC and then drove to the little German town of Leavenworth where we spent a couple of days chilling out and eating bratwurst burgers before heading back to Spokane.

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Fun trip. When we got home Ciara said, "Wow our house is huge Mum". After 5 people living in a 30 foot RV for 10 days , she was right.

5 comments:

  1. looks like an awesome trip! i love Victoria, such a beautiful city!

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  2. OH MAN!! The Empress hotel is on my bucket list. I've wanted to have tea there for years! Next time you go let me know. I'll meet you there for tea. :)

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  3. Looks like a great vacation - and you were just down the road from me!

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  4. The most important question is...did you bring your bike or did you really take a whole week off? We went to Victoria, Vancouver, and Whistler last summer. Did you go to Buschart Gardens? My son had a massive allergy attack there, but Whistler was a big hit! Looks like a fun trip. Your family are quite the adventurers!

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  5. I grew up going to Victoria! I loved the Empress hotel, we had tea there when I was about 12. It was incredible. Remind me to tell you my wax museum story. So glad you all had fun on your adventure...and you even returned to living ducks..although it was a close call.

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