Having enjoyed exploring Ontario and Quebec on a previous family road trip, we decided to return to Canada to explore the western side. However, due to flight availability, the itinerary of our Pacific Northwest road trip quickly expanded to include Seattle, USA. Whilst the Pacific...
Seattle, the Emerald City, was the starting point of our Pacific Northwest road trip. Just driving from the airport, we were stuck by how green Seattle is, with gorgeous tree-lined suburbs and evergreens everywhere, hence its name, the Emerald City. In fact, the location of Seattle on the...
From Seattle on our Pacific Northwest road trip, our next destination was to Friday Harbor (US Spelling!) on San Juan Island, part of a group of islands known as the San Juan Islands, USA. As well as exploring island life on San Juan, Friday Harbor was to be the starting point for a multi...
As part of our Pacific Northwest road trip, we booked a sea kayaking tour in search of orcas who roam the Salish sea routes of the San Juan Islands, USA. The promotional materials for the kayak tours show wonderful photographs of majestic orcas swimming past and breaching near enthralled...