Trip was terrific! We spent 2.5 days in Seattle (Pike's Place Market, Gates Foundation, Kerry Park, Chihuly Gardens, Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, Boeing factory tour, and The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum), before heading to the Olympic Peninsula and an overnight to Victoria, BC. We spent the arrival afternoon and the next morning hiking at Lake Quinault, and the second afternoon at Ruby and Kalaloch beaches. We blew off Hoh due to time and distance, and with encouragement from the Park Rangers, who assured we could get the same rain forest experience at Lake Quinault as at Hoh, only with less hours in the car, no wait to enter (limited parking access at Hoh), and fewer people on the trail. The next morning, we headed for Port Angeles, with stops at Sol Duc Falls and Lake Crescent (Spruce RR, Devil's Punchbowl trail). The full day based out of Port Angeles, we hiked Hurricane Hill in the morning and relaxed in Sequim in the afternoon, including visiting a couple of lavender farms, where the lavender was just beginning to bloom, but which was still worthwhile and provided shopping opportunities for the womenfolk. Salty Girls Oyster Bar in Sequim is highly recommended! The next morning, we took the ferry to Victoria, BC for one night. That afternoon, we went on a whale watching expedition. The next morning, we went to Butchart Gardens, and wandered around in the afternoon (more shopping), before catching the evening ferry back to Port Angeles. The final day on the Peninsula, we explored tide pools at Salt Creek Recreation Area in the morning, returned to Salty Girls in Sequim for lunch, and stopped for a couple of hours in Port Townsend (more shopping....) Finally, we spend 1.5 days hanging with family in Seattle, before returning home. All in all, a great trip. Photos to follow in separate posts.