Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Travel
Finding Red in Washington
Who doesn’t love red? Not me. So I went looking through my archives and came up with lots of red from travels in my home state, ‘the other Washington.’ SEATTLE I saw this one day as I was walking to the Sculpture Park downtown… Continue Reading “Finding Red in Washington”
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Chihuly Bridge of Glass and Union Station
Wow, who knew?? Yesterday we went to the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, but I’ll save that museum for another post. Because right next door were beautiful works of Chihuly glass and I’d like to share that with you first. The pedestrian… Continue Reading “Chihuly Bridge of Glass and Union Station”
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Yahoo for Oahu!
Okay so maybe I’m too excited after booking a trip to Hawaii but I don’t think so. Hawaii is to me, one of those places that lives up to the hype. Ocean beaches. Glorious sunsets. Warm, fragrant breezes. What’s not to like about that?… Continue Reading “Yahoo for Oahu!”
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Over Seattle
You didn’t really think I could stay away till 2020 did you? Me neither. After a wonderful week in Southern California we headed back to Seattle yesterday. Mt. Adams and Mt Rainier were beautiful on approach but I was most impressed by the aerial… Continue Reading “Over Seattle”
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Red! A Photo Challenge
It’s a gray and rainy day in the Pacific Northwest with many more to come. What better time to jump into a photo challenge and brighten things up with some red? Not my car but isn’t it great? We found it at a classic… Continue Reading “Red! A Photo Challenge”
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Three Port Towns – Two Days!
Yes, it can be done! Quite easily in fact if you live in Seattle. We were looking for a quick getaway and decided on Port Townsend, a charming Victorian seaport on the Olympic Peninsula. We headed north to Edmonds to take the ferry to… Continue Reading “Three Port Towns – Two Days!”
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All Packed and Ready to Go
We took a little road trip recently and Benji was all in. “All packed and ready to go Sue!!” “Aw Benji, I wish you could come with us. But sorry, you’ll have to stay home.” “Why Sue? I won’t be any trouble.” “I know… Continue Reading “All Packed and Ready to Go”
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Alki Blues in Seattle
Although Seattle’s nickname is the Emerald City it could just as easily be called the Blue City. Surrounded by water, Seattle lies on a strip of land between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. The first white settlers to the area – the Denny… Continue Reading “Alki Blues in Seattle”
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The Cruise North from Monterey to Victoria and Home Again!
In my last post on our cruise down the coast I left you in Monterey. Time to get us back home! It was a Thursday night and we headed north for our final port of call, Victoria, B.C. It would be our longest stretch… Continue Reading “The Cruise North from Monterey to Victoria and Home Again!”
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The Cruise Continues to Monterey
So here we are on day 5 of our cruise, pulling into our southernmost port of call at sunrise – Monterey. Today’s arrival was different than the others. For the first time in my limited cruising experience the ship remained anchored in the bay.… Continue Reading “The Cruise Continues to Monterey”
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