Hey Guys!

So, after checking out of our cute little cabin in the woods, we headed to Seattle to spend our last day in Washington State.

Read Day 1 here, Day 2 here, Day 3 here, Day 4 here, Day 5 here & Day 6 here & Click here to see links to all of my blog posts

After about an 1.5 hr drive, we arrived to Seattle.

We found a parking garage that was located near the most popular sites in Seattle…cost to park for a few hours, $50!

Once we parked, we started walking in the direction of the very popular, Pike Place Market.

As we were walking, we spotted the ferris wheel.

The Seattle Great Wheel is the largest observation wheel on the west coast, standing 175 feet tall. The Wheel opened in 2012 and has 42 gondolas that seat a total of 332 people.

The 12-minute, three-revolution ride extends 40 feet out over Elliott Bay.

As we continued our walk, we finally arrived to the Pike Place Market.

Tip: Click here for a complete guide of the Pike Place Market

The market opened in 1907 after a City Councilman proposed the city create a public market where farmers and consumers could meet directly to sell and buy goods so they could bypass the wholesalers who were price gouging the farmer’s goods.

Within a week of opening, 70 wagons were gathering daily to sell along the newly named Pike Place Market.

However, in the 1960s, the buildings were slated for demolition. But local architect Victor Steinbrueck rallied Seattle to “Save the Market.”

Voters approved a 17-acre historic district on November 2, 1971, and the City of Seattle later established the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority to rehabilitate and manage the Market’s core buildings.

Today, Pike Place Market remains Seattle’s neighborhood marketplace and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers’ markets in the United States.

Read more about the history of the Market here

This place was crazy busy even though we were visiting in the “off season”.

We first spotted Rachel, the piggy bank.

Rachel has been the Market Foundation’s mascot since 1986. The foundation raises money for social services such as the food bank, the senior center and child care.

The bronze cast pig weighs in at a whopping 550 pounds and was named after a real 750-pound pig who won the 1985 Island County Fair.

It’s said, if you make a donation to the foundation and rub Rachel’s nose, you will have good luck. 😉

We then spotted the Pike Place Fish Market.

The fish market is one of the top visited attractions in Seattle. Travel & Leisure ranked Pike Place Market as the 13th most visited attractions in the U.S.

This place is best known for it’s “flying fish”. The employees throw fish out into the crowds for people to catch….it’s very entertaining watching people try to catch these slippery fish!

She caught it!

We were ready for lunch so my hubby asked one of the guys at the fish market the best place to eat fresh seafood. He recommended the Athenian Restaurant.

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The restaurant was located inside the market so we headed through the market to find it….there were fresh flowers & produce everywhere!

After a short walk, we spotted the restaurant.

We walked in and it was super busy but got seated right away.

They seated us on the 2nd floor at a table facing the water….we also had a view of the ferris wheel!

We looked over the menu and decided on the fish and chips & a bowl of the clam chowder.

The food was average ….after eating fish and chips in Iceland last year,  I’m not sure we will ever find anything as good in the US!

As we were leaving, we noticed pictures of Tom Hanks hanging on the wall….unbeknownst to us, he had filmed a scene of Sleepless in Seattle at the restaurant.

After leaving the restaurant, we continued our walk through the market.

There was fresh fish all throughout the market

Walking through the streets and market

We passed the Three Girls Bakery….it was the first business licensed to a woman in the city of Seattle, and the longest continually operating business in Pike Place Market.

After walking around the market, we decided to take a ride on the ferris wheel.

After purchasing our tickets, ($14 pp), we waited in a short line…thankfully, it wasn’t very busy!

They boarded just the two of us in one gondola…each gondola holds 8 people.

The views from the ferris wheel were amazing!

We were blessed with a perfect day….sunshine and blue skies! Seattle is typically rainy and cloudy especially in the spring.

More shots of the views

As we were riding the ferris wheel, we spotted the Space Needle so decided that would be our next stop.

The Space Needle was built in 1962, and served as the focal point of that year’s World’s Fair.

The tower is 605 feet high and 138 feet wide at its widest point, and weighs 9,550 tons and was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River at the time it was built. The observation deck stands 520 ft tall.

As we were walking to the Space Needle, we came across a place that gave us better views of the ferris wheel.

We then passed this piece of artwork…there’s lots of artwork all around Seattle.

We thought this was a statue….but it was a real person!

Getting closer to the Space Needle..it was a much further walk than we had thought!

More artwork near the Space Needle

After purchasing our VERY expensive tickets ($32.50 ea), we headed to the short line for the elevator to the top.

They had a gift shop inside the needle

After making it to the top, we were amazed by the 360 degree views!

We spotted these spiders on top of a building! Last year, the Space Needle underwent a $100 million makeover…they installed slanted clear glass benches on the outdoor Observation Deck. The benches are attached to some of the viewing deck’s newly installed 11-foot-tall glass windows.

These new additions invite visitors to lean back and snap selfies that will make them appear to be floating out over the landscape.

My hubby wanted me to stand on one of the clear benches so he could take my pic….I just couldn’t do it..I am terrified of heights…I could barely sit on the bench!

My hubby had no problem standing on the bench!

More shots of the views

We then decided to walk down to the 2nd flood to see the world’s first and only revolving glass floor!

The rotating glass floor is located just below the open-air observation deck and replaces the original (nonglass) revolving floor that was a feature of the Space Needle’s restaurant when it first opened at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair.

Visitors can walk, stand, sit or stretch out on the new floor and look down on the Space Needle’s architecture….no thanks!

Looking up through the glass floor to the top

A few more shots of the needle

After leaving the needle, we headed to the Alweg Monorail.

The monorail is an elevated monorail line that was built for the World’s Fair that was held in Seattle in 1962. There were 8 million people who rode the monorail during the half year the monorail was opened. It costs 3.5 million to build.

The cost to ride was only $2 pp and only lasts about 5 mins. It only has one stop which got us closer to the fish market so we didn’t have to walk so far.

Shots on the monorail

After getting off the monorail, we headed back to the fish market.

We passed Post Alley on the way…

We saw this statue again! It moved around a lot! 😉

We then headed to the first original Starbucks to get our daughter a coffee cup..she loves Starbucks and wanted us to bring her back something so we thought this would be the perfect gift.

The original Starbucks opened in 1971. Today there over 14,000 Starbucks stores in the United States, but there are more than 14,000 in other locations around the world.

The place was a mad house! People were standing everywhere….I just wanted to purchase her cup ASAP and get out of there!

After leaving Starbucks, we continued our walk around the market place and came across this restaurant that I had read about before arriving to Seattle called, Beechers.

Beechers makes their own cheese using all natural locally sourced products. I also read they made amazing macaroni & cheese so we just had to try it out!!

We’re from the south so we know what good Mac & Cheese should taste like! 😉

We both ordered an 8 oz cup of the mac & cheese & one grilled cheese sandwich to split…the cost was $21.

Ok, so we agree with all the reviews….it was amazing!

The grilled cheese sandwich was soooo good! The cheese was so thick!

Making their cheese

After leaving here, we headed to another place I had read about, Gum Wall.

Gum wall is, well a brick wall covered in gum!

The tradition began around 1993 when theater attendees stuck gum to the wall and placed coins in the gum for good luck.

The theater workers scraped the gum away twice, but eventually gave up after market officials deemed the gum wall a tourist attraction around 1999.

It was named one of the top 5 germiest tourist attractions in 2009, second to the Blarney Stone in Ireland. (which, by the way, is where I’m headed next month!).

In 2015, it was announced that for the first time in 20 yrs, the gum would be removed to prevent further erosion of the bricks from the sugar in the gum!

It took 130 hours to complete, with over 2,350 pounds of gum removed.

After the cleaning was finished on November 13, gum began to be re-added to the wall; among the first additions were memorials to the November 2015 Paris attacks.

It was disgusting but cool….and so colorful!

Some people got creative with it

Some people stuck business cards to the wall

After leaving here, we continued walking around the area….

We spotted these cool looking light fixtures on a nearby building

A shot of the old Market Theater sign…the theater opened in 1977 and closed in 1989.

A shot near Post Alley…this is were Gum wall is located.

As we continued our walk we ran into this bicycle taxi…lol!

We passed the Harbor Steps…the steps are said to be the most scenic route to the waterfront.

We decided to head to our last stop of the day, Kerry Park Viewpoint.

Kerry park is a small public park that has awesome views of downtown Seattle and the Space Needle.

The park was located 15 mins from downtown …It’s also a popular place to watch the sunset so it stays pretty busy.

The views were spectacular!

I had wanted to wait for the sun to set but we were so tired after a full day of walking and we still had to pack for our flight out the next morning…so we called it a day and headed to our hotel.

But first, another shot of downtown.

The next morning, we boarded our plane back to TN!

We had a layover in St Louis & had time to grab lunch…we ate at Chillis…the hubby ordered his usual burger and I ordered a turkey sandwich.

Later that evening, we made it safely back home & went straight to bed!…I’m now packing for my next trip, Ireland! Then in July, we are headed to Denver, Colorado…..so stay tuned!

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Hey Guys!

So, on Day 6 we had planned to drive another section of the Cascade Loop Scenic Byway BUT after checking into our AirBnb the previous night, we decided we didn’t want to leave the house!

It was soooo cozy, warm and just plain adorable!

I had found this house while I was on Instagram….once I laid my eyes on it, I decided I would treat myself for my upcoming birthday. So, I ended up booking 2 nights here without even researching the area!

I had never done that before! Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big time planner and carefully & methodically plan each of my trips…I don’t do anything on a whim!

This house basically dictated how I would plan my trip as I had to plan around the house’s location and dates I had booked.

Even booking 3-4 mons in advance, there was only limited availability at the house during the dates I needed.

If you are on Instagram, you can find lots of travel ideas and unique properties to rent. I have found lots of ideas & places to see/do in the areas we visit by searching on Instagram.  Just use the search tool and search the area you will be visiting to find ideas.

Ok, so without further ado, let me introduce you to the Sky Haus…the little cabin in the woods!

Once we entered the house, we noticed that the owner had turned on the gas burning stove before we arrived…It was so warm & cozy and was such a nice way to end a long day of driving (we arrived on the night of Day 5).

Sky Haus is located in a private cabin community of Timberlane Village and right next door to Tye Haus.

The cozy A-frame sleeps a family of 4 comfortably but all the beds are located in the small loft so you would definitley be a bit cramped if 4 people were staying here.

Not to mention, the steep climb up the ladder to get to the loft.

However, with that being said, it’s a great getaway for a couple and even has its own hot tub!

The house was equipped with Wifi, Stereo system, Smart TV, board games. an outdoor fire pit, a fully stocked kitchen, living room, table w/ 4 chairs & a small bathroom.

Views from the loft

Views from the living room

Shots of the inside

So, as I said, we arrived on our 5th night in Washington and had stopped off at a grocery store on our way back from Leavenworth and bought some deli sandwiches to take back to the cabin to have for dinner that night.

And….Remember the bread I told you about that we purchased at Breadfarm in Bow…well we had that too with some cheese…so good and a bit romantic I must say. 😉

For dessert we had some Godiva candy that was left for us in our room on our 1st night at the Ship Harbor Inn in Anacortes.

It was raining but I was determined to get in the hot tub …so we changed into our bathing suits and headed out into the rain….thankfully, we were mostly protected by the surrounding trees.

The house looks secluded but it actually has houses on both sides of it & one in front & behind it. However, the trees and storage building on the property, gave you a sense of seclusion.

After the hot tub, we called it a night.

The next morning, as I mentioned earlier, we had planned on driving a different part of the Cascade Loop but decided to stay close to the house so we could enjoy the short time we had at the house.

Today, was my birthday and I couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate!

I woke up and my hubby had made me coffee & breakfast and gave me a beautiful card…he always picks out the best cards!

By breakfast, I mean he made me the only thing we had to eat…toast! lol!

We fell in love with the vintage stove in the kitchen!

My hubby found the original plans of the cabin stuck up in the wall…the cabin was built in the 70’s.

We took pics in case we decided to build our own A-Frame cabin 😉

Since it was my birthday, my hubby asked me what I wanted to do since we decided not to stick to our itinerary. I told him I really wanted another lobster roll from the Skagit’s Own Fish Market!

The fish market was almost 2 hrs from the cabin but I really wanted another one after we had eaten there on day 4 of our trip!

I was a bit torn because as bad as I wanted one, I hated to leave the cabin for that long just to go eat….but that’s what we ended up doing!

Views along the way

We spotted the Bridal Veil Falls on the way…

We were glad to see the inside tables were available this time since it was rainy and cold outside.

Once again, we both ordered the lobster rolls and a cup of chowder… but sadly, they were out of the chowder! We were so upset! We had really wanted some more of that delicious chowder. 🙁

So, we ended up ordering the Dungeness Crab cocktail instead.

It was delicious as well but I really wanted that chowder! 😔

After we finished eating, I told my hubby I wanted to order another one to take back to the cabin to have for dinner …so that’s what we did! I told ya’ll I loved this place! 😆

After lunch, we headed back to the cabin.

On the way, we spotted this tiny church called the Wayside Chapel…so we just had to stop!

The charming chapel was dedicated in October 1962, when Seattle was hosting the World’s Fair.

I read that it was a favorite with the locals, some of whom have even gotten married or renewed their vows in the tiny chapel.

Inside, there is a pulpit, four two-person pews, and some flower vases. And that’s about it.

Some visitors have left handwritten prayers on the pulpit.

We had to take our picture in front of it so people could see just how small it was!

After leaving the cute little chapel, we continued our drive back to the cabin.

On the way, we were going to pass the Espresso Chalet (you can read about this coffee shop in my last blog post) So, we decided to stop and grab a cup of coffee.

We pulled in and noticed they had a different special of the day, the maple toffee nut latte…so we both decided to try it out.

Once again, we loved it!

They know how to make coffee in Washington…which is no surprise since Seattle is the birthplace of coffee giants Starbucks and Tully’s & has more coffee shops per capita than any other city in the US!

After getting our coffee, we continued our short drive to the cabin.

We definitely had picked a good day to spend inside as it was rainy, cloudy and cold.

Once we arrived back to the cabin, we decided to get in the hot tub..

I’m not sure many people sip coffee while in a hot tub but that’s what we did…glad we didn’t get dehydrated! 😉

We loved this place & that sweet hot tub!

The trees helped protect us from the rain

We spent at least 2 hrs in the hot tub before getting out and heading back into the cabin.

Later that evening, we had our lobster rolls for dinner….sooo good!!

We then enjoyed more of those delicious Godiva chocolates and some coffee while we cozied up by the fire.

I walked next door to the popular Tye Haus and took some pics….it’s so cute!

The same man that owns Sky Haus also owns Tye Haus & Foss Haus...All 3 cabins are next to one other and are all very popular and usually stay booked up year round!

Later that evening, we headed back out in the rain to spend more time in the hot tub! We couldn’t get enough of it and now, I want my own hot tub! (Honey, I know you read my blog posts so take notes!) 😉

It was the perfect way to end my birthday!

Sadly, the next morning we had to check out 🙁 …I definitely didn’t want to leave our cozy little cabin in the woods.

More pics of the house 

It was a perfect birthday and I’m so glad I booked this house!

I encourage you to be spontaneous and book a trip or a unique property on a whim…try it, you might just like it!

Thanks for reading!

Stay tuned for my final blog post on Washington….our day in Seattle!

Read Day 1 here, Day 2 here, Day 3 here, Day 4 here & Day 5 here, Read Day 7 here

 

 

 

 

 

Hey Guys!

We decided to spend our 5th day in Washington driving part of the Cascasde Loop Scenic Byway to the beautiful bavarian town of  Leavenworth.

The loop drive is a 440 mile scenic driving tour that takes you through diverse sections of the beautiful state of Washington.

From my research, It was recommended that you spend about 4-5 nights along the loop drive to allow sufficient time to enjoy the many attractions and activities found along the Cascade Loop.

Read more about the drive here

We planned for a full day since it was going to take us approximately 1.5 hrs from our Airbnb to drive to Leavenworth and there were a few other stops we wanted to do along the way.

Once we checked out of our Airbnb, we headed to our first stop….the Espresso Chalet to get our caffeine fix.

Espresso Chalet opened in 1991 and is one of the longest-running coffee stands in Snohomish County. The site had been one of the sets for the movie, Harry and the Hendersons.

The coffee shop offers 187 flavors & a dozen different milk choices that include hemp, goat and almond.

In addition to coffee, they also sell a few snacks and lots of Bigfoot paraphernalia.

Customers can hike, bike or picnic in the 5-acre Bigfoot Park behind the chalet.

If you look up behind the chalet, you can spot Bridal Veil Falls…sadly, it was too foggy on the day we were there.

We both ordered the special of the day, the Ghiradelli Mocha for $3.25 and it was delicious!

Don’t miss having your picture made with the 14 ft chainsaw-carved statue of Bigfoot!

This green building served as the Bigfoot Museum in the movie but now is used for storage for the coffee shop.

Read more about the coffee shop here

After getting our caffeine fix, we continued to our next stop, the small town of Skykomish.

There wasn’t much to see here…it was tiny!! It only has a population of about 220 people!!

There were a couple of hotels located in Skykomish, one being the historic Cascadia Inn. It only has 14 rooms and has been opened since 1922.

There are also a couple of restaurants, a church, post office and even a school!

This community used to be a booming, brawling, railroad and logging town, filled with activity and jobs.

Gold, silver and copper miners were all part of the social mix during the boom in the early 20th century.

Today Skykomish is a community of outdoor recreation and tourism. It still has many of the buildings of its boom days and appears much the way it did then.

Read about the history of the town here

We passed these beautiful moss covered trees as we were riding around the small town!

After leaving here, we headed to the Deception Falls Nature Trail.

Once we arrived, we ended up having to park on the side of the road as the parking lot was closed off.

Just a short distance from the parking lot, is a 1/2 mi loop trail that takes about 20 mins to walk.

We were the only ones on the trail and it was very quiet and serene….and GREEN!!

Everything was covered in moss!

You will come across interpretive signage, numerous bridges, and lookout points.

On the trail, you will see Deception Falls.…there are 2 viewpoints for this falls, the upper & lower.

The scenery was beautiful….I could have stayed here all day!

Once my hubby was finally able to pull me away from this place, we continued our drive to Leavenworth.

On this drive, you will cross through Stevens Pass.

Stevens Pass is a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains that reaches an elevation of 4,061 feet.

Once we arrived, the weather quickly changed and the rain turned into snow!

This area is well known for it’s ski slopes.

We just had to stop and make a few snowballs!

Look at all the snow!

As we continued our drive, we passed a popular restaurant called the 59er Diner.

I had thought about stopping here for lunch but we weren’t hungry once we arrived so we continued on to Leavenworth.

The drive to Leavenworth was very scenic!

We spotted a small pull off so decided to stop for a few minutes.

This area is known for the Chinook Indian tribes that had settled here in the early 1800’s. The Chinook are a group of North American Indians from the Northwest Coast who spoke Chinookan.

They lived in Washington and Oregon, mainly around the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean.

This sign with the words Skookum La Metsin is from the Chinook Indian jargon meaning strong medicine.

The Indians always looked to nature for healing and medicines…this sign encouraged people to take the time to relax and enjoy nature because it truly can be medicine for the soul.

After this short stop, we continued our scenic drive.

We then came to another scenic pull off and stopped again to take a few pics of the old Tumwater Canyon bridge that spanned the Wenatchee river.

These waters are very popular with kayakers

If you walk across the bridge, it takes you to a nearby hiking trail called the Tumwater Pipeline Trail. The trail is 2.4 mi roundtrip and dead ends at a cliff face.

Shortly after, we continued our drive towards Leavenworth and as usual , I continued my photo shoot of the incredible scenery along the way.

Finally arriving to Leavenworth…..

It reminded us of a bigger version of Helen, GA.

Leavenworth is a Bavarian-styled village in the Cascade Mountains. Alpine-style buildings with restaurants serving German food & drinks line the small town’s Front Street.

The town began to blossom in the early 1900’s with the arrival of the Great Northern Railway Company.  It’s tracks, that ran through Leavenworth, brought them with opportunities for work, commerce and a new economy.

After the completion of the railroad, Lafayette Lamb arrived in 1903 from Clinton, Iowa to build the second largest sawmill in Washington state.

However, the sawmill and logging industry fell apart after the railroad company relocated to nearby Wenatchee.

The re-routing of the railroad and the subsequent closure of the sawmill converted the town from a bustling, thriving hub of commerce into a hollow, empty community.

For more than thirty years, Leavenworth lived on the brink of extinction.

It wasn’t until the 1960’s that a group of businessmen came up with the idea to transform the town into a Bavarian town in an effort to save it….and it worked!

Today, close to two million tourists come to Leavenworth each year…the town hosts several festivals & lights up the whole town with over a 1/2 million lights during the holiday season.

Of course, our first stop was lunch! We headed to a place my hubby had found during his research….Fresh Burger Cafe…yep, another burger joint…no Bratwurst or Sauerkraut for us!

See their menu here and read reviews here

The restaurant wasn’t very big on the inside but they had outside seating as well.

I ordered the Barn Beach Burger ($12) with sweet potato fries. It came with mayo, provolone cheese, bacon, avocado, cucumber, lettuce & tomato.

The hubby ordered the Gunslinger with fries ($12)…it came with BBQ sauce, pepper jack cheese, bacon, onion rings, lettuce & tomato (minus the onion rings because my hubby hates onions).

The burgers were delicious!!

After lunch, we walked around the town checking out some of the shops..we couldn’t leave without a coffee cup!.

We loved the Bavarian architecture

We spotted the “Welcome to Leavenworth” sign & couldn’t pass by without having our pic made 😉

We then passed this cool looking mural ..so, once again, we had to stop for a quick pic!

We then headed to the nearby Waterfront Park...

The are several trails in the park that wind along the Wenatchee River and through quiet riverbank forests. There are benches for sitting and interpretive signs to explain the natural and cultural history of the area.

The park is a habitat for ospreys and eagles.

We started walking the trail but once we saw this sign, we decided to turn around! We were smelling like dinner after those burgers and I wasn’t up for becoming bear poop on vacay! 😉

After spending about 2 hrs here, we decided to head to our next stop along the byway, Peshastin.

This area is known for its orchards….and they were everywhere!

We just snapped a few pics along the way and headed on to Cashmere.

Cashmere is another very small town …it has a population of around 3,200.

Once we arrived to Cashmere, we headed to Aplets & Cotlets.

This candy store has been opened since the 1930’s and is still making candy the same way they did when it first opened.

Aplets are made from apples and walnuts and Cotlets are made from apricots and walnuts.

We had never had this candy before so thankfully they had samples sitting out. It was delicious! We ended up buying a couple of boxes to take home.

They offer tours of the kitchen area where they make the candy but unfortunately they had no tours going on when we arrived.

After leaving here, we headed to see the 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial.

The Spirit of America Memorial includes pieces of the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The statue features a firefighter, an office worker, a military officer and an airline stewardess holding hands.

Organizers raised nearly $200,000 to build this memorial with the intent on placing it at the Capitol in Olympia, but in 2013 the state said no way….saying, they felt it was something that happened on the East Coast!

I honestly can’t see how a town in America could turn down this memorial…what a disgrace!

Read more here

The memorial was beautifully done

Nearby was a display of a paper American Flag that had the names of all the victims of 9/11

After leaving Cashmere, we headed to our next stop, the Pybus Public Market in Wenatchee.

The Public Market is the 2nd largest open air public market next to Pike Place Market in Seattle.

The market offers a selection of artisan and ethnic products, locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, flowers, oils, nuts, pastries and freshly-made, prepared foods.

We walked around for a few minutes to check it out…we didn’t see anything that interested us so we decided to head to our next Airbnb.

Views along the way

As we were driving, we noticed a huge fruit stand called Smallwood’s Havest, that was open so we decided to stop.

They had all kinds of freshly picked fruit, as well as all types of fruit butters, dried fruit, candy, and gifts galore.

As we were leaving, we spotted this map of the US & other countries that had these colored pins stuck all over it so we walked over to see what it was about.

We realized the pins represented all the people who had visited this fruit stand…they were literally from all over the world! We couldn’t believe how many people had visited this small town!

Of course we had to pin our state!

The drive to our AirBnb took us back through Leavenworth so we had beautiful views going and coming!

Once again, we drove over Steven’s Pass….this time it was snowing even harder and the roads were covered in snow!

It was beautiful but a little frightening at the same time… we weren’t expecting to be driving in this type of weather!

As soon as we made it over the mountain pass, the snow turned back into rain & a short while later, we made it safely to our Airbnb…it would be our home away from home for the next two days.

This house was the reason I planned my trip to Washington…I saw it on Instagram and planned my whole trip around it as a birthday treat to myself! 🙂

The power of social media…it works! lol

But, you will have to wait for my next post to see it! 😉

Thanks for reading!!

Read Day 1 here, Day 2 here, Day 3 here & Day 4 here, Day 6 here & Day 7 here