We had an awesome day exploring the great outdoors north of Vancouver, British Columbia, at both Grouse Mountain and Capilano Suspension Bridge, but no day-trip (for us!) is complete without a little foodie tour! We were so caught up in our adventures we didn't have time for lunch so we were more than ready for dinner …
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Day Trip to Vancouver: Capilano Suspension Bridge
There is so much to see and do in Vancouver, British Columbia! For our first day trip, we stuck to places north of downtown that are reachable by public transportation or a personal vehicle since we had our car. Even with a whole Saturday at our disposal, we were only able to accomplish a couple of …
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Day Trip to Vancouver: Grouse Mountain
Maybe it's the incredible weather, or maybe it's that we've only been here a couple of weeks, but it still feels to me like we are on vacation. Every time we run in the morning, I can't wait to get to each cross road so I can try to glimpse the Sound and Olympic Mountains. …
Exploring Everett
I don't know about you, but I don't pay any attention to houses until I'm in the market for a house. I'm the same way about cars and other large ticket items. I guess I'm just not much of a window shopper. Now that we're in house-hunting mode, however, I can't stop looking at houses-- …
2015 Northwest Folklife Festival
We have been on the move for so long that we decided to use the long Memorial Day weekend to catch up on a few things: Sleep House Hunting Exploring Local Activities We were successful on all accounts, although the house hunting is getting discouraging. There is simply no inventory, and half of the time …
First Flight: Flying with a Cat
I am not kidding when I say that the majority of my anxiety regarding our cross-country move stemmed from relocating our seven-year old male cat, Seppy. My husband and I went back and forth about whether we should take him via car or plane. I was in favor of car at first-- he would be …
Road Trip: Leavenworth
The last stop on our road trip west was a little Bavarian village called Leavenworth on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington. We decided to spend the late afternoon and evening there so we would be refreshed the next morning for our final drive to Everett, Washington, and our temporary housing. After the …
Heather's Compass 