The trip started with Lila boarding Gran and Toby's RV on July 24 for the 5 day journey to Washington state. Along for the ride were Gran, Toby, Ginger, Jana, Abbi, Alex and Aiden
The adventure included horny toads in New Mexico
Hiking in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah
(Lila hiked 2 miles by herself. She kept saying, "Gran, I'm gonna climb that mountain")
Swimming in Salt Lake City, Utah
and horse back riding in Idaho (also Susie's dog Speckles
made quite an impression;
I have been hearing a lot about that dog)
Shawn and I flew into Seattle, WA on July 30th and I was sure ready to see my girl. She just wanted to know what her Daddy had brought her back from his business trip to London (typical).
The next day, we headed to Pike's Market. I never get tired of all the color in that place
On Monday, we packed up and caravanned to Salt Creek Park campgrounds in Port Angeles, WA
The park is located on the coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. There are starfish, anemones, clam beds, hiking trails and a great playground.
We even saw this bald eagle; there is a nest near the camp
Wednesday, we went on a whale watching tour. We left from Port Townsend and sailed off to a town called Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. We were able to see a lot of whales and couldn't have asked for better weather
See the baby one
Thursday, a lot of the group headed into town for shopping. The campgrounds had a lot of old World War II bunkers, and Shawn and I decided to go with his uncles Tony, Brian and Wayne on a "1 mile hike". It actually went more like this: 4 men, 1 pregnant woman who has to pee often, a dog, 1 bottle of water, 3 1/2 hours, about 5 miles, and a ride in a pick up truck. It's a long story, but we actually hiked to the top of a small mountain and got up above the fog and got some really great pictures. We finally found the bunker but it was a lot less memorable...more importantly, we finally found our way back!
Friday, we took the kids to Crescent lake, toasted to the end of another family trip and started packing up for the trip back home
This trip takes so much planning and organizing and is so much work for the Williams' sisters, and we are very thankful to them for all the wonderful memories we make on these trips.
