NW Vacation Part 1

Earlier, we flew to Seattle for a nice family vacation in the Pacific Northwest. The first leg of our trip was spent on the Pacific Coast in a small tourist town called Ocean Shores a little south of the Olympic National Park. Our room looked out at the beach, which was mostly cool, misty, and gray gray gray. Not a surprise, but, boy is it gray there.

The beach was fun. We found shells and flew a kite. Meredith confirmed her love of dinosaurs by insisting we buy the T Rex kite, instead of the lady bug or any other design.

We also drove up to the southern edge of the Olympic National Park. The rain forest was indeed rainy. We did a 2 mile hike in the rain forest with the girls and enjoyed the sites.

PICTURES

Early morning at the beach


Gray gray gray...


We picked up shells, crab claws and other gross things (and washed hands when we got back to the room).


Rocking in front of the fire at the Lodge at Lake Quinault.


Soccer at Lake Quinault





On our rainforest hike


They don't have trees like this in Minneapolis





It indeed rained a bit in the rainforest. (Elaine sleeps.)





Meredith's first kite-flying at the beach


We got a clear day and a sunset over the Pacific!


Watching the sunset...



VIDEOS

Meredith runs from the waves on our first day at the beach.


At the Lodge at Lake Quinault on the edge of the Olympic National Park, Meredith played soccer of all things for about five minutes.