Pacific Northwest

January 8, 2016

Day 1

Arrive in Seattle for a walking tour of Seattle Center.
We will also visit the Space Needle with a 42-second ride to the top, and spend some time at the world famous Pike’s Place fish market and other areas along the waterfront.
Visit the Experience Music Project, an interactive music museum, in the afternoon.

Day 2

Travel to Olympic National Park and the Olympic mountains.
Spend the day on the Olympic peninsula, visiting Hurricane Ridge and exploring the Olympic National Forest, the only rain forest in the lower forty-eight states.
Travel by ferry to Victoria, British Columbia after dinner.

Day 3

Morning tour of Victoria.
Experience British Royalty firsthand as we visit the Royal London Wax Museum, the Empress Hotel, and various other sites on this beautiful island that many call “more British than Britain.”
A Zodiac boat ride/marine wildlife tour will also be part of the day’s activities.
We will also tour the Royal British Columbia Museum and take part in an IMAX show.
Late afternoon ferry to Friday Harbor on the San Juan Islands.
Look out for whales in the evening as we watch the sunset and have dinner on the beach.

Day 4

Nestled in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the waters surrounding the San Juan Islands are home to abundant orca whales, sea otters, and beautiful marine birds.
This morning we will get to explore this area by sea kayaks!
Free time for exploring and shopping in Friday Harbor.
In the afternoon travel by ferry to Anacortes and make our way back to Seattle/Tacoma.
Dinner en route.

Day 5