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Originally posted by SummerChild
Hello Soror AKA_Monet,
Yes, tropical but I am afraid of the water. 
I am not afraid of stretching out on the beach in front of it, I'm only afraid of being surrounded by it as far as my eye can see. LOL
Any ideas? I love the desert too! And I love hiking. Been to the Grand Canyon and Yosemite already though. Are the Pacific Northwest locations warm (at least 85) in May?
Thanks Soror!
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Now the Pac Northwest has had some unseasonably warm weather due to several reasons: Volcanic eruptions and El Nino down in SoCal... So for some reason it is rather warm (like 70 ish in the daytime and 50 ish at night). However, I can NEVER guarentee that it will NEVER rain in the Emerald City... So, you just get your Helly Hansen's/Columbia hooded jacket, Pac Northwest gear with your hiking boots strapped and move along with your Starbuck's/Tully's...
Now, can you stand a ferry ride for 30 minutes to no more than 2 hours? Otherwise, you may want to fly there but it'll be on a prop plane...
What I am talking about is going over to Victoria in British Columbia... Do it now, 'cuz slots are filling up fast due to the unseasonably warm weather... They have REAL tea times with little shops and stuff... Rather quaint...
If you wanna stay in Seattle, anywhere downtown is nice, but expensive... That will get you close to the ferries and all the little Seattle activities... The touristy hot spot is Pike's Place Market... It's the farmer's market with the flowers and especially the salmon that can be shipped worldwide...
But what you outta do is take the Cascadia Amtrak to Canada to Vancouver if you wanna go north... Or to Portland if you wanna go south and go to the Oregon Coast... Wanna see a site to behold... Oregon Coast... When it's not foggy and all... Places like Coos Bay...
And in Washington state, the Olympics are BEAUTIFUL right now...
Now, shhhhhh... Only locals know about this location outside of Seattle...
But the Salish Lodge at the Snoqualmie Falls... Breathtaking... Expensive, but well worth it... And they have a really spa--like mud wraps and massages...
That's my take on this place...
Some cultural things to do... Like the Native American and the Asian historical museums are rather cool... But nothing jumpin' off the hizzy, foshizzy...
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