I started off my summer adventure in California with a week long detour to the Pacific-Northwest where my parents and I visited with my brother Alexander, his wife India, and their lovable dog Shasta. We enjoyed fun activities such as going out on the lake in their boat and tubing, skate surfing along the ocean walk in Bellingham, getting baked goods all about town, and visiting the beautiful, nearby islands!

I can safely say that Washington State is one of the more beautiful places I have been to in the US…and I have been to 46 states so far… I don’t know exactly what it is, but it feels like the west coast version of Maine. I felt so at home there, and I’m pretty sure I could live there if I wanted to…and I don’t say that about many places.