Yes... We were in Forks.... Yes... THAT Forks, WA

You thought we forgot about you but we didn’t! We’re still traveling but we were without internet access for several days. *Gasp!!*

I know, it was hard but we managed to survive and have continued on with our journey just so we have something to report here. Because we’re helpers!

You’re welcome.

After our beautiful coastal drive and our minor stint as Goonies we landed in Washington for a few days.

We started our stint in Washington in Forks.

Yes, that Forks. As in the Forks, WA used as the backdrop in the Twilight series. No we didn’t see Edward/Bella/Jacob or any other vampire/werewolf. And come to think of it we didn’t see any rain for the supposed rainest place in the U.S.

Heh, go figure.

We did however see a lot of our hotel room because we were good girls and did homework. (For those of you we know outside of school, we totally lounged around a slept a lot). AND DID HOMEWORK!

Our final day of Forks we cruised around the city, which took all of ten minutes (no joke), had a wonderful breakfast and gawked at the bajillion Twilight references. Apparently you could buy anything Twilight from the one town locksmith (again, no joke). Also, for those who appreciate a good sense of humor, the local hardware store had added a sign above their actual name that said ‘Newton Hardware’. One motel boasted to have Twilight rooms available but we didn’t actually find out what that meant first hand.

From Forks we ventured through the woods, which was a beautiful drive and made us very thankful for the luxury of paved roads, and landed in Seattle. Landed as in floated. We took the ferry. It was quite interesting to sit in the car, know you’re not driving and yet have the surrounding scenery pass you by.



In Seattle we enjoyed the Space Needle and the subsequent view of the city and surrounding mountains. We had breakfast, mmmmmm Starbucks, and enjoyed the view from our table for a little while before venturing to the outer walkway to see the entire view span. It was also fun to people watch, which has become one of our favorite past times, especially when a large amount of people come together to see the same thing.



After the Space Needle we went to Pikes Place which is the oldest public market. I had enjoyed it until we hit a section of fresh fish brokers and the smell about knocked me on my butt. Melissa says that early in the mornings you can see them tossing fish to and fro and even to the buyers and then I was grateful we’d made our visit in the afternoon. If the smell was that strong and there were no flying fish I can only imagine what that place is like early on.



Anyhoo.

There are a number of trinket shops, fresh flower stands, and stands with handmade this or that. There was quite a bit to look at and even more to buy if you’re in the market for odds and ends. We did find a shop with posters, movie and TV paraphernalia, and a collection of very amusing bumperstickers. Melissa got a few to add to her growing collection and I think my favorite one says “Argh! Argh! Mateys! Lets get liquored up and talk like pirates!”. Although, if you know Melissa then you know liquor isn’t required for the Pirate talk.

The rest of our day in Seattle was spent enjoying the city as a whole and preparing for our departure to Vancouver the next day.

Ahhhh…. Vancouver……