Sequim, Washington

Eight great days of catching up!  From the moment we picked up Rob and Pam at the Seattle airport until we said our goodbyes we had a great time.  Sequim is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the airport.  We enjoyed a great lunch at the Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor.

Tides Tavern-Gig Harbor

We lived in Burleson, Texas from 1992-2016.  During that time, we were blessed to get to know a lot of wonderful people.  We met Rob and Pam McNeely fairly early on in our tenure.  They have two children the same aga as our children and the initial introduction came through youth sports.  Over the years we had so many great times together.  Now that the kids are grown, we've both moved from Burleson.  We don't see each other nearly as often but have stayed in touch.  We were thrilled when they were able to join us for an eight day stay in Sequim, Washington.

Sequim

A few hours after arriving in Sequim we went to the Olympic Cellars Winery...........

we were soon dancing the night away with "Victims of Love", a really good Eagles tribute band from Seattle.

Sequim, which we were incorrectly pronouncing prior to our visit (pronounced Skwim) is located on the north side of the Olympic Peninsula, south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and north of the Olympic Mountains.  We were fortunate to be able to rent a waterfront house directly on the Strait of Juan de Fuca which allowed us to enjoy amazing sunrises while enjoying watching cruise and cargo ships heading to and from Vancouver and Seattle.

Sequim is well known for its fields of lavender.  It was a little past "peak color" but there was still plenty to enjoy.

Pam zoomed in close to get this great picture!

The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Dungeness Spit, a five and a half mile-long sand spit that is home to over 250 species of birds.

On the trail overlooking the Dungeness Spit.

On the spit.  The trail is strewn with driftwood and subject to tidal changes......we didn't venture too far out!

One final look at the Dungeness Spit

Every sunrise from our beachfront was spectacular.........

and filled with birds!

Even after the sunrise there was plenty of sitting and enjoying the waterfront......

watching the ships go by...........

and enjoying the views of Mt. Baker (approx. 100 miles away)

We had several eagles for neighbors!

The Olympic Discovery Trail passes through Sequim.  Rob and Pam rented bikes and covered about 30 miles, riding from Sequim to Port Angeles and back.  Beth and I enjoyed a nice walk along a small portion of the paved trail.

Back porch Scrabble!

There was plenty to do around Sequim, and I've tried to document some of those adventures in this blog.  Additionally, there will be a few more blogs coming on our adventures in the Sequim area.