Seattle or other vacation in the Winter

[buddha_bellies]

Oh! I love the underground tour. You might want to check that out.

And are you planning a day trip up to Vancouver too?

[Biciclista]

there are a few great bike shops here that rent bikes and yes, nice places to go riding!

[Drtgirl]

There are so many outdoor things to do here, even in November. Are you renting a car? If so the possibilities are unlimited! Some of my faves:

-Trip to the Olympic Peninsula (Hoh rainforest and beach/tidepools). See here for some photos of our last trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8242701...7607084202975/
-Day hikes around Mt. Rainier (maybe snowshoeing depending on where you go)
-Day hikes closer to Seattle along the I-90 corridor. There are dozens of places to hike in the foothills.

As for riding, there are a couple shops that rent bikes. Bring rain gear for sure!

PM if you want more info!!

[Aggie_Ama]

Oh! I love the underground tour. You might want to check that out.

Oh that looks neat, I think we saw it on the History Channel. Adding it to the list. We may not have time to sleep!

Pending our vacations getting approved at work we are coming the first week of November. Since I switched jobs this year I only have 3 vacation days so it will be a 4 night, 5 day excursion. I can't wait to add a state to our list!

[shootingstar]

Well, if you visit NW U.S. coast, hope it will be rain-free.
Dearie has some hotel points to burn off or else they expire by end of this yr.

So we are hoping to plan a short vacation somewhere in NW to keep costs down, yet use up precious hotel points. I confess that already it looks like we may march more and more into rainy times as the days fly along this fall.

Hmmmm..knock on wood for good luck for all of us NW travellers.

[teigyr]

Seattle isn't bad at all during November. Before I lived up here, I lived in Southern Calif. I never minded the weather each time I visited (and it was a lot), in fact I found it quaint. There IS tons to do up here. Even if you don't rent a car, you can get from the airport to the hotel to a bus to a ferry.

I recommend it and because it'd be "off season", you could get a fantastic hotel at a fairly good rate.

Oh and re an Alaska cruise...I think it might be too late for that? But trust me, the ferry system down here will take you to some awesome places, if you want.

[StressFree]

We went to Seattle in the summer and it was a nice time to go. But then again I'm in Socal and cannot handle cold weather. We did the underground tour which was really neat to see. I agree if you have the time drive to Vancouver it's a nice drive. I didn't know that you need a passport now. All my friends said that so far this year has been a bit warmer I don't know how the fall and winter is going to be though.

[Cataboo]

Vancouver, Vancouver island & Alaska cruises are gorgeous.


I just booked tickets to Costa rica for NOvember because the airfares were quite reasonable ($277 roundtrip)

You would of course need a passport for that... but you can have an expedited one made.

[Aggie_Ama]

We are going to Alaska next summer, college close friend moved there. Since we don't have to have a hotel we can really save a lot and see someone we don't get to see nearly enough.

We like going places in the off season, low crowds and can see the real personality of a place. Plus we have always discussed moving the PNW, so why not go at a "great weather" time. We just need to buy raincoats, because you rarely need one in Texas!

Is there a way to find out about the ferry and buses? We would prefer not to deal with the headache of a rental car!

[tc1]

Usually the first week of November is sunny, then someone flips the weather switch to precipitation and leaves it there until April. Though there are occasional cold clear days in December or January.

The year we bought our house, we saw it on Halloween, had the bid paperwork in by Nov 5, and the whole time it was bright and sunny. Three weeks later, the day we closed, it started raining hard and stayed that way until March. Turned out that was a record year for rainfall.

Last year I took vacation the last week of October and the first week of November. It was sunny and I rode every day until the rains came the last weekend.