Seattle or other vacation in the Winter

[Aggie_Ama]

ShootingStar- Vancouver is on our list of places to see but since they changed the laws and you need a passport I have to wait to get one. I have never left the US. Sad but true!

[NbyNW]

If you can hold off until next year (and get your passport!) there are a few cruise ship companies that go from Seattle to Alaska. I've heard they're quite good. -- Never done it, but it's something we've always had on our "someday" list!

[Ana]

Seattle is also one of my favorite places I think you would have a good time there, especially since there are so many things to do there and places nearby (hiking, skiing, biking, etc)

[channlluv]

Wow, Vancouver is beautiful!

I spent two glorious weeks in Seattle over Christmas break in 1994-95. DH proposed to me in a little cabin on Puget Sound. It was very beautiful, too, and romantic, and it never rained once, although it did snow overnight a couple of times, but the weather was really mild compared to what it's used to. I didn't notice the short days. (Maybe because we were enjoying the long nights. Ahem.)

Anyway, San Diego is a great vacation destination. We have mountains to hike in, and that time of year the old stagecoach town of Julian has its apple harvest going on and you can find amazing pies and cider. There are great biking roads up there, but they're shared with cars. You can rent cabins, though, and it's really quite pretty.

The San Diego Zoo is world-famous for a reason, and our Wild Animal Park is pretty cool, too. You'll see animals in pretty close to their natural habitat. Take the Jeep tour.

The swimming at La Jolla Cove is great, and you can see while sea lions and seals at the Children's Pool in La Jolla still - I don't think they've run them out just yet.

Great dining, oh, and you can take a whale watching cruise that time of year, too, and you may see some gray whales migrating. They come in mid-November.

There are places to rent bikes, I know, down at the beach, but they're cruisers. I don't know about renting road bikes.

If you come this way, I'd love to take you to my favorite ride, the five-mile loop around Lake Miramar.

Roxy

[Aggie_Ama]

Trek and Knott- I told DH we could rent bikes and ride to a brewery, he was so excited. I guess that is probably going to be the ride, better bring my knickers.

MMM chocolate too!!

[jesvetmed]

Aggie -- you will enjoy yourselves immensely! Great advice from everyone. The only thing missing -- a plan for a TE get-together! Schedule us in -- there are lots of us around the area!

[copperlegend]

I *love* Seattle! I was just there a few weeks ago for work. If you are a coffee drinker, you HAVE to check out El Diablo Coffee on Queen Anne (eldiablocoffee.com).

[Aggie_Ama]

Tickets are booked!!! We are coming 11/3-11/8. Already have a house/doggie/cat sitter lined up. Now just need a hotel, we're thinking downtown or Space Needle area. Any suggestions?