After a satisfying bowl of raisin bran, we packed the car and headed north to the University of Washington to view the campus, which is renowned for the cherry tree blossoms this time of year. After driving around for what seemed like ages we finally stumbled across a parade of cherry trees in full bloom. They were a beautiful shade of a baby pink set against a back drop of green lawns and mountains…. Stunning! After the Naomi and Claudia photo shoot, we continued north to Skagit to the tulip festival. This really was a sight to behold, rows and rows of colourful tulips, they looked like Joseph’s technicoloured coat! The camera really didn’t do the colours justice, such was the vibrancy of the reds and pinks! This seemed to be a major tourist attraction as ... read more

After a well appreciated sleep, we awoke to low clouds and rain. Looks like the dismal weather had set in for the day! Today we were meeting an old school friend of Liisa’s, Kim, who she was in high school with her eons ago at the hotel and then heading into Seattle for some sightseeing. As Kim was familiar with Seattle, we decided it would be a good idea for her to do the driving. Our first port of call was the Space Needle after driving around trying to find a place to park. Luckily not many people were out and about quite so early in the morning, so we didn’t have to compete with throngs of tourists. The view of surrounding Seattle as we shot up in the lifts in the Space Needle was amazing, ... read more

Ah, six days to go until departure and counting! Time to swap our spectacular office window views to gallivant from Seattle, across Canada, nipping into Southern Alaska and right back down to Seattle again via the Inside Passage and Vancouver Island. A 2500 mile journey in a 4x4, taking in the scenic wonders that nature and man has to offer - just what one needs after a long and dismally cold winter in England! Join Gail and I, via our blogs, as we mosey around on our jaunt. For those of you who don't know us, we are pushing 40, or have turned 40, and are long time friends living in England who have a serious passion for travel around the globe. ... read more