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Even though there has not been a lot of traveling for us in the last year and a half, it’s fun to look back at some of the wonderful vacations we have taken over the years. In fact, it almost makes it even more fun. After every vacation I have very good intentions of coming home and reflecting on the previous days’ adventures. But more often than not, I’m too exhausted, and then life and all its to-do lists keep me from actually following through. Thank goodness we have the pictures to remind us. Below are a few of my favorite snapshots from a trip we took to Washington DC in the summer of 2013. Although we did go by it, there are no photos of the White House in this collection. Rather, some moments that made this trip one of my top five vacations of all time. Enjoy!
It had been about six years since Drew and I had taken a proper road trip to the Pacific Northwest. My family lives in Washington State, and he has a sister who lives in Portland. Every time we make the trek we always make time to see both. But because we had more time for this vacation we wanted to add something new into the mix: head even further north to Canada!
In our planning phase we were initially torn between going to Vancouver or Victoria. Drew thought it might be easier just to drive north into Vancouver. But I really wanted to us to experience the ferry, and I wanted to revisit Victoria. I had been there a couple times as a kid, and I wanted to go back and share that with Drew. Additionally one other place we knew we wanted to visit, that was new to the both of us, was Butchart Gardens. I have several family members who have gone there who said it was breathtaking, and sure enough, it lived up to the hype. But more on that in a minute.
