Vacations To Go
Spring Break
Missing Alaska-2022
Vancouver, Victoria and the Olympics
Summer Fun in Canada
The Gas Tour Plus One
Big Mountain and Glacier National Park-Short Trip
Canada Weekend
Memorial Day Ghosts
Mt. Rainier-2020
Montana Ghost Towns and Candy
Tulips and Whidbey Island
Victoria and the San Juans
Summer Fun in Canada-2019
Glacier National Park in 4 Days-2017
Vancouver, Victoria &
the Olympic National Park
| Day 1 | Thursday | July 30th | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Depart: | Spokane | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Arrive: | Bellingham | 365 |
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| Day 2 | Friday | July 31st | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Depart: | Bellingham | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Arrive: | Vancouver, BC | 54 |
| Do: | Lightrail downtown | ||
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| Do: | Anime Revolution | ||
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| Do: | Gastown | ||
| Watch cruise ships leave | |||
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| Day 3 | Saturday | August 1st | |
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| See: |  Point Atkinson Lighthouse |
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 Stanley Park-Brockton Point Lighthouse |
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| Day 4 | Sunday | August 2nd | |
| Every hour | Do: | Tsawwassen Ferry (Car $57.50, Adults $17.20) | |
| 1 hr, 35 min | Arrive: | Swartz Bay | |
| 30 min. | Arrive: | Victoria | 20 |
| See: | Empress Hotel | ||
| See: |  Fort Rodd Hill & (10-5) $3.90 adult/$3.40 senior (65+) No drones in Parks Canada The Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse Preservation Society offers light refreshments and souvenirs in the old Canteen building inside Fort Rodd Hill during the summer months. Fisgard Lighthouse Built by the British in 1860, when Vancouver Island was not yet part of Canada, Fisgard's red brick house and white tower has stood faithfully at the entrance to Esquimalt harbour. Once a beacon for the British Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron, today Fisgard still marks home base for the Royal Canadian Navy. |
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 Craigdarroch Castle- (10-?) $14.60/$13.60 Sr 1050 Joan Crescent Visitor Centre Gift Shop Jinglepot Tea House-(10-4) snacks, hot and cold beverages Built between 1887 and 1890 on a hill overlooking the City of Victoria, announced to the world that Robert Dunsmuir was the richest and most important man in Western Canada. |
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| Day 5 | Monday | August 3rd | |
| See: | English Sweet Shop (10:30-5) | ||
| Sweet Delights Candy Store (9:30-5:30) #113 - 2187 Oak Bay Avenue |
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| Tout de Sweet Confectionary 1620 Store St. |
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  Butchart Gardens (Night) (9-11 p.m.) $34.80 |
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| Day 6 | Tuesday | August 4th | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Depart: | Victoria | |
| Do: | Blackball Ferry (Car $47.50, Passenger $19, Reservation Fee $11) | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | Arrive: | Port Angeles | |
| See: | Olympic National Park | ||
| Visitor Center (10-5:30) Cafe (10-6) |
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| Do: | Hurricane Ridge picnic | ||
| Meadow Walk - Daily 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Join this easy one-hour guided walk to explore life in the mountains. Discover wildlife, wildflowers and other features of the Olympic landscape. | |||
| HURRICANE RIDGE ASTRONOMY PROGRAMS Meet Master Observer John Goar at Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center for a one-hour astronomy program with telescopes. Look for a distant galaxy or the planets Jupiter and Saturn. Saturday, June 22 - Monday, July 8. 11:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20 beginning at 11 p.m. Special lunar observation program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Sunday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 31. 10:45 p.m. Thursday, August 1 - Sunday, Aug 4. 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 20 - Thursday, Aug 22. 10:00 p.m. Friday, August 23 - Thursday, Aug 29. 9:45 p.m. Friday, August 30 - Monday, Sept 2. 9:30 p.m. All night sky programs are weather permitting! Please call ahead to see if programs will take place at 360-565-3131. An outgoing message will be updated during the afternoon. |
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| Depart: | Hurricane Ridge | ||
| 1 hr | Arrive: | Log Cabin A-Frame Chalet | 37 |
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| Day 7 | Wednesday | August 5th | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Depart: | Log Cabin Resort | |
| 9:20 a.m. | Arrive: | Lake Crescent Lodge | 8 |
| Do: |  Marymere Falls |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Depart: | Lake Crescent | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Arrive: | Neah Bay | 69 |
| Do: |  Walk to see Cape Flattery Lighthouse |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Depart: | Neah Bay | |
| 3:50 p.m. | Arrive: | Forks | 56 |
| 4:10 p.m. | Arrive: | LaPush | 16 |
| See: | Beach | ||
| Depart: | LaPush | ||
| Arrive: | Forks | 16 | |
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| Day 8 | Thursday | August 6th | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Depart: | Forks | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Arrive: | Hoh Rainforest | 31 |
| Do: | Visitor Center (9-5) | ||
 Rain Forest Hike - Thursday - Sunday, 1 p.m. Learn about giant trees, wildlife and more on this easy 90-minute walk on the Hall of Mosses or Spruce Nature Trail. |
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| 47 min. | Arrive: | Ruby Beach | 32 |
| 11 min | Arrive: | Kalaloch Lodge Gift Shop | 8 |
| 8 min. | Arrive: | Queets | 6 |
| 37 min | Arrive: | Quinault | 29 |
| Lodge: | Lake Quinault Lodge. 345 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA 98575-0007. Phone: 360-288-2900; Toll-free: 1-800-562-6672; Fax: 360-288-2901. Rain Forest Resort Village. 516 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA 98575. Phone: 360-288-2535; Toll-free: 1-800-255-6936. E-mail |
| Day 9 | Friday | August 7th | |
| See: | Worlds Largest Sitka | ||
| Merriman Falls | |||
| Bunch Falls 1224 S Shore Rd |
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 Quinault Rain Forest Ranger Station (10-3) accessible restrooms, picnic tables, self-guided nature trails. Open part-time in summer as staffing allows, with information, exhibits, book and map sales. Olympic National Forest and Park Information Station: open daily in summer, wilderness permits and bear canisters. July Creek Picnic Area: tables and accessible vault toilet. Closed during Maple Glade walk. |
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| Quinault Maple Glade Walk - Fridays and Mondays, 2 p.m. Enjoy a leisurely walk around the 1/2-mile Maple Glade loop and explore the rain forest with a ranger. 60 minutes. | |||
| Kestner Homestead- Learn about homestead life on this flat, self-guided 1.3-mile loop from the Quinault Rain Forest Ranger Station. | |||
| Lodge: | Lake Quinault Lodge. 345 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA 98575-0007. Phone: 360-288-2900; Toll-free: 1-800-562-6672; Fax: 360-288-2901. Rain Forest Resort Village. 516 South Shore Road, Quinault, WA 98575. Phone: 360-288-2535; Toll-free: 1-800-255-6936. E-mail |
| Day 10 | Saturday | August 8th | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Depart: | Lake Quinault | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Arrive: | Spokane | 410 |