SILENCE IN SEATTLE (NO REALLY!)

I have a great friend that works for an airline company that kindly gave me a buddy pass to go to Seattle (actually Sequim and Port Angeles on Bainbridge Island) to spend Thanksgiving with Keith's family.
I got quite a bit of rest and relaxation and much needed peace an quiet.
I was actually good for me to be with them, although there were only five of us, but they are my favorites!
It was a bit stressful getting out of Long Beach to Seattle because of the "BIG, BIG" storm that shut down the city of Seattle with 3 inches of snow--in Port Angles they had 6!!!
But once I got there--all was well.
We visited the "Twilight" town of Forks for any of you Twilight fans. Personally, I have never read the book, so it was just a drive and few pictures for my niece! But the Washington country is absolutely beautiful--there is no wonder that it is called the Evergreen State!
Our nephew, Bill (Billy for family),is stationed in the Coast Guard there on the CUTTYHUNK--yep it's really true (it's the name of an island off of New Jersey somewhere.)
We spent a few hours at the Coast Guard Station where I got some great pictures--the wind was cold and straight out of Canada--which you can see directly Norht of the Coast Guard Station. If the water weren't so cold, you could probably swim there faster than you can drive because of having to catch the ferry!
I love Seattle--It is one of my favorite cities, however, it is nice to be home!