Aug 9th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
I arrived in Seattle on my birthday last week, which just happened to be the city's hottest day in history. Temperatures across Puget Sound reached 106 degrees! Needless to say, I needed a break from the heat -- and a break from long hours of driving up the northern California and Oregon coast. A mini-vacation on Bainbridge Island was an ideal break from both the heat, the car, and the city.
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Budget vacations from Seattle: Bainbridge Island
Aug 9th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
I arrived in Seattle on my birthday last week, which just happened to be the city's hottest day in history. Temperatures across Puget Sound reached 106 degrees! Needless to say, I needed a break from the heat -- and a break from long hours of driving up the northern California and Oregon coast. A mini-vacation on Bainbridge Island was an ideal break from both the heat, the car, and the city.
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