In mid march Ashley and I went to Seattle (WA) and had a great deal of fun around her parents house. At the beginning of the week we went skiing at Steven's Pass. I was reported to have done "quite well" even though it was my second time skiing. We also went down to the aquarium, saw the otters and pike place market. We had a wonderful several course lunch by visiting different market stands. Later on in the week we went to Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and saw the parliament building, the Royal BC museum and Butchart Gardens.