As promised, here are some more pictures from our adventures in the Pacific Northwest.  I kind of feel like that annoying friend that makes you watch the home videos of their family vacation but hopefully this won’t get too long and drawn out.  I promise to leave out the pictures of our friends’ dogs and such.  :)  Today I’m taking you along for a tour of all the caffeine I consumed while in the coffee & espresso capital of the universe.  I didn’t have a bad cup the whole week and was completely spoiled.  If you’re ever in Seattle or Victoria I recommend all of these places for your daily fix.

Caffe Fiore has three locations in the Seattle area and I managed to conquer two of the three.  Their beans are locally roasted and they use local, organic and sustainable products whenever possible.  This is also where I got my only “souvenir” (an awesome orange travel mug).

Not the best picture of all time (sorry), but I was surprised at how good this cappuccino at the Elliott Bay Book Cafe in downtown Seattle was that I had to include it.  We stopped there for a bite to eat at the recommendation of a few locals and loved the food and the atmosphere of this basement level eatery.

On our way to Victoria, B.C. we had a couple hours to kill in Port Angeles before hopping on the ferry.  We were fortunate enough to stumble upon the Port Angeles Farmers Market where my good friend Christian and I were lucky enough to enjoy a guided tasting of some locally roasted blends. (Side Note: Christian just started a fabulous new blog to share some of his writing and general hilarity with the world. A good read you should check out here.)

Once in Victoria, our first stop was for (of course) coffee!  At the recommendation of our friends/tour guides who had been there before I ventured out of my normal cappuccino order and got a mocha at Mirage Coffee which was definitely the right choice.  Full of delicious chocolately flavor whithout being disgustingly sweet.

Next up on the vaycay recap will be highlights of The Butchart Gardens.  One of the most beautiful places I’ve visited ever.