2016 Escape to the Pacific Northwest and Canada In September, 2016, our inaugural group cruised from Seattle to Astoria, Oregon; San Francisco; and Victoria, British Columbia. 2016 Commemorative Cruise Sampler. Photo: Jean Farish A glimpse of Seattle’s Space Needle through the Chihuly sculptures. Photo: Jean Farish Our view of the Seattle waterfront at dinner before the cruise. Photo: Jean Farish Public Market, Seattle Photo: Catherine Tillery Bidding farewell to Seattle as we embarked on our adventure! Photo: Catherine Tillery Main dining room on our ship, Explorer of the Seas. Photo: Jean Farish We had a glorious day to walk to Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Photo: Jean Farish Haystack Rock in Canon Beach, OR. Photo: Jamalyn R. A needlework reference in an unexpected place – an historic building along the waterfront in Astoria, OR Photo: Catherine Tillery A highlight of the trip was sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise. Photo: Catherine Tillery The Golden Gate Bridge. Photo: Jamalyn R. Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. Photo: Jamalyn R. Our beautiful ship, Explorer of the Seas, in port in San Francisco Photo: Jean Farish Jean and Catherine at the foot of Lombard Street Photo by Jackie Muller, courtesy Catherine Tillery All this glorious silk at Needlepoint, Inc in San Francisco! Photo: Jean Farish Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia. Photo: Jamalyn R. Our behind-the-scenes experience at Craigdarroch Castle gave us a close-up view of two needlework boxes Photo: Catherine Tillery In Victoria, British Columbia, we visited the Button and Needlework shop Photo: Catherine Tillery Our cruise t-shirts! Photo: Jean Farish Header image: Downtown Seattle by Tiffany Von Arnim is licensed under CC BY 2.0